Communities For A Better Environment

Communities For A Better Environment The vision of Communities for a Better Environment is to protect the earth and human life for future
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10/04/2023

California Clean Air Day Event!
🌱 Calling all artists! Join us in celebrating California Clean Air Day by participating in the Youth Art Competition brought to you by the Richmond Progressive Alliance and Communities For A Better Environment 🎨✨

Let your imagination soar as you envision a cleaner, greener Richmond, CA through your art! 🌿 Artists ages 13-30, we want to see your creative take on a healthier, more sustainable future for our community.

Mark your calendar:
🗓️ Information Session: October 17th at 7 pm REGISTER here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/youth-4-clean-air-art-competition-info-session-tickets-726505667007?aff=oddtdtcreator
🎨 Submission Deadline: November 4th SUBMIT here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScNuZ13bhXMSKL0ex92kK_qcDJn3YiSe4-9nOgiqPfhjctC8w/viewform
🎉 Celebration: November 11th

Plus, you could win up to $250 for your outstanding work! Don't miss out on this incredible opportunity to make a difference through art.

email [email protected] for further questions and concerns

🌎🌬Happy Clean Air Day!  At CBE, we strive for equal access to clean air for all! Clean air is possible when we work toge...
10/04/2023

🌎🌬Happy Clean Air Day! At CBE, we strive for equal access to clean air for all! Clean air is possible when we work together, CBE has been fighting for environmental justice across frontline communities and setting national clean air standards for 45 years.

Visit our website and join the fight or donate to keep the work going! Cbecal.org
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¡Feliz día del aire limpio! ¡En CBE, nos esforzamos por lograr la igualdad de acceso al aire limpio para todos! El aire limpio es posible cuando trabajamos juntos, CBE ha estado luchando por la justicia ambiental en las comunidades de primera línea y estableciendo estándares nacionales de aire limpio durante los últimos 45 años.

¡Visite nuestro sitio web y únase a la lucha o haga una donación para que el trabajo siga adelante! Cbecal.org

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) is pouring $$$ into ineffective technologies that prop up our fossil fuel infr...
09/27/2023

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) is pouring $$$ into ineffective technologies that prop up our fossil fuel infrastructure. must align our policies with our climate goals.

80% of the BILLIONS of $$$ in Low Carbon Fuel Standard credits goes to fuels that end up being burned in engines — worsening our air quality, extending our reliance on polluting transportation, and harming frontline communities across California.

California Governor Gavin Newsom

[Southeast Los Angeles] ¡Asegúrate de unirte a nosotros este viernes, 29 de septiembre, a las 6pm para nuestra reunión d...
09/26/2023

[Southeast Los Angeles] ¡Asegúrate de unirte a nosotros este viernes, 29 de septiembre, a las 6pm para nuestra reunión de agua! Repasaremos algunos resultados del agua del grifo en SELA. ¡No te lo pierdas!🙂

Make sure to join us this Friday, September 29th at 6pm for our Water Community meeting! We will be going over some tap water results in SELA. You wont want to miss it 🙂

Zoom: https://bit.ly/selatapwater

  was instrumental in a huge win today! Emissions from petroleum storage tanks are a major threat to the health of front...
09/02/2023

was instrumental in a huge win today! Emissions from petroleum storage tanks are a major threat to the health of frontline communities, and today, we won major protections from these sources of pollution!

Earlier today, adopted amended rule 1178 as the first step toward protecting from the harmful pollutants & toxic chemicals they leak into our air! 🎉

🔑This major regulation will cut cancer-causing benzene emissions & smog-forming Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) in EJ communities. These mods are estimated to cut VOCs by about one ton/day -will also apply to the whole South Coast region.

It is projected to slash emissions by adding domes onto floating roof crude oil storage tanks that were previously exempted, require weekly inspection with Infrared Optical Gas Imaging (OGI) cameras to detect invisible leaks, and require more stringent standards for leaking seals.

"We had to push to get this regulation into the Wilmington, Carson, W. Long Beach Community Emissions Reduction Plan under years ago.” said Alicia Rivera, Wilmington Community Organizer with CBE. “The regulation adoption is turning the plan into a real community win! The fight to phase out oil refineries also continues, but today we celebrate important protections for thousands living near these facilities.”

Petroleum storage tanks endanger community members every day with leaks of harmful pollutants & toxic chemicals.9/1: Joi...
08/31/2023

Petroleum storage tanks endanger community members every day with leaks of harmful pollutants & toxic chemicals.

