[Fact sheet] Even before a full switch to tar sands, shifting to lower quality oil already has caused serious harm to refinery communities, workers, and the environment. Read more.

CBE has been working diligently to ensure the I-710 corridor project is not merely a freeway expansion project, but an entirely new type of freight and people transit project—one that protects and revitalizes the communities… read more.

[Press release] Residents of East and Southeast Los Angeles demand the immediate shut down of Exide Technologies, a dangerous polluter and serial violator of health protective environmental laws and regulations. Read the press release and the media advisory.

[News] The World Health Organization declared air pollution a human carcinogen like tobacco smoke, asbestos and arsenic, calling it a leading cause of cancer deaths globally.

[Press release] California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) decision reduces need for more gas fired power plants.

Read how tar sands could get to the Bay Area to explode emissions and refineries now (Read CBE’s EIR comment).

Railroads are carrying soaring amounts of crude from Canada down to refineries along the US Gulf Coast, reducing the need for the TransCanada project… (Read more).

[Sign the petition] 7.8 million Californian’s, mostly people of color, live in communities overburdened by pollution. This harms people’s health and strangles local economies. AB 1330 will help transform these toxic hotspots into thriving communities. Read the fact sheet.

[Transition statement] I have been the executive director of Communities for a Better Environment (CBE) for eight, incredible, challenging, and gratifying years.

South East LA has been concerned about toxic emissions from Exide’s Vernon facility for over fifteen years. CBE has been calling public attention to the health and safety risks that this facility’s operations pose to the surrounding community… read more.