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! Read More
In our new report, Advancing Environmental Justice in California: How CalEnviroScreen Plays a Critical Role, we discuss the importance of CalEnviroScreen 3.0: its purpose, the history of its development, and how it works to advance environmental justice at both the state and local levels. The report also clarifies common misunderstandings about the CalEnviroScreen, and how it should be used to not only direct important investments, but also to create environmental protections for areas most overburdened by pollution.
California’s newest solar program for low-income renters, the Solar on Multifamily Affordable Housing (SOMAH) program, will bring $1 billion in rooftop solar to low-income renters over 10 years. It is the nation’s biggest solar program for low-income renters in history and the first one to direct a majority of the savings created through use of solar energy directly back to the utility bills of renters.
