Environmental Justice League
Category: <span>Issues</span>
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 EJL will continue to advocate for environmental policies that protect both our planet and our people.
The Environmental Justice League supports AB 30 and its efforts to create a more sustainable and equitable future for all Californians.
The Environmental Justice League is committed to building a multi-disciplinary network to advance environmental objectives related to healthcare, socio-economics, and cultural diversity. We believe that AB 30 represents an opportunity to advance these objectives while addressing the immediate need for gasoline price relief in California. The Environmental Justice League supports…
Environmental Justice League: Seizing Opportunities for a Cleaner, More Equitable California!
As the Environmental Justice League, we’re fired up about the unprecedented opportunities to advance environmental justice through a combination of Proposition 4, Cap-and-Trade revenue, the Chevron settlement, and the newly proposed AB 265! California communities have borne the brunt of pollution for too long, and now we have powerful tools to turn the tide.…
Letter to Liane Randolph, CARB Advanced Clean Fleet Rulemaking
December 12, 2022 Liane Randolph, ChairCalifornia Air Resources BoardP.O. Box 2815Sacramento, CA 95812 Dear Chair Randolph: As our name indicates, environmental justice is our top priority. Climate change poses an existential threat to life on earth, and the effects of air pollution disproportionately affect people of color. The mission of…
SB 1075 (Skinner) Green Hydrogen: Emissions of Greenhouse Gases – Request for Signature
Dear Governor Newsom: On behalf of the California Environmental Justice League, I resepctfully request your signature on Senate Bill 1075 (Skinner). This bill will require the California Air Resources Board (CARB), the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), and the California Energy Commission (CEC) to incorporate hydrogen into its decarbonization strategies,…
AB 2146 (Bauer-Kahan) Neonicotinoid Pesticides – Request for Signature
Dear Governor Newsom: On behalf of the California Environmental Justice League, I respectfully request your signature on Assembly Bill 2146. This important measure is an critical first step in addressing the clear and present danger that neonicotinoids pose to our environment ingeneral and our food chain in particular. For over…
AB 1857 (Garcia) Solid Waste – Request for Signature
Dear Governor Newsom: On behalf of the California Environmental Justice League, I write to respectfully requestyour signature on Assembly Bill 1857. This measure is long overdue in repealing aprovision of law allowing local governments to receive recycling credit for the burningor incineration of solid waste. It may have been appropriate…
Position Letter: AB 1857 (C. Garcia) Solid Waste – SUPPORT
April 20, 2022 Assembly Member Chris Holden Chair, Assembly Appropriations Committee 1021 O Street, Room 8220 Sacramento, CA 95814 RE: Assembly Bill 1857 (Cristina Garcia) Solid Waste — SUPPORT Dear Assembly Member Holden: On behalf of the California Environmental Justice League, I write to express our support for Assembly…
Request for Signature: Senate Bill 27 (Skinner) Carbon Sequestration
Dear Governor Newsom: On behalf of the California Environmental Justice League, I write to request your signature on Senate Bill 27. This measure will help reduce greenhouse gas emissions by requiring the Natural Resources Agency and other state agencies to increase the adoption of carbon sequestration, chiefly by directing them…
AB 72 (Petrie-Norris) Coastal Adaptation Permitting Act of 2021 – Request for Signature
Dear Governor Newsom: The California Environmental Justice League strongly urges your signature on Assembly Bill 12:, which will establish a coordinated and efficient process for coastal adaptation permitting, in order to eliminate delays and increase sea-level rise mitigation initiatives along the California coast. According to California’s Fourth Climate Change Assessment…