9/1: Join us to encourage Board to adopt amended rule 1178 to curb harmful emissions from these inherently dangerous sites.

https://actnowaqmd.com/take-action

ICYMI: “They’re not providing the energy that we’re relying on them for. They’re overpromising & underdelivering,” said ...
08/15/2023

ICYMI: “They’re not providing the energy that we’re relying on them for. They’re overpromising & underdelivering,” said Ari Eisenstadt, an energy equity manager with the California Environmental Justice Alliance. “That makes them a pretty bad investment.”

California energy officials have voted Wednesday to extend the life of three natural gas power plants along the state's southern coast.

07/26/2023

✅YES to protect Californians from toxic neighborhood oil drilling
✅YES to Stop Big Oil from drilling within 3,200 feet of homes.
✅YES to protect communities of color from being disproportionately impacted by the dangerous effects of exposure to neighborhood oil drilling.

Support our Campaign for a Safe and Healthy California and protect Californians from the deception of Big Oil.

Visit CAvsBigOil.com for more info!



Protect CA Communities

07/26/2023
New blog: Combatting climate doomism with climate resiliencyBy Micah Castrillo In this blog we dive deep into the enviro...
07/25/2023

New blog: Combatting climate doomism with climate resiliency
By Micah Castrillo

In this blog we dive deep into the environmental issues faced by frontline communities, the importance of resilience hubs, and feature a new candidate resilience hub mapping tool. We also had the opportunity to speak to Romeo Clay - a Wilmington resident, CBE member, and Youth for Environmental Justice Intern.

“Resiliency hubs gave members the ability to dream big not only for themselves but for their community.”

Read our latest blog here: www.cbecal.org/blog

"CEQA is frequently the only tool that allows fenceline communities to make their voices heard during the project planni...
07/19/2023

"CEQA is frequently the only tool that allows fenceline communities to make their voices heard during the project planning process. It serves the dual purposes of informing the public and decisionmakers of the environmental impacts related to a project, and of requiring agencies to mitigate those environmental impacts to the extent feasible. CEQA is fundamental to the principals of environmental justice, which emphasize stepping back and allowing overburdened communities to speak for themselves and promote community-led planning processes."

Check out this piece on Legal Planet about Gavin Newsom's trailer bill impacting CEQA. Written by CBE's former legal fellow, and current Emmett/Frankel Fellow in Environmental Law and Policy at UCLA's School of Law, Gabe Greif

Speaking to Ezra Klein in late June, Governor Gavin Newsom hearkened back to the California of the 1950s and 1960s: “People are losing trust and confidence in our ability to build big things. People look at me all the time and ask, ‘What the hell happened to the California of the ‘50s and ‘6...

For over half a century, the Oakland Coliseum has been a mainstay in the lives of Oakland residents. It is a place where...
07/14/2023

For over half a century, the Oakland Coliseum has been a mainstay in the lives of Oakland residents. It is a place where tradition, pride for our town, and a true sense of community have been fostered for decades.

Come out to Oakland United Coalition's campaign kickoff event Town Benefits: A Coliseum for All of Us on Saturday, July 22nd at City of Refuge, UCC, 8400 Enterprise Way, Oakland, CA 94621 for an afternoon of fun and to ensure that your voice is heard in the Coliseum redevelopment process!

Let’s ensure that the development of the Coliseum site supports and serves East Oakland residents and the communities surrounding the Coliseum.

Register for this Oakland community event: bit.ly/Coliseum4All

Whether you wrote a letter, called, marched, rallied, gave public comment, or engaged on social media – thank you for st...
12/16/2022

Whether you wrote a letter, called, marched, rallied, gave public comment, or engaged on social media – thank you for standing in solidarity with California’s frontline communities this year.

This year, we changed the way climate plans get written. As 's top air regulators put together their climate blueprint for CA, thousands joined us in calling for a 🎉

The final scoping plan that the California Air Resources Board (CARB) voted on yesterday shows real progress. These changes will mean cleaner air and healthier neighborhoods for frontline communities across the state.

However, major elements of the plan, including schemes and subsidies for dirty hydrogen and biofuels, will harm our communities and climate. In the coming years, we have to fight to make sure the burden of this transition doesn’t fall on those already hit hardest by pollution.

But for right now, we should celebrate our wins! These wins are a testament to the grassroots organizing of frontline communities across California.🎉🎉

While we’re thankful to the Board for improvements in the state climate plan, these positive steps are undermined by the...
12/16/2022

While we’re thankful to the Board for improvements in the state climate plan, these positive steps are undermined by the sky-high amounts of carbon capture and storage included in the plan.

