California Environmental Justice Alliance

Community solutions take center stage during climate justice mobilizations in San Francisco!

During the biggest climate mobilization the Bay Area has ever seen, we demanded the real climate leadership California needs by uplifting community rooted solutions to the climate crisis from across the state. CEJA was proud to join the frontline contingent and more than 30,000 people in the streets of San Francisco for Rise for Climate, Jobs, and Justice, and the It Takes Roots Solidarity to Solutions (Sol2Sol) week with our delegation of more than 200 from EJ communities across California. Check out our full round up for photos, videos, and media hits!

This September We Rise for Real Climate Leadership and Community Solutions!

This September, California’s has a national and global spotlight. Through the Rise for Climate, Jobs and Justice mass mobilization on September 8th and the It Takes Roots week of actions September 9th-14th, we will be in the streets with frontline communities who are the real climate leaders to showcase our community-led solutions that reduce pollution, protect our health, create good green jobs, and build real climate leadership for California.

2017 Environmental Justice Agency Assessment

CEJA is proud to release our 2017 Environmental Justice Agency Assessment that provides an overview of how well environmental justice issues are being integrated or championed at state agencies, and where there are areas for improvement. Download our full report to learn how well state agencies develop, implement, and monitor policies that address environmental issues that impact low-income communities and communities of color.

We’re hiring an Energy Equity Program Manager!

Help us find the perfect person to lead our Energy Equity program, who is both organizing and policy savvy, committed to seeing 100% clean energy for California. Early applications encouraged and will be reviewed as they are submitted. Deadline is April 11th. Apply today!

CEJA Statement on Sexual Harassment in the Capitol

As a statewide women-led alliance that advocates at the Capitol to create equity-focused policies for healthy, sustainable communities, we rise with the nearly 200 women who have signed a letter denouncing a culture of rampant sexual abuse and violence in and around the Capitol. Read our full statement here.

CEJA Calls for Equitable and Sustainable Recovery in Aftermath of Hurricanes

The recent series of climate catastrophes have weighed heavily on our hearts and minds. We call on all of our elected officials at every level to act swiftly now for an equitable and sustainable recovery rooted in racial, economic, and environmental justice. CEJA will continue to work toward a rapid and just transition off fossil fuels to clean renewable energy. We can’t afford any more false solutions. Now is the time to rise together with a bold vision for climate justice.

Announcing our very first Executive Director: Gladys Limón

CEJA Co-Directors and Steering Committee are pleased to welcome Gladys Limón as our first Executive Director. Gladys' roots in movement work, her legal and policy expertise, and strong relationships with diverse stakeholders and decision-makers bring a significant skill set to this new role at CEJA and we are so excited to work with her to take our leadership to the next level.

CEJA Announces Opposition to AB 398 and ACA 1

Proposed Cap-and-Trade Extension Package Would Undermine Climate Policy And The Health Of Environmental Justice Communities

Tell Legislators: Don’t Let Big Oil Dictate Our Climate Laws

Global climate leadership starts at home, and we can’t leave our most vulnerable communities behind. California should put equity - not Big Oil - at the center of climate policy. Tell legislators to advance climate solutions that improve local air quality and cut greenhouse gas emissions!

CEJA is hiring an Executive Director!

We're recruiting our first Executive Director to bring dynamic, visionary, and unifying leadership to guide our collective work to the next level of impact. We want to strengthen and grow our leadership and bring in renewed energy, ideas, and a bold vision to build on our successes and help us further build the social and environmental justice movement. Help us find the new strategic leadership to lead the next phase of our evolution!