CARB Environmental Justice Blog

The State Water Board is hiring three positions in its Office of Public Participation. Thank you in advance for forwarding this email to your networks and helping us find experienced leaders who may be excited about these opportunities. Assistant Director (Environmental Program Manager I)   The position will serve as the Assistant Director for the Office and will manage an interdisciplinary team. This position requires experience managing teams, implementing project management software, communicating effectively, establishing effective working relationships with a variety of technical and nontechnical audiences, and working with environmental justice communities and/or California Native American tribes.   Monthly salary: $12,512.00 - $14,209.00   Full time, based in Sacramento with potential to telework with in-person attendance based on operational needs   Job posting link   Program Manager (...

California Native Americans are the original stewards of the lands that now constitute California and continue to make essential and unique contributions to our state. This panel is designed to highlight the importance of the contributions of California Native American people in state service and to help inspire and grow the number of Native Americans who work for state service. This panel is focused on connecting with high school and college-age Native Americans with the goal to share resources and knowledge needed to plan for and achieve meaningful state careers to support themselves, their communities, and their ancestral lands. Topics discussed during this panel will include the benefits of state service, recruitment and outreach, and information on how to apply for state service. After this panel discussion, participants will be encouraged to visit our Career Center and meet  with state department recruiters who can help answer questions and provide tailored advice on how to s...

Oil wells in California In Spring 2022, civil and environmental engineering students from UC Berkeley worked with community organizations within the Stockton AB 617 area to identify local air pollution sources and design mitigation strategies. This 4-part blog series highlights the student projects and resources to share with the community.  Part 4 focuses on short-lived climate pollutants in California. Short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs) include methane, hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs used as refrigerants), and black carbon, all of which are being recognized as critical to the fight against climate change because of their large global warming potential (GWP) compared to carbon dioxide. Check out these StoryMaps:  Refrigerant leaks : this report maps refrigerant leaks across California, and highlights the need for a widespread transition to low-GWP refrigerants. Methane from oil and gas, and landfills : this report details the technical and political interventions needed to comb...

In Spring 2022, civil and environmental engineering students from UC Berkeley worked with community organizations within the Stockton AB 617 area to identify local air pollution sources and design mitigation strategies. This 4-part blog series highlights the student projects and resources to share with the community.  Satellite image of the Mormon Slough during a harmful algal bloom, data from Planet Labs, https://www.planet.com/ Part 3 focuses on water-related hazards in the Stockton AB 617 area. Check out these StoryMaps: Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs): HABs can become airborne and lead to illness and even death; this team explored impacts of HABs on public health in housed and unhoused communities in Stockton and potential solutions. Flooding and Stormwater Management : this report explores flooding risks near Van Buskirk Park and presents ideas on how to connect people back to local water bodies. A link to all 12 projects can be found here . Look out for the 4th installment of th...

 

Dear Community Leaders, The California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA) is inviting Community Based Organizations (CBOs) from throughout California to co-create a community science model to inform future CalEPA community research projects. The model is intended to be widely relevant to any California community interested in community science work and youth engagement. We are looking for CBOs interested and/or experienced in community science (also known as community based participatory research or citizen science) to share their expertise and advise CalEPA on a wide range of practices to apply community science and environmental justice principles. If interested, CalEPA invites you to work collaboratively with us. We will be contracting with a group of six to ten CBO leaders for their expertise over a period of six to nine months starting in early 2023. CBO leaders will provide approximately 10 hours of their time per month to attend one to three meetings a month, provide c...

U.S. EPA TRAINING 2022 Supplemental Proposal Reducing Climate- and Health-Harming Pollution from the Oil and Natural Gas Industry REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED On November 2, 2021, EPA took significant steps in fighting the climate crisis and protecting public health through a proposed rule that would sharply reduce methane and other harmful air pollution from both new and existing sources in the oil and natural gas industry. With the 2022 supplemental proposed rule, EPA is proposing to update, strengthen and expand the 2021 proposal to secure major climate and health benefits for all Americans by reducing emissions of methane and other harmful air pollution from both new and existing sources in the oil and natural gas industry. The supplemental proposal would make emissions reductions from oil and natural gas operations more comprehensive by improving standards in the 2021 proposal and adding proposed requirements for sources not previously covered by the rules. In addition, EPA is proposi...

Photo taken by Courtney Turkatte on 3/24/22 at the Port of Stockton In Spring 2022, civil and environmental engineering students from UC Berkeley worked with community organizations within the Stockton AB 617 area to identify local air pollution sources and design mitigation strategies. This 4-part blog series highlights the student projects and resources to share with the community.  Part 2 focuses on shipping, transportation, and cooking related emissions in the Stockton AB 617 area. Check out these StoryMaps:  Shipping Activity Emissions: for the Port of Stockton, students used ship traffic data to estimate that the Port’s emissions increased by 30% from 2018 to 2021 Trucking Emissions: analyzing truck routes in Stockton, students found that 63% of people within the AB 617 boundary live within 0.1 mi from a truck route, leading to high exposure from diesel truck emissions, compared to only 38% for Stockton overall; this team also created resources for truckers.  Comm...

Image by Warren County Department of Fire and Rescue Services In Spring 2022, civil and environmental engineering students from UC Berkeley worked with community organizations within the Stockton AB 617 area to identify local air pollution sources and design mitigation strategies. This 4-part blog series highlights the student projects and resources to share with the community.  This first blog focuses on agricultural burning in San Joaquin Valley, urban greening, and indoor air filtration. Check out these StoryMaps:   Agricultural Burning: this team created a new map showing locations with agricultural burning detected by satellite compared to burn permit locations; resources to help small farmers apply for funding to reduce air pollution at this website . Trees & Urban Greening: this team researched how trees and vegetative barriers can improve air quality, and how to place vegetative barriers to protect schools in Stockton. Indoor Air Quality: this team studied the ...