State agencies are finding themselves having to convince not just residents but also local businesses about the environmental justice work they undertake, a panel of agency heads said at an Environmental Council of the States meeting Sept. 26 in Wheeling, W.Va…
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CVAQ interviews Woody Hastings, Renewable Energy Implementation Manager for the Center for Climate Protection to discuss Community Choice Energy, the opportunity for communities to take control of their energy sources…
We have a new opportunity with my bill, AB2722, which was just signed by Gov. Jerry Brown and creates a new Transformative Climate Communities program…
At last week’s California Air Resources Board hearing to discuss its plan for meeting climate change goals, the cap-and-trade system that has underpinned much of the state’s efforts got raked over the coals…
Following an outpouring of support from residents and community groups throughout California, Governor Jerry Brown signed legislation authored by Senator Connie M. Leyva (D-Chino) that will require the development of an Environmental Justice element for future local General Plans…
Two years after California Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill designed to limit groundwater pumping, new wells are going in faster and deeper than ever in the San Joaquin Valley farm belt…
We recently found that regulated facilities tended to be in neighborhoods with higher proportions of residents of color and living in poverty…
The highest point in the city of Uniontown, Alabama, is a towering mound in the Arrowhead Landfill made of coal ash…
They’ve just learned that California, yet again, has delayed making a decision on whether to allow its businesses to fund greenhouse gas reduction efforts in other countries…
Greenaction for Health and Environmental Justice is proud of our work mobilizing support for California Assembly Bill 1787 that was just signed into law by Governor Brown…