CRPE is sponsoring AB 1990 (Fong), the Solar for All bill, with the California Environmental Justice Alliance (CEJA) to provide low income communities of color access to rooftop solar technology. The bill includes a local hire preference to provide jobs where they are most desperately needed. The bill passed through two committees and we now need your help to pass it through the Assembly!
CRPE Helps Rural Communities Secure Funding to Clean Up Drinking Water
CRPE helped Allensworth, CA secure over $400,000 to address the lack of safe drinking water in their community. Allensworth struggles with arsenic contamination that often makes water dangerous to drink."Rural communities like Allensworth face huge barriers to clean drinking water and we need innovative
Kadara speaking about the grant provided by California's Strategic Growth Council
solutions to overcome these barriers" said Denise Kadara, president of the Allensworth Progressive Association. This grant is part of a larger plan which includes an additional $600,000 for nearby Matheny Tract...
This summer CRPE will shine a light on the extreme air pollution and epidemicproportions of pollution-caused illnesses in the San Joaquin Valley. Check our website throughout the summer for pollution facts, calls to action, and our exposure of the dirty deeds that have led to the deadliest air in the nation.
This Month at CRPE
-CRPE welcomed four summer legal interns this month- Elizabeth Spellman, Stephanie Safdi, Sam Welch and Dorie Chang. They join our current stellar SF development intern, Brent Tietjen.
-EPA awarded CRPE a $25,000 grant to fund our efforts to establish sustainable, worker-owned farms and community gardens.
-We are proud to announce two recent promotions: Ingrid Brostrom to senior attorney and Valerie Gorospe to community organizer!
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