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California Environmental Justice Alliance (CEJA)

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Coalition of 10 grassroots orgs fighting for environmental justice in CA. We defend low-income communities of color on the frontlines of pollution to build healthy communities for all.

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California Environmental Justice Alliance (CEJA) @ceja.org · Jan 6

#Xodus complete! We're on BlueSky to keep fighting for #environmentaljustice in CA. Our coalition defends low-income communities of color on the frontlines of pollution, fighting #BigOil and building equitable energy systems.

Everyone deserves a healthy neighborhood. Let’s put communities first ✊🏽

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California Environmental Justice Alliance (CEJA) @ceja.org · 17d

"The stakes are about to get even higher, so we must urge California to double down on equitable, community solar + storage resources."

Read more on how the CPUC can take action in this Op-Ed by CEJA's Energy Justice Manager Feby Boediarto 👇🏽
capitolweekly.net/california-i...

California is squandering billions in clean energy potential - Capitol Weekly

OPINION - We must continue advocating for a resilient energy system that is suitable for local resources while empowering community members and residents. California can lead—but leadership requires a...

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California Environmental Justice Alliance (CEJA) @ceja.org · 17d

"We’re reaching the end of the oil era. What Californians need now are steady, clear-eyed leaders willing to stand with workers, communities and families — not fossil fuel billionaires looking for one last payday."

- Faraz Rizvi, @apen4ej.bsky.social

CEJA Action @ceja-action.org · 17d

🚨 Newsom just signed a bill that will EXPAND oil drilling in California 🚨

This signals “what could become a dangerous new pattern: allowing Big Oil to hold California hostage every time a refinery announces a potential closure.”

Read more: www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...

Newsom’s deal to cut energy costs includes giveaways to Big Oil, more drilling

OPINION: “What Californians need now are steady, clear-eyed leaders willing to stand with workers, communities and families — not fossil fuel billionaires looking for one last payday.”

www.sfchronicle.com

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California Environmental Justice Alliance (CEJA) @ceja.org · Aug 22

Phillips 66 is leaving a toxic legacy behind in these SoCal neighborhoods, contaminating groundwater with lead and PFAs - none that are biodegradable. Californians have paid the price of oil in CA for decades, its time refineries clean up after themselves on their way out. #StopTheShakedown

There’s a ‘Lake’ of Oil Under L.A.’s Soon-to-Close Refinery. Who’s Going to Clean It Up?

Climate policies could lead to future refinery closures as Californians transition to electric vehicles.

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California Environmental Justice Alliance (CEJA) @ceja.org · Aug 19

📢 NEW: CCEJN reports —

31% of oil & gas sites near Kern County homes, schools & parks are leaking
37% of leaks are allowed by regulatory loopholes
The “heavy oil” exemption shields 68% of CA’s oil & gas sites from leak monitoring & repair rules

#ClimateJustice

👉🏽 ccejn.org/2025/08/12/p...

A photo of an oil rig; beneath it, black text on yellow reads "NEW REPORT: Kern Co. oil & gas sites are leaking — and California’s loopholes are letting it happen."

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California Environmental Justice Alliance (CEJA) @ceja.org · Aug 14

“It’s absurd for our climate policy to include billions in giveaways for Big Oil so it can claim to reduce climate-altering emissions on paper instead of having to do it in real life.”
- Asha Sharma, @leadershipcounsel.bsky.social State Policy Manager

California's signature climate effort is up for renewal — and it's a fight

The future of California's cap-and-trade program is in limbo. Experts say the state can't meet its climate goals without it.

www.latimes.com

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California Environmental Justice Alliance (CEJA) @ceja.org · Aug 14

Cap-and-Trade is the largest source of funding to build a more affordable & equitable climate future. It can’t be compromised with handouts to #BigOil polluters when there’s so much at stake for the rest of us, like access to healthy & affordable food.

SHOBE: Families and farmers deserve priority in California’s climate future

California's cap-and-trade program has dealt benefits to farmers. A reauthorization could put them in jeopardy, writes Brian Shobe for Sun View.

