Environmental Health Coalition

THE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH COALITION IS DEDICATED TO ACHIEVING ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL JUSTICE. WE BELIEVE THAT JUSTICE IS ACCOMPLISHED BY EMPOWERED COMMUNITIES ACTING TOGETHER TO MAKE SOCIAL CHANGE. WE ORGANIZE AND ADVOCATE TO PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH AND

TOXIC FREE NEIGHBORHOODS CAMPAIGN: ORGANIZES AND EDUCATES IN LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES OF COLOR TO ADVOCATE FOR THE PREVENTION OF TOXIC POLLUTION FROM INDUSTRIAL AND MOBILE SOURCES. CURRENTLY, OUR EFFORTS ARE FOCUSED IN THE COMMUNITIES OF BARRIO LOGAN, LOGAN HEIGHT, AND CITY HEIGHTS IN SAN DIEGO AND WESTSIDE NATIONAL CITY. THESE COMMUNITIES SUFFER FROM YEARS OF INCOMPATIBLE ZONING THAT HAS CREATED AN UNHEALTHY MIX OF TOXIC INDUSTRIES, HOMES, AND SCHOOLS; LACK OF GREEN SPACE, LIKE PARKS; AND A LACK OF HEALTHY FOOD OPTIONS. THESE COMMUNITIES RECEIVE ADDITIONAL POLLUTION FROM FREIGHT-RELATED ACTIVITIES AT NEARBY TERMINALS AND MULTIPLE FREEWAYS. EHC STAFF AND COMMUNITY LEADERS ARE ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN DEVELOPING NEW VISIONS FOR THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN VARIOUS COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, STAKEHOLDER GROUPS AND WITH THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ORGANIZED COMMITTEES AND EVENTS. THE EHC COMMUNITY ACTION TEAMS MEET MONTHLY TO LEARN ABOUT AND DISCUSS NEW OPPORTUNITIES TO ACHIEVE THEIR VISION OF A HEALTHY COMMUNITY AND DEVELOP PLANS TO ENSURE THAT THE COMMUNITY'S VOICE IS HEARD.

CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ALLIANCE - EHC SERVES AS THE FISCAL AGENT FOR THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ALLIANCE, A COALITION OF ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ORGANIZATIONS WITH STRONG COMMUNITY BASES IN CRITICAL URBAN AND RURAL REGIONS OF CALIFORNIA. THE MISSION OF CEJA IS: TO STRENGTHEN THE PROGRESSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE MOVEMENT IN CALIFORNIA BY BUILDING ON THE LOCAL ORGANIZING EFFORTS AND ADVOCACY SUCCESSES OF OUR MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS TO ACHIEVE STATE POLICY CHANGE.

CLIMATE JUSTICE CAMPAIGN: PROMOTES A COMPREHENSIVE REGIONAL STRATEGY TO REDUCE GREENHOUSE GASES FROM INDUSTRIAL, TRANSPORTATION AND ENERGY SOURCES TO MAXIMIZE BENEFITS IN LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES. EHC REPRESENTIVES WORK WITH THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM, SAN DIEGO ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS, CITIES OF SAN DIEGO AND NATIONAL CITY AND THE PORT OF SAN DIEGO ON CLIMATE ACTION PLANS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS PROVIDING TECHNICAL AND COMMUNITY EXPERTISE ON THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAYS FOR INVESTMENTS TO BE MADE IN THE MOST IMPACTED COMMUNITIES TO INCREASE PUBLIC TRANSIT OPTIONS AND INCREASE PUBLIC INVESTMENT. FROM RISING TEMPERATURES, WORSENING AIR QUALITY, INCREASED WILDFIRES, AND DWINDLING RAINFALL, THESE IMPACTS POSE THE BIGGEST THREATS TO LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES WHO ALREADY HAVE LESS ACCESS TO SERVICES AND ADEQUATE HEALTH CARE.