The Environmental Justice League
Environmental justice is our top priority.
Eleven of the 25 most polluted cities in America are in California.
The people breathing that air did not cause it.
They should not pay to fix it either.
CA Environmental Justice
The latest in California environmental justice
Measuring Our Own Air: What West Oakland Teaches Every Neighborhood
West Oakland residents built their own air-monitoring network and diesel pollution fell 31 percent. Here’s what every neighborhood can learn from it.
📅 Calendar
- October 20, 5:00–7:00 PM: CARB virtual community meeting on clean transportation incentives. Details ↗
- October 22–23: CARB Board meeting in Riverside. Details ↗
- October 29, 9:00 AM–12:00 PM: AB 617 Consultation Group meeting; agenda includes the Community Air Grants Cycle 6 request for applications. Details ↗
- November 23, 5:00 PM: Comment deadline for the Chevron Richmond preliminary health risk assessment. Details ↗
Who We Are
One minute on who we are and what we are fighting for.
Why We Exist
Other issues keep pushing environmental justice to the back burner. We keep it in front.
The mission of the Environmental Justice League:
Raise Awareness
Pollution lands hardest on communities of color. That is not an accident. It repeats unless someone names it.
Build the Network
State, local, and community groups working the same problem. Health, jobs, and culture are not separate fights. We treat them as one.
Drive Policy
Policy has to be practical and affordable, or it does not last. We work the bills, the budgets, and the coalitions.
This Week in Environmental Justice
What do we do differently? We break down the policy fights and the coalition wins other outlets skip.
In the Field
Advocacy means showing up.
News & Issues
What We Are Following
Daily Digest
Proposition 44 wrongly squeezes politics between California patients and their healthcare
Community clinics across California do not meet the arbitrary standards Proposition 44 would create, jeopardizing healthcare services statewide, a physician argues.
Selected daily from statewide coverage. These are other outlets' words, not ours.
From the EJL Blog
Measuring Our Own Air: What West Oakland Teaches Every Neighborhood
West Oakland residents built their own air-monitoring network and diesel pollution fell 31 percent. Here’s what every neighborhood can learn from it.
Balancing Air Quality and Affordability: The Fight for Equitable Electrification
True environmental justice requires a multi-disciplinary approach that factors in socio-economic realities. We cannot support electrification mandates unless there is a clear, funded plan that protects residents from catastrophic out-of-pocket expenses. The…