Read more in Melissa Montalvo’s article at: https://www.fresnobee.com/news/local/article278374474.html#storylink=cpy
Read more in Esther Quintanilla’s article at: https://www.kvpr.org/local-news/2023-09-05/kaiser-permanente-distributes-heat-resiliency-kits-to-valley-farmworkers
by Nayamin Martinez Tuesday June 13, 2023, nine community members from various communities met virtually to hear updates about a project that will help them improve the indoor air quality in their homes; but while getting filters for their swamp coolers and air monitors to measure the air quality inside and outside their homes might […]
CCEJN’s Agroecology Project launches the first of three seed-saving workshops. Over fourteen participants gathered this past Sunday, to learn different seed-saving techniques in a workshop facilitated by Jeanette Acosta, Ethnobotanist and Permaculture Instructor. The afternoon was filled with an amazing and enthusiastic space dedicated to a wonderful and enlightening hand-on seed-saving activity. These seed-saving workshops […]
by Nayamin Martinez It’s 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 they called that? What are the challenges, but also the opportunities for these communities? While I am not […]
by Nayamin Martinez On November 10th, in a small northern Tulare County town known as Orosi, over a hundred residents from various counties across the San Joaquin Valley gathered to raised their voices and demanded to the Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) the right to know full transparency of when pesticides are applied or used. […]
by Cesar Aguirre and Nayamin Martinez As Mexicans, we have always celebrated September 16 because it is Mexican’s Independence Day. But September 16, 2022, has a new meaning for us and for other 3 million residents in California. Why? Because Governor Newsom signed into law SB 1137 a bill that will mandate a 3,200-foot setback […]
Frontline communities and indigenous leaders across the Nation will continue to stand firm against permitting operations that prop up the fossil fuel industry. With the climate crisis in full effect, each step we take to protect our environment becomes more and more meaningful to our future. We thank the leaders who helped ensure this dirty […]
Abandoned & Idled Wells Pose Significant Safety Threats to Frontline Communities Across CA After Decades of Neglect May 24, 2022 Contact: Cesar Aguirre, (661) 979-2721, cesar.aguirre@ccejn.org Kobi Naseck, 214-609-2439, kobi@vision-ca.org Bakersfield, CA – While onsite to verify that two abandoned oil wells in a residential neighborhood were no longer pouring methane into the community since […]
Hume Lake is a 87 acre mountain lake reservoir within the Sequoia National forest. Did you know that it is the first concrete-reinforced dam in the world? This beautiful lake offers recreational activities such as: biking, hiking, fishing, and boating. In this picture our Youth Environmental Savvy group are enjoying their wonderful time in the […]
