VISIÓN California Envisions a Future Free From Neighborhood Drilling
Leading frontline environmental justice organizations announced a new coalition — VISIÓN — to advocate for safe and effective statewide policies to protect people from the impacts of drilling for oil and gas. Voices in Solidarity against Neighborhood Drilling (VISIÓN) is leading efforts in California for health and safety protections from oil and gas operations.
As Mayor Garcetti and City Council advance plans for a Green New Deal in Los Angeles, Environmental and Climate Justice Leaders call for a Justice-Centered, Transformative Approach
THE CLIMATE EMERGENCY STARTS AND ENDS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS
Request for Proposal: Southeast Los Angeles (SELA) Water Policy & Environmental Justice Capacity Building Grant Fund
PSR-LA is excited to announce a Request For Proposal due April 25th, 2019 the Southeast Los Angeles (SELA) Water Policy and Environmental Justice Capacity Building Small Grant Fund. This is a joint initiative of Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR-LA) and The Water Foundation to provide capacity-building support to organizations working with grassroots communities on the intersection of environmental justice and water policy development within the Southeast LA Cities area. This initiative is meant to expand efforts that identify and address water issues and their root causes in disadvantaged, frontline communities of Southeast LA as well as to create just transition solutions to our region’s water quality and access challenges. The initiative will begin in Spring of 2019 and will continue through the end of 2019.
Citywide Coalition Bands Together to Push for a Climate Emergency Mobilization Department to Equitably Tackle Climate Change
The people’s voice won the day at today’s Energy, Climate Change and Environmental Justice Committee (ECCEJ) of the Los Angeles City Council, chaired by Councilwoman Nury Martinez (CD6). Five City Councilmembers unanimously agreed to take the next step to create the world’s first Climate Emergency Mobilization Department.
Groups Slam Trump Administration Breach of SSFL Cleanup Agreement
The Natural Resources Defense Council, Physicians for Social Responsibility-LA, Southern California Federation of Scientists, Committee to Bridge the Gap, and the Rocketdyne Cleanup Coalition have filed formal letters of objection to the Trump Administration’s Department of Energy (DOE) over its proposal to walk away from its cleanup obligations at the contaminated Santa Susana Field Laboratory (SSFL).
