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….]
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….]
See below for transcriptions of the outstanding presentations made by Carolina Martinez (Environmental Health Coalition—San Diego), Chelsea Tu (Center on Race, Poverty & the Environment—Southern San Joaquin Valley) and Ashley Werner (Leadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability—Fresno). You can also watch the video and download [More….]
CEJA is excited to announce our upcoming webinar on December 4, 2018 to celebrate the release of our 2018 report and new website for the Green Zones Initiative. Presenters include Ericka Flores (CCAEJ), Carolina Martinez (EHC), Chelsea Tu (CRPE), and Ashley Werner (Leadership Counsel)
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CalEnviroScreen 3.0 provides one clear, accessible, and science-based method for identifying overburdened environmental justice communities or disadvantaged communities and the particular challenges that they face. [More….]
Transformative Climate Communities (TCC) is a groundbreaking new program that will develop comprehensive, cross-cutting, and transformative climate investments at a neighborhood scale to achieve multiple greenhouse gas, public health and economic benefits in our state’s most vulnerable communities. [More….]
A history of poor and discriminatory land use practices has put the majority of polluting industries in the backyards of the most disenfranchised local communities, right next to homes and schools. Consequently, low-income communities and communities of color are more likely to suffer from exposure [More….]
Reports, tools and information on how to create healthy and thriving Green Zones. [More….]
CEJA is proud to announce the release of our newest Green Zones Across California report for 2018! This updated 36-page report highlights nine different Green Zones case studies where members of different environmental justice communities have led their own projects and visions for achieving Green Zones. [More….]
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