“Adding CCS to the combustion power plants does not make clean energy by any stretch of the imagination,” said Sharifa Taylor, a researcher at Communities for a Better Environment. The plan locks in generous subsidies for the oil and gas industry, she said, and “threatens the health and well-being of communities across the state by expanding dirty hydrogen production and polluting bioenergy.”

Regenerate California California Environmental Justice Alliance

An ambitious plan to increase zero-emission vehicles, electrify appliances and buildings and up hydrogen supply, wind and solar generation and carbon sequestration

Join our team! We are hiring for SELA and Wilmington Community Canvassers and Outreach Leads. Apply at cbecal.org/jobsTh...
12/16/2022

Join our team! We are hiring for SELA and Wilmington Community Canvassers and Outreach Leads.

Apply at cbecal.org/jobs

This is a temporary and part-time position beginning in January 2023. Deadline to apply is January 13th.

The Outreach Lead will be joining our Stay Housed LA and CBE housing programing. Canvassers will be responsible for staffing virtual phone banking, text banking, and in-person outreach focused on tenant outreach in South East Los Angeles and Wilmington communities.

Tomorrow, California’s top air regulators will meet to vote on their FINAL 2022 Scoping Plan Update – a climate blueprin...
12/14/2022

Tomorrow, California’s top air regulators will meet to vote on their FINAL 2022 Scoping Plan Update – a climate blueprint for the next 20 years in California.

In response to our organizing, the final plan makes huge strides toward a :
✅Stops the expansion of dirty gas power plants, investing instead in offshore wind.
✅Doubles the state’s targets for reducing Vehicle Miles Traveled – meaning more mass transit for all.
✅Creates a multi-agency process to coordinate the phaseout of oil extraction and refining in California.

These improvements would not be possible without the tireless efforts of advocates across the state, including the Environmental Justice Advisory Committee (EJAC). That is why we are calling on CARB to make the EJAC permanent this year.

However, the final plan’s reliance on Big Oil's schemes undermines these efforts. We need California’s air regulators to say NO to carbon capture on fossil fuel infrastructure, NO to polluting hydrogen and biofuels, and YES to a permanent Environmental Justice Advisory Committee at CARB.

We won’t be organizing a mobilization to the meeting this Thursday like we did in June – but you can still make your voice heard by participating virtually and giving public comment! 📢📢

Register for Zoom webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_m0RtV6cFS_ePLZkPCHf8ZQ

How to participate: https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/remoteparticipationguide

Guidance on what to say:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FYB5vc8gFV7mY_uSX0GTJh1-hsEeTzIS9KZQvQDyiWA/edit

BREAKING: Big Oil funneled over $20 MILLION to put SB1137's fate on the '24 ballot, lying to voters in the process. It a...
12/13/2022

BREAKING: Big Oil funneled over $20 MILLION to put SB1137's fate on the '24 ballot, lying to voters in the process. It appears they’ve bought the signatures they need.

This just shows what Big Oil can get when they use their sky-high profits to pay people to lie to voters. Shameful.

https://insideclimatenews.org/news/30112022/californa-voters-petition-oil-gas-wells-homes/

Beth Harvey had just finished grocery shopping when someone asked her to sign a petition outside a Trader Joe’s in an affluent Oakland neighborhood. The petition would keep oil companies from drilling near homes, schools and other sensitive sites, the canvasser told her. “I was relying on what h...

Huntington Park: Viernes, 9 de diciembre de 5pm a las 6:30pmJunta comunitaria para residentes de HP! Ayudenos a planific...
12/09/2022

Huntington Park: Viernes, 9 de diciembre de 5pm a las 6:30pm

Junta comunitaria para residentes de HP! Ayudenos a planificar la transformacion de 4 parques. Comparta su vision con nosotros ¡para asegurar que nuestros parques nos representen!

Zoom: bit.ly/3Y5xRK7

"This is about protecting Black, Brown & Indigenous youth of color growing up in frontline communities just like I did.'...
12/08/2022

"This is about protecting Black, Brown & Indigenous youth of color growing up in frontline communities just like I did.'' - Anahi Montoya, Wilmington resident, on the oil drilling phase-out WIN in LA.

Congrats to Anahi and all frontline residents!

The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously Friday to phase out oil drilling in the city, approving an ordinance that bans new oil and gas extraction.

