This Día De Los Muertos, EnviroVoters wants to honor two women whose contributions to environmental justice have been deeply impactful.
EnviroVoters Statement: California Air Resources Board’s Rules
“We should all be energized by CARB’s unanimous votes on some of the most important climate action policies our state can take to reduce emissions. Between the In-Use Locomotive and Advanced Clean Fleets rules, California will save billions of dollars and thousands of lives.”
LCV 2022 National Scorecard Shows California Delegation Champions Our Environment and Democracy
Today, EnviroVoters released the California delegation’s scores for the League of Conservation Voters’ 2022 National Environmental Scorecard highlighting our state’s leaders’ tremendous action to protect our environment, protect our democracy, and build a clean energy future.
Four present-day Black environmental justice leaders you should definitely know about
These pioneering environmental justice leaders are making history in ocean protection, food sovereignty, clean water advocacy, and much more.
The environmentalist women who inspire us
The contributions of BIPOC environmentalist women have made an undeniable impact on the fight for climate and environmental justice.
Four Black environmental justice leaders you should know about
Black environmentalists’ impacts on the environmental movement are monumental, yet often under-recognized. We’re shining a spotlight on them.
Meet 5 Key Black Environmental Activists
It’s Black History Month and we’re talking about Black environmentalist activists you don’t hear enough about.
Black History Month: The Fight to Achieve Environmental and Climate Justice
In an effort to save the planet, we as a society have been overlooking the systemic effects on marginalized communities, a phenomenon known as environmental racism. The conservation movement is rooted in racism and we still have a long way to go to fix it. Watch the following videos to learn more about the history of environmental racism and environmental justice:
What Is Environmental Justice?
Coined by African American civil rights leader Benjamin Chavis, environmental racism is “the systematic exclusion of minorities in environmental policy making, enforcement, and remediation” and “racial discrimination in the deliberated targeting of ethnic and minority communities.”
There are two notable movements working to solve environmental racism and its impacts on historically excluded and divested communities: the environmental justice and climate justice movement. Watch our video to learn more:
