News
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.Job Posting: Green Zones Program Manager
April 6, 2022
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 MoreJob Posting: Grant Writer
March 28, 2022
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 statewide. California … Read MoreOUT NOW: 2021 Environmental Justice Scorecard
March 21, 2022
To sum up a year of struggle and progress, the California Environmental Justice Alliance assessed the voting record of all 120 California legislators to see who took a stand for environmental justice in 2021, and who sided with powerful corporate interests instead of the people. Read the card today!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 MoreSOMAH: 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 MoreNOW 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 MoreOp-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… Read More
