For Immediate Release:March 21, 2023Contact: Gissela Chavez, 424-488-6477, gissela@cbecal.orgLOS ANGELES, CA – Today, environmental justice and health organizations whose members live within 3,200 feet of oil drilling in their neighborhoods, announced they are escalating their efforts to defeat Big Oil’s relentless efforts to poison communities of color and low-income communities.For decades these organizations have taken … Read More
"We applaud the call for an inter-agency process to coordinate the phasedown of oil refining and extraction in California. However, the plan still paves the way for billions in subsidies for oil and gas executives by using carbon capture schemes...." - Mabel Tsang, CEJA Political Dir.
Today, the California Air Resources Board released a draft of the state’s 2022 Climate Change Scoping Plan Update. Environmental justice groups slammed the draft plan, citing its failure to phase out fossil fuel production, lack of investment in clean transportation for low-income Californians, and dependence on failed carbon capture and other polluting technologies.
In a letter sent Wednesday, environmental justice groups called on CARB to set California on a path toward a full, coordinated phaseout of polluting oil refineries by 2045; scaled up investments in mass transit, electric car and truck programs for low-income Californians; and the elimination of climate policy dead-ends in the 2022 climate change scoping plan.
As low income and communities of color face an affordability crisis, rising rates, major utility debt, economic insecurity, and ongoing power outages, the group released the following statement.
August 17, 2021For Immediate Release Contact: Isa Flores-Jones, isa@caleja.orgNeena Mohan, neena@caleja.orgIPCC Report Shows Urgent Need to Zero Out Fossil Fuels, Reduce Direct EmissionsLawmakers, regulators must invest in community climate resilience and fossil fuel phaseoutAugust 17, 2021 – Last week, the UN Intergovernmental Report on Climate Change (IPCC) published their new Sixth Assessment Report. The … Read More
August 5, 2021For Immediate Release Contact: Isa Flores-Jones, isa@caleja.org
California’s Emergency Proclamation Shows Need for Investments in Clean and Resilient Energy
EJ Advocates call for the state to invest in resilience centers, demand response, and other clean energy solutionsAugust 5, 2021 – On Friday, the state of California issued an emergency proclamation that removes environmental restrictions and allows … Read More
For Immediate ReleaseThursday, June 24, 2021Contact: Rachel Boyer, rachel.boyer@sierraclub.orgShana Lazerow, slazerow@cbecal.org11,500 Megawatts of clean energy is coming to California to help keep the lights onSan Francisco, Calif. — Today, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) ordered electricity providers to build 11,500 megawatts (MW) of new zero-emission electricity resources to come online between 2023-2026. This vote… Read More
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDecember 9, 2020 New Appointments Hold Promise for More Progressive, Equitable Direction for the California Air Resources Board Governor Newsom appoints 3 women of color, long-time environmental justice advocate to CARB Board SACRAMENTO, CA—Today, Governor Newsom announced his appointment of Liane Randolph to the position of CARB Board Chair, along with Gideon Kracov, Dr. Tania Pacheco-Werner, Davina … Read More
