CARB Environmental Justice Blog

... J oy Williams, research director at Environmental Health Coalition! EHC is thrilled to share that earlier this month Joy received the 2019 Haagen-Smit Clean Air Award from the California Air Resources Board (CARB). She is the first-ever awardee in the Community Service and Environmental Justice category of the prestigious recognition. Read the full press release.

PSE Healthy Energy Richmond Air Monitoring Network comparing average pollution levels in Richmond before and after shelter in place: https://www.psehealthyenergy.org/news/blog/richmond-monitoring-coronavirus/  

The Annual Report describes the status of funded programs and lists the projects funded.  It also provides estimates of the GHG reductions expected from project investments and provides key statistics on benefits to disadvantaged communities, demand for funding, and leveraging, fiscal data and program accomplishments. http://www.caclimateinvestments.ca.gov/annual-report

  The information below is provided by the California Public Utilities Commission.  It is done in public service. Link to interactive map on California Public Utilities Commission 's COVID 19 Consumer Protections page ( www.cpuc.ca.gov/covid19protections ) as such: Affordable Internet Service Plans: Several broadband Internet and wireless cellphone service companies are offering free or low-cost internet access options in response to current conditions. These services are offered in the areas each company serves, or as otherwise described. For assistance in signing up for internet offerings, click here to find the closest call center in your area.   To find out more about affordable internet plans offered in your zip code, click here to visit our CPUC interactive map. The interactive map is available at direct link: https://www.cpuc.ca.gov/caip/

Contact April 9,2020 Malinda Dumisani , CalEPA EJ Small Grants Program Manager CalEPA Extended Deadline & Electronic Submission Now Available for 2020 Environmental Justice Grants Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, CalEPA has extended the application deadline for the 2020 EJ Small Grants to Friday, May 1, 2020. Please visit our website for more information and updates. Also to support the Governor’s orders on social distancing, CalEPA will now also be accepting electronic submission of applications.  Electronic submitted applications must be sent to the CalEPA EJ Program mailbox and must comply with other electronic formatting details.  For more the EJ Program mailbox and project examples updates information, please visit our website at https://calepa.ca.gov/EnvJustice/Funding/   At least $1 million will be available during this funding cycle to elig