California Governor Gavin Newsom just announced two key water appointments today when he appointed Joaquin Esquivel as Chair of the State Water Resources Control Board and Laurel Firestone as a new member of the Board. Under pressure from San Joaquin Valley agribusiness interests, Newsom failed to reappoint the current chair of the board, Felicia Marcus, who supported increasing flows from the San Joaquin River into the estuary to preserve Delta fish species and Delta farmland…
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Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom has made confronting California’s contaminated drinking water a top priority early in his term in office. In his first week, he took his cabinet on a road trip to meet with Central Valley residents who, for years, have had to rely on bottled water for drinking and cooking. In his budget, he called for a tax on drinking water to help disadvantaged communities clean up contaminated water. Then he signed one of his first pieces of legislation to provide assistance to communities with unsafe water, including $10 million for emergency drinking water projects…
California Gov. Gavin Newsom delivered his first State of the State address Feb. 12 before a joint session of the California Legislature. It was wide-ranging, with Newsom talking early in the speech about “the tough calls we must make together on rail, water, and energy.” According to the prepared text on the governor’s website, he promised to cut back on the state’s high-speed rail project…
A group of students in Delano are taking on a lot more than just school work. They are acting as advocates to better their community by raising awareness on unknown issues and encouraging their peers to get involved.
These students are part of a group called LOUD for Tomorrow…
Today the Safe and Affordable Drinking Water Fund Coalition released the following statement from Phoebe Seaton, Co-Director, Leadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s State of the State Address:
“Gov. Gavin Newsom’s commitment to a Safe and Affordable Drinking Water Fund is welcome news for the one million Californians who live under threat of serious health conditions from contaminated drinking water each year…
California Governor Gavin Newsom has appointed two new members to the powerful State Water Resources Control Board this week. The board has been in the spotlight recently over a controversial plan to release river water down the San Joaquin to help improve the fishery there. That plan caused a strong reaction in the farm community and now the chair of the board is out…
Communities For A Better Environment, or CBE as it is known to its many friends, is one of California’s premier environmental justice organizations. CBE has been on the front lines and fence lines working with low income and communities of color to speak truth to power and challenge polluters and government officials that protect them. In the Bay Area, CBE has two project area: Richmond and East Oakland…
Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom has made confronting California’s contaminated drinking water a top priority early in his term in office.
In his first week, he took his cabinet on a road trip to meet with Central Valley residents who, for years, have had to rely on bottled water for drinking and cooking. In his budget, he called for a tax on drinking water to help disadvantaged communities clean up contaminated water…
A warning for an increased risk of respiratory problems has been issued in three Central Valley counties Wednesday.
Due to a strong, low pressure system off the northern California coast, winds are expected to blow around dust, “creating unhealthy concentrations of particulate matter 10 microns and smaller (PM10),” according to the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District…
Greenaction for Health and Environmental Justice, Central California Environmental Justice Network, El Pueblo Para el Aire y Agua Limpia/People for Clean Air and Water of Kettleman City, The Latino Equity Advocacy & Policy Institute (formerly Valley LEAP), and Kings IVAN invite you to join us on an environmental justice tour on Wednesday, February 13, 2019…