12/02/2022
Breaking News: the Stand Together Against Neighborhood Drilling ordinance to phase out oil drilling in Los Angeles has p...
12/02/2022

Breaking News: the Stand Together Against Neighborhood Drilling ordinance to phase out oil drilling in Los Angeles has passed unanimously!! is about to become a reality for tens of thousands all over Wilmington and LA! Congratulations to all of the community members, staff, and allies who have worked to make this happen.

“Breaking News: ordinance passes City Council unanimously! is about to finally become a reality for hundreds in Wilmington and all over LA!”

Alaa Abd el-Fattah, a political activist and writer, has been imprisoned for over eight years, most recently for describ...
11/14/2022

Alaa Abd el-Fattah, a political activist and writer, has been imprisoned for over eight years, most recently for describing Egyptian prison conditions. Alaa is currently on a zero-calorie strike, that began on November 6th, right before COP27. Alaa’s strike during the world’s leading climate change summit shows that the world cannot turn away from the political imprisonment of Alaa and other political prisoners in Egypt and more broadly. Join me in signing the petition https://www.change.org/p/help-free-my-brother-before-it-s-too-late-jamescleverly-freealaa to tell the Egyptian and UK governments to intervene and free Alaa.

Los Angeles: Join us at our upcoming new member orientation on November 19th at 11am. We will be covering various toxic ...
11/12/2022

Los Angeles: Join us at our upcoming new member orientation on November 19th at 11am. We will be covering various toxic sites and discussing the resistance happening near you. We will also cover how you can join us as a CBE member and beyond. Hope to see you there!
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¡Únase a nosotros en nuestra próxima orientación para nuevos miembros el 19 de noviembre a las 11 am!- Cubriremos varios sitios tóxicos y discutiremos la resistencia que está ocurriendo cerca de usted. También cubriremos cómo puede unirse a nosotros como miembro de CBE y más allá.

Today is the last day to vote in the California General Election. Vote in-person or walk your ballot into your nearest v...
11/08/2022

Today is the last day to vote in the California General Election. Vote in-person or walk your ballot into your nearest voting location-open 7:00AM until 8:00PM or place in an Offical Ballot Drop Box. If you plan to mail-in your ballot, it must be postmarked today!

Hoy es el último día para votar en las Elecciones Generales de California. Vote en persona o camine su boleta electoral a su lugar de votación más cercano: Abierto 7:00AM hasta las 8:00PM o colóquelo en una urna oficial. ¡Si usted planea enviar su boleta electoral por correo, debe ser matasellos hoy!

TOMORROW is the last day to vote! Bring your ballot to the nearest voting location, open 7:00AM until 8:00pm or place it...
11/07/2022

TOMORROW is the last day to vote! Bring your ballot to the nearest voting location, open 7:00AM until 8:00pm or place it in an Official Ballot Drop Box! If you plan to mail-in your ballot, it must be postmarked tomorrow!

MANANA ES EL ÚLTIMO DÍA PARA VOTAR. ¡Traiga su boleta electoral al lugar de votación más cercano, abierto de las 7:00AM ...
11/07/2022

MANANA ES EL ÚLTIMO DÍA PARA VOTAR. ¡Traiga su boleta electoral al lugar de votación más cercano, abierto de las 7:00AM a las 8:00pm o colóquela en una urna oficial! ¡Si usted planea enviar su boleta electoral por correo, debe ser matasellos antes del 8 de noviembre!

QUEDAN TRES DIAS PARA VOTAR. ¡Traiga su boleta electoral al lugar de votación más cercano, abierto de las 7:00AM a las 8...
11/06/2022

QUEDAN TRES DIAS PARA VOTAR. ¡Traiga su boleta electoral al lugar de votación más cercano, abierto de las 7:00AM a las 8:00pm o colóquela en una urna oficial! ¡Si usted planea enviar su boleta electoral por correo, debe ser matasellos antes del 8 de Noviembre!

THREE DAYS LEFT TO VOTE! Bring your ballot to the nearest voting location, open 7:00AM until 8:00pm or place it in an Of...
11/06/2022

THREE DAYS LEFT TO VOTE! Bring your ballot to the nearest voting location, open 7:00AM until 8:00pm or place it in an Official Ballot Drop Box! If you plan to mail-in your ballot, it must be postmarked by November 8th!

