California Environmental Justice Alliance (CEJA)
ceja.org
California Environmental Justice Alliance (CEJA)
@ceja.org
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. Sibling organization to @ceja-action.org.
January 14, 2026 at 1:34 AM
“A lot of these facilities that they exempted have long histories of contaminating drinking water and air, directly leading to harmful chronic diseases like asthma, cancer — what we’re talking about is a huge threat to public health.” - Asha Sharma
January 14, 2026 at 1:34 AM
“Exempting manufacturing from environmental review is very different from exempting housing development,” said Asha Sharma, a state policy manager for Leadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability.
January 14, 2026 at 1:34 AM
“From an environmental justice perspective, this was the safeguards that we needed so that this [advanced manufacturing] exemption wasn’t going to create all these harms in our communities." - Raquel Mason, Senior Legislative Manager at CEJA
January 14, 2026 at 1:34 AM