environmental justice

Breaking Chains: Creating a Path for Justice in The Garden State

February 1, 2025 | By Amy Goldsmith

Join Clean Water Action throughout February to celebrate Black History Month! Environmental Justice is Racial Justice - and to learn where we need to go, we have to learn where we’ve been. Join us in learning more about Black History and its connection to the Environmental Justice movement and the systematic discrimination we need to continue to fight.

Honoring X Braithwaite: Black History Month Clean Water Champion

January 31, 2025 | By LaTrice Harrison

Black History Month is a time to celebrate Black excellence. During February, Clean Water Action will spotlight Water Champions leading the charge to protect our water, environment, and health.

Take Action NOW on NJ’s Port & Warehouse Pollution!

Join us and send a message NOW to your State Senator and Assemblyperson. Tell them to ADVANCE A4679/S3546 immediately! The lives of frontline and overburdened communities impacted by truck pollution from our ports and warehouses cannot wait any longer.

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Beauty as Resistance: Where I Find My Strength

January 16, 2025 | By X Braithwaite

As an Environmental Justice Organizer who has worked in social justice spaces for nearly nine years, I am constantly uncovering new layers of how my identity has been shaped by systemic inequities. These discoveries are both painful and empowering, revealing the depth of the systems we are working to dismantle.

A New Space for Our Community Project: Lost Hills Air Quality Website

December 23, 2024 | By Jesus Alonso

Clean Water Fund California, in collaboration with Comite Lost Hills En Accion, is excited to announce the launch of our new website! This website will be used as an information hub for the Lost Hills community air safety and health.

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Beauty Products and Environmental Justice: Why Safer Alternatives Matter

December 21, 2024 | By X Braithwaite and Molly Cleary

The intersection of environmental justice and the beauty industry underscores the urgent need for systemic change. From stricter regulations on toxic chemicals to more sustainable non-toxic packaging practices, the path forward requires collaboration between policymakers, communities, and advocates.