Los Angeles:   Join our Tenant Legal Workshops! Are you having problems with your landlord? Are you being harassed? Do y...
11/04/2022

Los Angeles:

Join our Tenant Legal Workshops! Are you having problems with your landlord? Are you being harassed? Do you want to know what your protections are? 🏡📝

💻Our workshops are on Wednesdays at 6pm:

11/09, 11/23, & 12/07

Bit.ly/workshopcbe
OR
Call ☎️: +1 669 900 6833
ID: 83177921465

Los Angeles:¡Únase a nuestros talleres legales! ¿Tiene problemas con su arrendador? ¿Estás siendo acosado? ¿Quieres sabe...
11/04/2022

Los Angeles:

¡Únase a nuestros talleres legales! ¿Tiene problemas con su arrendador? ¿Estás siendo acosado? ¿Quieres saber cuáles son tus protecciones?🏡📝

💻Nuestros talleres son los miércoles a las 6pm:

11/09, 11/23, & 12/07

Zoom: Bit.ly/workshopcbe

Llama ☎️:
+1 669 900 6833
Meeting ID: 83177921465

6 DAYS LEFT TO VOTE! Bring your ballot to the nearest voting location, open 7:00AM until 8:00pm or place it in an Offici...
11/02/2022

6 DAYS LEFT TO VOTE! Bring your ballot to the nearest voting location, open 7:00AM until 8:00pm or place it in an Official Ballot Drop Box! If you plan to mail-in your ballot, it must be postmarked by November 8th!

QUEDAN 6 DIAS PARA VOTAR. ¡Traiga su boleta electoral al lugar de votación más cercano, abierto de las 7:00AM a las 8:00pm o colóquela en una urna oficial! ¡Si usted planea enviar su boleta electoral por correo, debe ser matasellos antes del 8 de noviembre!

Bay Area Air Quality Management District allows AB&I Foundry to pollute East Oakland despite over 700 complaints & unden...
11/01/2022

Bay Area Air Quality Management District allows AB&I Foundry to pollute East Oakland despite over 700 complaints & undeniable health impacts!

BAAQMD: complete the and put people's health over polluter profits!

Distrito de Administración de la Calidad del Aire del Área de la Bahía ( Area Air Quality Management District ) y AB&I F...
10/31/2022

Distrito de Administración de la Calidad del Aire del Área de la Bahía ( Area Air Quality Management District ) y AB&I Foundry : ¡Nos vemos en la corte!

Comunidades por un Medio Ambiente Mejor ha presentado una demanda contra BAAQMD y AB&I Foundry debido a décadas de grave contaminación del aire por parte de AB&I, lo cual ha sido permitido por BAAQMD.

AB&I es una molestia pública cuya contaminación pone a los residentes del Este de Oakland en riesgo de enfermedades, cáncer y otros impactos en la salud.

A pesar de más de 700 quejas y claros impactos en la salud, BAAQMD no ha hecho nada. En cambio, BAAQMD retrasó la finalización de la Evaluación de riesgos para la salud y se involucró en la elaboración ilegal de reglas "clandestinas" cuando extendió el plazo para que los contaminadores como AB&I siguieran contaminando, sin obtener ningún aporte de la comunidad.

Es hora de que AB&I arregle su desorden y que BAAQMD haga su trabajo.

Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) and AB&I Foundry: We’ll see you in court!

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Communities for a Better Environment has filed a lawsuit against BAAQMD and AB&I Foundry due to decades of severe air pollution from AB&I, which has been allowed by BAAQMD.

AB&I is a public nuisance whose pollution puts East Oakland residents at risk of illness, cancer & other health impacts.

Despite over 700 complaints and clear health impacts, nothing has changed. Instead, BAAQMD has delayed the completion of the Health Risk Assessment and engaged in illegal “underground” rule-making when they extended the timeline for polluters like AB&I to keep polluting - without getting any community input.

It’s time for AB&I to clean up its mess, and BAAQMD to do its job.



https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Environmental-group-sues-East-Bay-foundry-air-17534351.php?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=briefing&utm_campaign=sfc_baybriefing_am&sid=5452d66e3b35d010308e5c76

10/30/2022

This week, East Oakland residents and CBE rallied outside AB&I Foundry and Bay Area Air Quality Management District to demand clean air and healthy communities.
Communities for a Better Environment has filed a lawsuit against BAAQMD and AB&I Foundry due to decades of severe air pollution from AB&I, which has been allowed by BAAQMD.

AB&I is a public nuisance whose pollution puts East Oakland residents at risk of illness, cancer & other health impacts.

Despite over 700 complaints and clear health impacts, nothing has changed. Instead, BAAQMD has delayed the completion of the Health Risk Assessment and engaged in illegal “underground” rule-making when they extended the timeline for polluters like AB&I to keep polluting - without getting any community input.