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California Environmental Justice Alliance (CEJA) @ceja.org · Aug 13

200+ community leaders are about to join us in Sacramento for our 2025 #CEJACongreso. Our coalition represents over a dozen EJ communities across the state who are often deliberately shut out of conversations about environmental policy. Help us elevate grassroots voices by making a gift today 💜

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California Environmental Justice Alliance (CEJA) @ceja.org · Aug 7

We’re one month away from our annual Congreso, a two-day gathering in Sacramento where hundreds of frontline organizers from across CA converge to build power, learn about key environmental bills, and share their knowledge of #EJ. To support our grassroots movement for a just future, please donate!

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California Environmental Justice Alliance (CEJA) @ceja.org · Aug 6

On its 13th anniversary, we remember the #Chevron #Richmond Refinery Fire and the 15,000+ people it sent to doctors and hospitals. A settlement of $5 million for this fire, followed by another for broader harms at $550 million, is just the start of the accountability for #BigOil that we deserve.

Orange textured background with an image and white text overlaid. The photo is of massive plumes of white vapor and dark smoke rising from an oil refinery above the city of Richmond, California. The text reads:
August 6, 2025
Remembering the 2012 Chevron Richmond Refinery Fire
which caused 15,000+ community members to need medical care for breathing problems and related ailments.
What’s happened to hold Chevron accountable?"

California Environmental Justice Alliance (CEJA) @ceja.org · Jul 28

Tomorrow! Community call to reclaim #SouthLA ✊🏽👇🏽

Strategic Concepts in Organizing and Policy Education (SCOPE) @scope-la.bsky.social · Jul 23

Florence & Normandie is an intersection of resistance.  
On July 29 at 4 PM, we’re reclaiming it for our people.
Black and Brown communities are rising up in South LA. Join the procession. Free food & music.  
Register @: bit.ly/reclaimourst...

#ReclaimOurStreets #SouthLA #BlackAndBrownUnity

Flyer titled “Reclaim Our Streets – South LA: Florence Takeover.” The background features bold, vibrant colors with a stylized illustration of community members holding signs, drums, and instruments in a street procession. Key phrases in large font include: “Black and Brown Solidarity,” “Stop the Raids,” “ICE Out of South Central,” and “We Protect Each Other.” Event details read: “Tuesday, July 29 at 4 PM. Meet at SCOPE – 1715 W. Florence Ave. Procession to Florence & Normandie and back.” Bottom of the flyer includes info about free food, music, mutual aid, and community care. The tone is bold, energetic, and rooted in cultural pride and resistance.

Volante que dice “Reclama Nuestras Calles – Sur de Los Ángeles: Toma de Florence.” Tiene colores vivos y un dibujo de gente de la comunidad marchando con letreros, tambores y músicos. Algunas frases grandes dicen: “Solidaridad entre Negros y Latinos,” “Alto a las redadas,” “ICE fuera del Sur Central,” y “Nos cuidamos entre nosotros.” El evento es el martes 29 de julio a las 4 PM. El punto de encuentro es en SCOPE: 1715 W. Florence Ave. Habrá una procesión a Florence y Normandie y luego de regreso. Abajo dice que habrá comida gratis, música, ayuda mutua y comunidad. El mensaje es de orgullo, unidad y resistencia.

California Environmental Justice Alliance (CEJA) @ceja.org · Jul 16

"Streamlining development must be tied to labor and env'l standards so that there is a clear public benefit and not just a giveaway to developers.... Without CEQA, developers have no need to even think about the environmental and community benefits of their projects." @lorenagonzalez.bsky.social

California Environmental Justice Alliance (CEJA) @ceja.org · Jul 16

Insightful read by @lorenagonzalez.bsky.social on "The Abundance Agenda" and why labor and environmental justice movts are aligned in advocating for worker/community protections instead of fast-tracking development 👇🏽

Opinion: True abundance shouldn’t favor the powerful over workers

Abundance. Of course! But abundance for whom? The labor movement has always been supportive of dreaming big, building large projects, increasing housing supply and completing massive infrastructure…

www.sandiegouniontribune.com

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California Environmental Justice Alliance (CEJA) @ceja.org · Jul 14

Everyone check out this thread by @apen4ej.bsky.social breaking down what's really happening with oil refinery closures and CA's energy transition.

#BigOil hopes to once again rake in profits at our [health and taxpayer $] expense, and spreading confusion to divide progressives clears their path.

