California Environmental Justice Alliance

A message from CEJA’s Steering Committee

October 28, 2021

With gratitude and appreciation we write to share that Gladys Limón will be transitioning out of her role as CEJA Executive Director after four years of bold and impactful leadership of our alliance.

Interim Transition Director

December 8, 2021

The California Environmental Justice Alliance (CEJA) is a statewide, community-led alliance that works to achieve environmental justice by advancing policy solutions. We unite the powerful local organizing of our members in the communities most impacted by environmental hazards – low-income communities and communities of color (immigrant communities) – to improve environmental health by creating comprehensive opportunities for change at a … Read More

SOMAH: Why does Tenant Education matter?

December 8, 2021

The Solar on Multifamily Affordable Housing (SOMAH) program is uniquely designed to prioritize tenant benefits and opportunities. Unlike similar iterations of previous programs, at least fifty-one percent of the solar energy system must serve tenant energy needs, and property owners are expressly prohibited from recapturing tenant savings through increases in rent, even if the tenants are part of a utility … Read More

NOW HIRING: Just Transition Coordinator

November 22, 2021

The California Environmental Justice Alliance (CEJA) is a statewide, community-led alliance that works to achieve environmental justice by advancing policy solutions. We unite the powerful local organizing of our members in the communities most impacted by environmental hazards – low-income communities and communities of color including immigrant communities – to improve environmental health by creating comprehensive opportunities for change at… Read More

Op-ed: CEQA protects California despite special interests’ ‘Big Lie’

November 17, 2021

A sustained campaign against the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), led by polluting industries, real estate developers, and other special interests, has repeatedly and falsely claimed that — despite a mountain of evidence to the contrary — California’s preeminent environmental law is somehow fueling the state’s housing crisis.

What are Community Emissions Reduction Programs (CERP) – and why are environmental justice advocates working to reform them?  

August 20, 2021

The city of Shafter, California sits between pistachio, almond, potato and cotton fields – and fields of bobbying pumpjacks. A community of 18,000, Shafter residents face a combination of pesticide exposure and bad air quality due to the industrial agriculture and oil and gas fields that surround their homes.

“Emissions from vehicles and semi trucks impact our air, together with

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IPCC Report Shows Urgent Need to Zero Out Fossil Fuels, Reduce Direct Emissions

August 17, 2021

August 17, 2021 For Immediate Release  Contact:  Isa Flores-Jones, isa@caleja.org Neena Mohan, neena@caleja.org IPCC Report Shows Urgent Need to Zero Out Fossil Fuels, Reduce Direct Emissions Lawmakers, regulators must invest in community climate resilience and fossil fuel phaseout August 17, 2021 – Last week, the UN Intergovernmental Report on Climate Change (IPCC) published their new Sixth Assessment Report. The … Read More

California Public Utilities Commission Orders Major Buildout of New Zero-Emission Electricity Resources

June 24, 2021

For Immediate Release Thursday, June 24, 2021 Contact:  Rachel Boyer, rachel.boyer@sierraclub.org Shana Lazerow, slazerow@cbecal.org 11,500 Megawatts of clean energy is coming to California to help keep the lights on San 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

California’s largest investment in solar building resilience for 2021

January 26, 2021

This past year Californians were dealt historic wildfires, extreme heat, and power blackouts, all in the midst of a pandemic. While these intersecting public health and climate crises have impacted all Californians, they are not equalizing forces. The state’s most vulnerable communities have endured the greatest harm from the widening racial, socioeconomic, and health inequities of COVID-19 and lack of … Read More

Statement on the Nomination of Michael Regan for EPA Administrator 

December 17, 2020

For Immediate Release December 17, 2020 Statement on the Nomination of Michael Regan for EPA Administrator  Sacramento, CA – Today, the California Environmental Justice Alliance (CEJA) issued the following statement in response to the appointment of Michael Regan, the former Secretary of the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality, to the EPA Administrator role: “We congratulate Michael Regan on his … Read More