It’s time for AB&I to clean up its mess, and BAAQMD to do its job.



Comunidades por un Medio Ambiente Mejor ha presentado una demanda contra BAAQMD y AB&I Foundry debido a décadas de grave contaminación del aire por parte de AB&I, lo cual ha sido permitido por BAAQMD.

AB&I es una molestia pública cuya contaminación pone a los residentes del Este de Oakland en riesgo de enfermedades, cáncer y otros impactos en la salud.

A pesar de más de 700 quejas y claros impactos en la salud, BAAQMD no ha hecho nada. En cambio, BAAQMD retrasó la finalización de la Evaluación de riesgos para la salud y se involucró en la elaboración ilegal de reglas "clandestinas" cuando extendió el plazo para que los contaminadores como AB&I siguieran contaminando, sin obtener ningún aporte de la comunidad.

Es hora de que AB&I arregle su desorden y que BAAQMD haga su trabajo.

All registered California voters, how are you returning your ballot? Make sure you sign and seal your ballot; you can th...
10/26/2022

All registered California voters, how are you returning your ballot? Make sure you sign and seal your ballot; you can then return it in one of four ways!

1. By mail (no stamp needed!)
2. At a voting location.
3. At an Official ballot dropbox.
4. At the County Elections office.
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Votantes registrados en California, ¿cómo van a devolver su boleta? ¡Hay cuatro maneras!

1. Por correo (no se necesita sello!)
2. En un lugar de votación.
3. En una urna oficial.
4. En la oficina de Elecciones del Condado

10/25/2022

VIDEO: See how one small community in South Fresno used the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) to stop a large warehouse project that would have threatened the health of its residents.

https://youtu.be/6MTlE8ZqjI0

Distrito de Administración de la Calidad del Aire del Área de la Bahía (BAAQMD) y AB&I Foundry: ¡Nos vemos en la corte! ...
10/25/2022

Distrito de Administración de la Calidad del Aire del Área de la Bahía (BAAQMD) y AB&I Foundry: ¡Nos vemos en la corte!


Comunidades por un Medio Ambiente Mejor ha presentado una demanda contra BAAQMD y AB&I Foundry debido a décadas de grave contaminación del aire por parte de AB&I, lo cual ha sido permitido por BAAQMD.

AB&I es una molestia pública cuya contaminación pone a los residentes del Este de Oakland en riesgo de enfermedades, cáncer y otros impactos en la salud.

A pesar de más de 700 quejas y claros impactos en la salud, BAAQMD no ha hecho nada. En cambio, BAAQMD retrasó la finalización de la Evaluación de riesgos para la salud y se involucró en la elaboración ilegal de reglas "clandestinas" cuando extendió el plazo para que los contaminadores como AB&I siguieran contaminando, sin obtener ningún aporte de la comunidad.

Es hora de que AB&I arregle su desorden y que BAAQMD haga su trabajo.

Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) and AB&I Foundry: We’ll see you in court!

Communities for a Better Environment has filed a lawsuit against BAAQMD and AB&I Foundry due to decades of severe air pollution from AB&I, which has been allowed by BAAQMD.

AB&I is a public nuisance whose pollution puts East Oakland residents at risk of illness, cancer & other health impacts.

Despite over 700 complaints and clear health impacts, nothing has changed. Instead, BAAQMD has delayed the completion of the Health Risk Assessment and engaged in illegal “underground” rule-making when they extended the timeline for polluters like AB&I to keep polluting - without getting any community input.

It’s time for AB&I to clean up its mess, and BAAQMD to do its job.

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AB&I Foundry ha estado emitiendo contaminación tóxica en el Este de Oakland durante más de un siglo, poniendo a la comun...
10/24/2022

AB&I Foundry ha estado emitiendo contaminación tóxica en el Este de Oakland durante más de un siglo, poniendo a la comunidad en riesgo de enfermedades, cáncer y otras condiciones de salud.

A pesar de más de 700 denuncias presentadas y efectos innegables en la salud de la comunidad, BAAQMD, cuya responsabilidad es proteger la salud pública, no ha hecho nada.

El Este de Oakland merece una comunidad saludable.


BAAQMD: ¡completa la !
AB&I: ¡limpie la tierra que sus instalaciones han contaminado!

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AB&I Foundry has been emitting toxic pollution in East Oakland for over a century, putting the community at risk of illness, cancer, and other health conditions.

Despite over 700 complaints filed and undeniable effects on community health, nothing has changed. BAAQMD, whose responsibility is to protect public health, has failed to do so.

