As someone deeply concerned about climate equity in California – that is, ensuring that those communities most at risk from climate change are directly included in our state’s cutting-edge efforts to address global warming – I’ve been in a bit of suspense…
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The Ramirez family turned on a faucet Friday, and for the first time in three years in the midst of the California drought, experienced an everyday occurrence: hassle-free running water…
[A] new, widely supported climate package that is critical to our health, environment, and economy is facing crunch time in Sacramento, as the Legislature nears an August 31 deadline to complete the people’s business…
Scores of environmental justice and community leaders from 56 organizations will be in Sacramento, California from August 20 through August 22 to educate the California Legislature and State Environmental Agencies about the need to massively reform state laws and practices that favor corporate and government polluters over the health and safety of communities…
After over three years since the first homes started running out of water, East Porterville residents are now being connected to the City of Porterville’s water system…
Now, thanks to a state-funded project, relief is finally coming to one of the county’s hardest hit communities…
When my husband and I were ready to buy our first home, we bought in Oak Park. Not only was it the only neighborhood we could afford that was within biking distance to our jobs downtown, it is an incredibly resilient community working to build on its history and incredible diversity to redefine what equitable development looks like…
Environmental justice advocates called the historic agreement with two state agencies a huge victory not only for the community of Kettleman City and its residents, but a victory for other disadvantage and vulnerable communities of color suffering environmental injustice in other parts of the country…
The state government has agreed to improve or start public health programs, asthma intervention activities, clean water and air monitoring in Kettleman City and make a commitment to providing information in Spanish under an agreement with California Rural Legal Assistance Inc. CRLA was representing El Pueblo para el Aire y Agua Limpia de Kettleman City in the negotiations…
California Rural Legal Assistance, Inc. entered into a landmark environmental justice settlement agreement with the State of California on August 10, 2016, representing El Pueblo para el Aire y Agua Limpia de Kettleman City (El Pueblo), a community based environmental justice group…