As Mexicans, we have always celebrated Sept. 16 because it is Mexico’s Independence Day. But Sept. 16, 2022, had a new meaning for us and 3 million other California residents. Why? Because Governor [...] Continue Reading
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Cesar Aguirre is a community organizer with the CCEJN, a Bakersfield resident and a co-founder of the Youth vs. Big Oil statewide coalition.
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Nayamin Martinez is the director of the Central California Environmental Justice Network.
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No New Oil and Gas Leasing on Our Public Lands
By Cesar Aguirre and Nayamin Martinez A major victory occurred on Aug. 1 when a federal judge accepted an agreement between environmental justice organizations, conservation groups and the U.S. [...] Continue Reading
Ticking Bomb in Bakersfield: Abandoned Oil Wells
Imagine that someone knocks at your door and tells you that in a lot next to your home there are abandoned oil wells leaking massive amounts of methane that could be explosive. Or even worse, that [...] Continue Reading
Time to Put a Stop to Oil Drilling
According to the latest report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published on April 4, the world must quickly and radically cut its dependence on fossil fuels or face disaster. [...] Continue Reading