East Oakland deserves a healthy community.

BAAQMD: complete the !
AB&I: clean up the land your facility has polluted!




East Oakland's dirtiest neighbor AB&I Foundry and BAAQMD Bay Area Air Quality Management Districtmust clean up their act...
10/24/2022

East Oakland's dirtiest neighbor AB&I Foundry and BAAQMD Bay Area Air Quality Management Districtmust clean up their act.

AB&I Foundry has polluted East Oakland for too long, putting residents at risk of illness, cancer & other health impacts. We can't let them leave behind their toxic mess for the community to endure.

CBE East Oakland demands that BAAQMD complete the Health Risk Assessment, and that AB&I clean up the land their facility has polluted.

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El vecino más sucio del este de Oakland AB&I Foundry y BAAQMD Bay Area Air Quality Management District deben limpiar su acto.

AB&I Foundry ha contaminado East Oakland durante demasiado tiempo, poniendo a los residentes en riesgo de enfermedades, cáncer y otros impactos en la salud. No podemos dejar que dejen atrás su desastre tóxico para que la comunidad lo soporte.






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The free Household Hazardous Waste & E-Waste Recycling Collection Event for Compton area residents on Saturday, October 1 at Compton/Woodley Airport, 901 West Alondra Boulevard, in Compton from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

For more information, go to:
https://www.lacsd.org/services/solid-waste/household-hazardous-waste-collection/compton-10-01-22
📢 is having their annual Leadership Academy! This is a great time to learn about the work that is happening in your community. We will cover emergency disaster training, preparedness, and so much more!

🗓 Academy days:
• November 28th
•December 1st- 4th
•December 10th

⚠️Sign up by October 15th 📝

🔗 bit.ly/CBERLA22

Stipends available

LAist- In Southeast LA, 'Toxic Tours' Teach Students About Local Polluters And Community-Led Resistance

SELA Youth for Environmental Justice community member highlights from a recent South East LA toxic tour!

📣 "Ain't no power like the power of the youth, cuz the power of the youth don't stop, SAY WHAT!?" ✊🏿



https://laist.com/news/climate-environment/in-southeast-l-a-toxic-tours-teach-youth-about-local-polluters-and-community-led-resistance
Utilities are a human right!
Join us next Tuesday, September 27, outside of LADWP for a community rally to demand a stop to water and power shut offs!
The City of LA’s Planning Department recently released its draft plan to phase oil out of LA communities city-wide. The plan is a strong start toward environmental justice – but there is room to improve!

We urge them to:
Clarify any potential circumstances under which an exception could be made for an oil company.
End dangerous acid treatment work during the phase-out because it puts communities at risk of harm.
Explains how the City will shorten the 20-year default phase-out period following its amortization study.
Provides for robust clean-up and remediation measures that ensure the land is safe for community-driven redevelopment.

Now is our chance to make sure the City’s next steps create a public policy that is supportive of community health, and doesn’t perpetuate systemic harms that have existed for far too long.
📍CARSON/WILMINGTON/SURROUNDING AREAS: We received these two videos of major flaring taking place at Marathon Refinery Carson. First video was filmed on 9/14/22 at 2:20pm and the second was filmed 9/16/22 at 3:15pm off the 405 freeway. Apparently, the Marathon Refinery Carson is doing some maintenance/shut downs which will prolong refinery flares over the next few days, scheduled to end on the 19th.

📲If you see this/are near the area, please call 1800CUTSMOG (1-800-288-7664) and follow the steps to report an air event.

Depending on the time of day, you will actually get to speak with someone who will take your report down and ask if you are open to receiving a call back from a field person. You don't have to accept, it's up to you :) Sometimes, no one answers so you just leave a voicemail. Try describing the issue as best as you can, location, SMELL, visually, etc...

If they receive 3 calls regarding the same issue, it officially becomes an air event. So we highly encourage you to contact a couple of friends so that they can report it as well and that ensures that a field person gets out there as soon as possible.

Planned or unplanned we encourage y'all to call it in, refinery flares HAVE GOT TO END! Yes, can you believe these harmful operations are planned at times?! :/

Sign up to receive the notifications of the planned flares to your inbox!

E-mail Notifications for 
Flare events reported to South Coast AQMD by petroleum refineries, sulfur recovery plants, and hydrogen production plants subject to Rule 1118 can be received by the public via email. Sign up to receive e-mail notification updates for any of the regulated facilities.

