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NYT Editorial on youth group lawsuit and oil advocacy (1/30/2017)

Posted on February 2, 2017 by Sylvia

 Read about Communities for a Better Environment’s Youth for EJ lawsuit in The New York Times Editorial featuring community leader Giselle Cabrera, and how our City can better protect communities from oil drilling dangers.

 

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CBE Stands For Sancturary

Posted on January 20, 2017 by Sylvia
[Read Full CBE Statement] In light of the deportation threats, degrading and racist statements and violent hate crimes that are directed daily to immigrants and people of color across the nation, Communities for a Better Environment strongly …….

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Roadmaps to Resiliency

Posted on January 4, 2017 by Sylvia

CARE has Launched their Roadmap to Resilience for Wilmington and Richmond! Read the manual created thanks to the community!

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BREAKING: L.A. Youth Groups Challenge Oil Industry’s Retaliatory SLAPP Suit

Posted on November 15, 2016 by Sylvia

After Settlement of Legal Challenge to City’s Drilling Practices, Oil Lobby Group Sues Young Plaintiffs to Chill Their Right to Petition. Click HERE to learn more on Youth EJ SLAPP Suit

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Welcome Jaimini!

Posted on October 27, 2016 by Sylvia

Thank You  to the VABANC Law Foundation for Sponsoring CBE’s New Legal Fellow, Jaimini Parekh! jaimini-pic

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L.A. Youth Achieve Victory in Historic Oil Drilling Lawsuit

Posted on October 25, 2016 by Sylvia

 

We know you’ve been waiting to hear, and we’ve got some good news for you! Share our announcement and let’s celebrate this Youth for Environmental Justice victory! Press release CLICK HERE

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Environmental Justice in the South Coast

Posted on August 9, 2016 by Sylvia

See the fact sheet on SB1387 (De León, Lara, Allen) to learn more about this important environmental justice bill.

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Read the Latest Feature on East Bay Express

Posted on June 29, 2016 by Sylvia

Stopping a Climate Change and Pollution Nightmare in the East Bay by: Will Parish (June 28, 2016)

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Want to Know Our Opinion about your Polluting Refineries?!

Posted on June 14, 2016 by Sylvia

Andres Soto, Communities for a Better Environment CBE and Sandy Saeteurn, Asian Pacific Environmental Network APEN are calling for action at BAAQMD June 15th!

The Chronicle Op Ed—Cap refinery emissions now

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Urgent: Say No to Giant Tesoro LA Refinery Expansion, Explosive Bakken Crude, and More Flaring

Posted on June 9, 2016 by Sylvia

Let’s Build Clean Energy Instead – COMMENTS DUE FRIDAY, June 10th, 2016 to the Air District. Send a comment today!

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