En los últimos años, California ha sufrido devastadores incendios forestales que han consumido miles de hectáreas y que han llenado nuestros cielos de humo. Solo en septiembre el Distrito del Aire del [...] Continue Reading
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A Ticking Bomb in Arvin-Lamont
On June 13, nine persons from various communities met virtually to hear updates about a project that will help them improve the indoor air quality in their homes. Although getting filters for their [...] Continue Reading
Lanare: Free of a Major Dump Site!
Have you ever heard of Lanare? If you have not, you are not alone. Most people ignore that Lanare is a small unincorporated community 24 miles southwest of the city of Fresno. Despite its small [...] Continue Reading
2023: Opportunities for Disadvantaged Communities
It is hard to believe that the first month of 2023 has already ended, but what has not ended are the needs and challenges faced by disadvantaged communities. Which are these communities and why are [...] Continue Reading
Our “Right to Know” When Pesticides Are Applied
On Nov. 10, the small town of Orosi in northern Tulare County was the setting as more than a hundred residents from various counties across the San Joaquin Valley (Kern, Fresno, Madera, Stanislaus, [...] Continue Reading
Setback Zones from Oil and Gas Approved
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
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
Fresno-Madera Area No. 1 in the Nation for Worst Air Quality
According to the 2022 State of the Air Report, which is published by the American Lung Association every year, the Fresno-Madera area took the lead as the most polluted city in the country for fine [...] 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
Celebrating Earth Day: Do Your Part to Combat Climate Change
Before the pandemic, every April was a big time for environmental and environmental justice organizations to come together and organize large events, rallies, lectures and all kinds of activities to [...] Continue Reading
Rural Communities Targeted for Dirty Energy Projects
Mendota is a small city in western Fresno County that is known as the “Cantaloupe Center of the World” and for having some of the best pupuserias (restaurants specializing in pupusas, a traditional [...] Continue Reading