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State Updates Measure of What Makes a Community “Disadvantaged,” Workshops Start Today
The California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) is updating CalEnviroScreen, holding a series of workshops and webinars starting this week and continuing throughout September—see the end of this post for locations and details. The first one takes place in Los Angeles this evening.
September 7, 2016
Legislature Must Decide the Fate of Three Environmental Justice Bills Before Midnight
Among the bills the state Senate and Assembly must decide upon before today's deadline—the session ends at midnight tonight—are several that attempt to make up for past and current injustices by giving voice to the California communities that are most affected by climate change and pollution.
August 31, 2016