AQMD FLARING ALERTS SIGN UP: https://www.aqmd.gov/sign-up

🤳After documenting/calling it in, we advise to remove yourself from the area, if possible, due to the dangerous fumes that you could be breathing in. Close your windows and limit exposure. Check out the short Box Fan Air Filter tutorial on the Instagram reels of for alternative solutions. This can be used indoors to clean the air in your home.

📌Finally, this brings us back to our refinery asks of the & Gavin Newsom -the bottom line is: We don't need FAKE solutions like for refineries in the . We need a plan for refinery phaseout by 2045 to truly clean the air we breathe as Californians. Refinery Flares continue to pollute frontline communities while industry tries to convince y'all otherwise.

Liane Randolph Gideon Kracov Davina Hurt Dean Florez Diane Takvorian

How many ballot measures are there -- and what will they do? 🧐 Check out ’s with information on the propositions that could help, or hurt, communities this fall. caleja.us/props22
Escuche a Dulce Altamirano, residente de Wilmington, CA y miembra de Communites for a Better Environment, describir cómo es su vida viviendo cerca de las refinerías y cómo South Coast Air Quality Management District - South Coast AQMD debería estar del lado de la comunidad, no de la industria.

“Estamos rodeados por estos monstruos aquí; estamos respirando toda esta contaminación que nos está matando”.

https://actnowaqmd.com/initiatives/refineries
We are excited to announce that we will be partnering with our board member, Jason Douglas, on this project! He acquired a grant from NASA to partner with community members to research public health impacts of urban heat islands and air pollution, and how equitable access to parks, open spaces, and treetop canopies can counter those impacts.

Titled, "Communities for a Better Environment: Triangulating NASA Data and Participatory GIS with Local Organizing to Advance Environmental Justice in Los Angeles.”

https://news.chapman.edu/2022/09/13/faculty-member-awarded-nasa-grant-to-study-environmental-health-impacts/
California Ends Gas Line Subsidies as it Eyes an Electric Future

The California Public Utilities Commission voted today to end gas line allowances for new homes in a shift to climate-friendly construction

https://earthjustice.org/news/press/2022/california-ends-gas-line-subsidies-as-it-eyes-an-electric-future
SoCal communities are joining together to push for to step up and strengthen regulatory oversight of industrial polluters. Learn more at ActNowAQMD.com.
There's a spot on the city council and the application has been open for a week, it closes at 5pm today. If you live in HP and want to apply heres the application, send it to [email protected] by 5pm today
http://hpca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/10033/City-Council-Appointment-Application--Rev-08-29-2022
On August 22nd, the BELL GARDENS CITY COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY PASSED A RENT STABILIZATION ORDINANCE that places BG residents, families, and community first — ¡La unión si hace la fuerza!

The has an opportunity to do it again TONIGHT at the FINAL VOTE in support of at 50% CPI with a ceiling of 4%.

We are proud to stand with the Unión de Vecinas and the City of Bell Gardens as they lead the way in SouthEast LA! Communities across California are turning the tide as we come together to ensure that everyone has access to safe, stable, and affordable housing. When all the members of our community have access to safe, stable, affordable housing, our communities grow healthy and thrive!

You too can support the Union de Vecinas at the Bell Gardens City Council meeting today 9/12 and share your testimony in support of rent stabilization. Send your written comments by email to [email protected] or directly to the City of Bell Gardens at: [email protected]

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Nizgui Gomez has fond memories of growing up in Wilmington: going to the waterfront park with her cousins, getting ice cream from an ice cream truck.

The problem: right next to the park was the Phillips 66 oil refinery, polluting the air and making children sick.

“Children play near there. It definitely makes me frustrated that we have these industries next to our parks. I don’t think it’s fair we have to settle to that.”

Now, Nizgui organizes in her community with Communities for a Better Environment, and continues to fight for a for Wilmington and frontline communities across California.

Join Nizgui in calling on Governor Newsom to direct his top air regulators to plan for a phaseout of fossil fuels in California: call (866) 932-1358 or head to caleja.us/newsom to take action 📞📞

“We need a target date to phase out fossil fuels in California. Politicians need to do better for the people who elected them in that position. They need to actually hear our voices because that’s not something that they’re doing. And if that’s not something that they’re willing to do, then we’re going to kick them out.”



Shout out to the folks at for their incredible work on this video!
Healthy communities = a healthy economy! We can achieve a healthier sustainable economy – through investments in clean renewable energy generation, mass transit & real climate solutions that benefit all Californians, not billions in subsidies for the oil and gas industry that avoids taking more serious action to phase out their polluting infrastructure!
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