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What Are Green Zones? (Fact Sheets)
Download our handouts below in English and in Spanish on CEJA’s Green Zones Initiative. [More….]
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Los Angeles
AB 1628: Redefining Environmental Justice for California
The people that are most equipped to transform toxic hotspots into healthy neighborhoods are the those who live in these areas that face these problems on a daily basis. Despite this, many frontline environmental justice (EJ) communities are often excluded and are denied from having a say in key environmental and land use decisions that impact their health. [More….]
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Inspiring Green Zones: A Community-Led Tour of San Francisco with PODER
On July 20, 2019, CEJA partnered with PODER (People Organizing to Demand Environmental and Economic Rights) to lead a Green Zones Community Tour of the Mission and Excelsior districts of San Francisco. [More….]
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San Diego Passes Resolution To Restrict Truck Pollution In Barrio Logan
December 4, 2018 – SAN DIEGO, CA – San Diego City Council adopted a resolution to protect Barrio Logan residents from the pollution created by heavy duty trucks driving through the community. The resolution, proposed by Environmental Health Coalition (EHC) in early 2018, will establish [More….]
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SB 1000: A Community Workshop for San Joaquin County
The San Joaquin SB 1000 Community Workshop provided residents and planners with resources on planning for environmental justice and updating General Plans according to the law. [More….]
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Green Zones Webinar Video and Slides
To kick off the release of CEJA’s newest Green Zones report and website, a panel of three environmental justice community experts discussed how people-powered planning is bringing affordable housing, clean air, and sustainable and equitable development to nine communities across California. [More….]
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When David Beats Goliath: The Story of a Community that Came Together to Beat Big Oil
In July 2018, the City Council in Arvin—an agricultural town nestled in the San Joaquin Valley—voted unanimously to update their oil and gas ordinance for the first time in half a century. [More….]
Fresno
SB 1000’s Lessons Learned
On October 8, 2018, CEJA participated in a panel at the APA CA Conference to reflect upon the first year of implementing SB 1000. Panelists lifted up recent best practices and lessons learned from integrating environmental justice to General Plans across the state. [More….]
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Indirect Source Rule a Big Step toward Clean Air and Zero Emissions
By Andrea Vidaurre, CCAEJ Policy Analyst & Community Organizer For decades, disadvantaged communities in the South Coast Basin have been plagued by pollution coming from commercial activities at warehouses, rail yards, seaports and airports. Diesel truck, train, and cargo ship emissions are concentrated at these [More….]
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Start Here, Start Now: EJ Assessment of San Diego Climate Action Plan
Environmental Health Coalition and social justice leaders released a comprehensive assessment of City of San Diego’s Climate Action Plan that investigates how effectively the City invested in low-income communities of color. [More….]