Asian Pacific Environmental Network (APEN) @apen4ej.bsky.social · Jul 12

Yesterday, @politico.com ran an article about this week’s @calenergy.bsky.social meeting claiming that climate and environmental justice groups are lining up behind a plan that would “pump the brakes” on the transition away from fossil fuels. It’s time to set the story straight ⬇️⬇️

California Environmental Justice Alliance (CEJA) @ceja.org · Jul 10

Thank you! It's almost like when we demand affordable housing, we're also demanding that it's developed in ways that DON'T harm low-income communities. We don't need to choose between health and housing; that false choice is a strategy to maintain the status quo.

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California Environmental Justice Alliance (CEJA) @ceja.org · Jul 9

Orgs say: "This bill is the worst anti-environmental bill in CA in recent memory. It represents an unprecedented rollback to California’s fundamental environmental + community protections at a time in which the people of CA grapple with unprecedented federal attacks to their lives and livelihoods."

Environmental groups are outraged after Newsom overhauls CEQA

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law two bills that will overhaul the landmark California Environmental Quality Act in an effort to streamline housing development in the state.

www.latimes.com

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PSR-LA @psr-la.bsky.social · Jul 2

The attacks against some of our most vulnerable members of our community come from the same system that is deregulating environmental protections, defunding public health, increasing nuclear weapons spending, targeting organizers, and criminalizing protest.

www.psr-la.org/stay-informe...

PSR-LA on I.C.E. Raids: Standing with Los Angeles. Standing with Democracy. — Physicians for Social Responsibility Los Angeles

PSR-LA on the ICE raids in Los Angeles.

www.psr-la.org

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Leadership Counsel for Justice & Accountability @leadershipcounsel.bsky.social · Jun 30

They call it “Thermal Ranch” — a luxury horse resort with million-dollar homes, private events, and a 5 million gallon reservoir all for the wealthy.

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California Environmental Justice Alliance (CEJA) @ceja.org · Jun 25

Cap-and-Trade needs to be reformed so that it does what it was meant to do, instead of providing a path for polluters to worsen our air quality.

Grateful to stand alongside @leadershipcounsel.bsky.social yesterday ✊🏽

#StopGaslightingCA #CapandTrade

Leadership Counsel for Justice & Accountability @leadershipcounsel.bsky.social · Jun 24

Reauthorization of the Cap-and-Trade program without common sense changes that generate more resources for Californians and reduce climate and air pollution recklessly ignores growing inequality, the mounting climate disaster costs, and the communities forced to breathe the nation’s dirtiest air.

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California Environmental Justice Alliance (CEJA) @ceja.org · Jun 23

Bit.ly/peoplesmutualaid to support @scope-la.bsky.social providing community care on the ground 💗

California Environmental Justice Alliance (CEJA) @ceja.org · Jun 23

"It’s crucial for decision-makers to recognize that battery storage offers economic relief at a time when so many Californians are having to choose between paying their energy bills or other basic necessities."

- Julia Dowell, @sierraclubca.bsky.social

California Environmental Justice Alliance (CEJA) @ceja.org · Jun 23

"Californians are overpaying for gas that isn’t performing. We now have hard evidence to back up what frontline communities have long suspected: gas-fired power plants aren’t worth the increasing costs it takes to maintain them."

- @heenasayshey.bsky.social, CEJA Energy Justice Manager

California Environmental Justice Alliance (CEJA) @ceja.org · Jun 23

Proof that we don't need to rely on fossil fuels to meet our energy needs 👇🏽

www.ivpressonline.com/news/new-rep...

New report finds battery storage cheaper, more reliable than gas plants in California

SACRAMENTO — Battery storage is outpacing gas-fired power plants in both cost and reliability, saving Californians money and reducing the risk of blackouts, according to a new report released Tuesday

www.ivpressonline.com

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California Environmental Justice Alliance (CEJA) @ceja.org · Jun 23

Free political education time! Join us tmr to learn about our #environmentaljustice priorities and ask us all your burning questions. We're in this together.

Register: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

California Environmental Justice Alliance (CEJA) @ceja.org · Jun 19

Appreciate you @foodandwater.bsky.social ✊🏽🧡

California Environmental Justice Alliance (CEJA) @ceja.org · Jun 19

Happy #Juneteenth! We're celebrating but we all still know racial injustice is far from over. Racist land use policies and white supremacy brought us to a world where Black and brown neighborhoods across the US are disproportionately enduring the health impacts of pollution and the fight continues!