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Ashley W
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environmental justice attorney & mom in Fresno, CA. Posts are solely my own.
Today, California Attorney General Rob Bonta, together with 12 other state attorneys general, issued guidance affirming that initiatives to further environmental justice remain urgent and lawful—despite Federal actions that aim to obscure this fact.

Learn more here ➡️

oag.ca.gov/news/press-r...
Attorney General Bonta: Environmental Justice Initiatives Remain Legal and Necessary
Today’s guidance provides clarity and affirms the legality and necessity of environmental justice initiatives in the face of the federal government's attacks OAKLAND— California Attorney General Rob B...
oag.ca.gov
June 18, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Reposted by Ashley W
Tulane scientist resigns citing university censorship of pollution and racial disparity research apnews.com/article/canc...
Tulane scientist resigns citing university censorship of pollution and racial disparity research
A Tulane University researcher has resigned, citing censorship from university leaders. Kim Terrell, a researcher with the Tulane Environmental Law Clinic, resigned Wednesday, saying in a letter the u...
apnews.com
June 17, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Reposted by Ashley W
A waste incinerator, a paper plant and a sewage treatment facility are all jammed in a town of 35,000.

The community of Chester, Pennsylvania, has twice the asthma rate of the rest of the state, and the highest rate of infant mortality in the state.

capitalandmain.com/pennsylvania...
Pennsylvania Has Failed Environmental Justice Communities for Years. A New Bill Could Change That.
A waste incinerator, a paper plant and a sewage treatment facility all jammed in a town of 35,000. “Our children literally cannot breathe.”
capitalandmain.com
June 6, 2025 at 9:35 PM
On Earth Day, join me, @arseniomataka.bsky.social, @jensaredope.bsky.social, Grecia Orozco, and Candice Youngblood to talk about California’s most pressing environmental justice issues, what the future holds, & career pathways for EJ lawyering.
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calawyers.org/event/free-w...
Free Webinar: Environmental Justice Lawyering Practice in California - California Lawyers Association
This panel will feature a moderated discussion among environmental justice attorneys practicing in grassroots and big green non-profit organizations and government. The panel will address the most pre...
calawyers.org
April 19, 2025 at 3:31 PM
California environmental attorneys 📢

Apply by Feb. 1st to mentor a new environmental lawyer, law grad, or law student aspiring to an environmental law or policy career!

Limited time obligation (4 meetings per year), potentially big impact.

calawyers.org/section/envi...
Mentorship Program - California Lawyers Association
Learn how to get involved in the Environmental Law Section's mentorship program.
calawyers.org
January 31, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Really excellent reporting by @omarsrashad.bsky.social @fresnoland.bsky.social. 👏🏻

Central Valley communities, and their children, deserve and deeply need hospitals that honor their duties to charity care and investing in communities.

fresnoland.org/2024/12/26/v...
Is Valley Children’s taking more than it’s giving back to Fresno?
Of the $90.5 million the hospital spent on direct community investment in the last decade, 80% went to its associated medical group.
fresnoland.org
December 31, 2024 at 3:32 AM
Reposted by Ashley W
Saturday night in Point Reyes.
November 25, 2024 at 2:54 AM