Updates

Press release: California leads the nation by passing 3,200 ft oil and gas safety buffer zones policy, ban on captured carbon for enhanced oil recovery

September 2, 2022

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CEJA Communications

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 2, 2022 Contact: Raquel Mason, CEJA Action Policy Manager, raquel@caleja.org California leads the nation with 3,200 ft oil and gas safety buffer zones policy, ban on captured carbon for enhanced oil recovery Advocates praise climate investments and setbacks bill headed to Governor’s desk while calling out dangerous reliance on carbon capture
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Primary Environmental Justice Voter Guide 2022

April 15, 2022

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CEJA Communications

Our Environmental Justice Crew are committed to economic, environmental, racial, gender, and housing justice. Through their lifetimes as public servants, organizers, and community leaders, these candidates have demonstrated their commitment to working for clean and healthy neighborhoods; for the transformation into a clean and renewable economy with union represented workforce and family sustaining wages; and…
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Recall Victory Shows Power of EJ, Progressive Organizing Force in CA

September 15, 2021

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CEJA Communications

The defeat of the recall shows the potential for transformative action when Democratic leaders unite with the powerful organizing force of California’s electorate.
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Program Design for $2 Billion in One-Time Funding To Address Direct Water and Power Utility COVID-19 Debt Relief

September 13, 2021

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CEJA Communications

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In Two Weeks Join us to Vote NO on the Right-Wing Recall

August 27, 2021

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CEJA Communications

As wildfires burn up and down Northern California and our families struggle to recover in the second wave of COVID-19, luxury real estate, the law enforcement and venture capitalists are trying to capture the Office of the Governor. Join us to use your vote and your power to vote No on the Recall.
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Legislature Passes Bill to Create Oversight Board at Broken Toxics Regulator

June 30, 2021

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CEJA Communications

Last night, the California Legislature passed SB 158 to create structural changes at the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC).
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Assembly, Senate Budget Falls Short on Key Environmental Justice Priorities

June 21, 2021

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CEJA Communications

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June “Placeholder Budget” Requires Deeper Investments in Low-Income, Communities of Color Sacramento, CA — On June 14th, the California State Legislature narrowly passed a placeholder budget before the June 15 budget deadline with substantially different allocations than those proposed in Governor Newsom’s May Revision. Negotiations on the June budget are anticipated to continue
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Historic Surplus Should Invest in Low Income Environmental Justice Communities

June 11, 2021

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CEJA Communications

Read and download CEJA’s budget priorities here. Last month, the Governor announced a historic budget surplus along with a proposal for the 2021 state budget. The Governor’s budget included some good starting points: $2 billion for energy and water utility debt $5.2 billion for housing debt relief $420 million for the Transformative Climate Communities Program (TCC)
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CA Environmental Justice Alliance Action Announces 2021 Legislative Agenda

April 21, 2021

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CEJA Communications

Oil and gas safety buffer zones and community resilience investments lead the 2021 EJ agenda FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Contact: Isa Flores-Jones | isa@caleja.org Sacramento, California | April 20, 2021 – On Tuesday, the California Environmental Justice Alliance (CEJA) Action announced its priority bills for the 2021 Legislative session. As the state enters the second year
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