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Just when the senior residents of Barrio Logan tho

Just when the senior residents of Barrio Logan thought they were going to have peace of mind from the biodiesel refinery (New Leaf Biodiesel) next door, the refinery came back with a plan to expand their operations.

“Every time one of these projects happens around our community, they always say ‘It’s good for the community,’ but then after all has been said and done, it’s not — it’s good for the people who want to make money,” Peter Colon

Learn more about their plans and community fighting back with the link in our bio.
@sandiegouniontribune

#EHC #ClimateJustice #EnvironmentalJustice #BarrioLogan #LoganHeights #NewLeaf #UnionTribune #Biodiesel #Biofuel #CleanAir #AirQuality #SanDiego #SanDiegoCounty #KumeyaayTerritory

Come and RALLY for 100% CLEAN ENERGY NOW! We are c

Come and RALLY for 100% CLEAN ENERGY NOW!
We are calling on our region’s power provider, San Diego Community Power, to adopt a binding legal commitment to provide 100% of our local energy from CLEAN, RENEWABLE sources by 2035.
Right now, SDCP says it will try to achieve 100% renewable by 2035 if possible, but we all know what happens when lofty goals get tough.

Where: Meet and Rally at the San Diego County Operations Center (5520 Overland Ave, San Diego, CA 92123)
When: 4:00 - 4:45 PM on Thursday, March 23rd. At 4:45 we will march to the SDCP Board of Directors meeting (approx. a 5-minute walk).
Register: bit.ly/100CleanEnergyRally

@sandiego350
@suplawsonremer

#EHC #EnvironmentalJustice #ClimateJustice #BarrioLogan #LoganHeights #NationalCity #SanDiego #SanDiegoCounty #CommunityEvents #EJ #EJCommunity #SanDiegoRally #Rally #CleanAir #SanDiegoEvents

Calling all NATIONAL CITY residents! Join in on t

Calling all NATIONAL CITY residents!

Join in on this BROWNSFIELD community event on March 23rd where you will get to learn more about brownfields in National City and give your ideas, and input on what to do with these empty and abandoned lots!

Can’t attend? Share this with family, friends, neighbors, and anyone you think might be interested. Thank you!

Register here: bit.ly/BrownfieldsKick-Off (Registration not required)
And learn more about the project here: brownfields.sdsu.edu
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¡Llamando a todos los residentes de NATIONAL CITY!

¡Únase a este evento comunitario de BROWNSFIELD el 23 de marzo donde podrá aprender más sobre los terrenos baldíos en National City y dar sus ideas y aportes sobre qué hacer con estos lotes vacíos y abandonados!

¿No puede asistir? Comparta esto con familiares, amigos, vecinos y cualquier persona que crea que pueda estar interesada. ¡Gracias!

Regístrate aquí: bit.ly/BrownfieldsKick-Off (No es necesario registrarse)
Y conoce más sobre el proyecto aquí: brownfields.sdsu.edu

@brownfields.sdsu

#EHC #EnvironmentalJustice #ClimateJustice #NationalCity #SDSU #Brownfields #SanDiego #SanDiegoCounty #CommunityEvents #EJ #EJCommunity

Forty five million dollars are on the line for our

Forty five million dollars are on the line for our historic barrios and we need your help deciding how to distribute it! 🤑

Join your neighbors in deciding how this money will be spent on housing, parks and transportation on Saturday, April 15 from 10am-12pm.

Please fill out the survey to share your ideas about where the funding will go! The link is in our bio and DM or comment with any questions.
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¡Cuarenta y cinco millones de dólares están en juego para nuestros barrios históricos y necesitamos su ayuda para decidir cómo distribuirlos! 🤑
Únase a sus vecinos para decidir cómo se gastará este dinero en viviendas, parques y transporte el sábado 15 de abril de 10 am a 12 pm.

¡Complete la encuesta para compartir sus ideas sobre dónde se gastaran los fondos! El enlace está en nuestra bio y mandenos un mensaje o comenta con cualquier pregunta.

#EHC #EnvironmentalJustice #ClimateJustice #BarrioLogan #LoganHeights #Southcrest #Shelltown #SanDiego #SanDiegoCounty #TCC #TransformativeClimateCommunities

One of our 10 Transit Lifelines is "Youth Opportun

One of our 10 Transit Lifelines is "Youth Opportunity Passes: invest in young people."

We are excited to have this program now in place until at least summer 2024, so that our San Diego youth can ride to school, work, internships and early career opportunities for FREE and unlimited!

If you have any questions please visit sandag.org/YouthOpportunityPass or e-mail YouthOpportunityPass@sandag.org.
and share this information with the youth in your life!

@sandagregion
@sdmts
@gonctd
@midcitycan
@midcitycanyouthcouncil

#EHC #EnvironmentalHealth #ClimateChange #EnvironmentalJustice #ClimateJustice #EJ #SanDiegoCounty #NationalCity #BarrioLogan #LoganHeights #Sherman #CityHeights #YOP #YouthOpportunityPass #10TransitLifelines #SANDAG

We’re celebrating women all month and every day!

We’re celebrating women all month and every day!
We want to elevate Maricela from our City Heights Community Action Team (CAT)🐱 !! Our environmental justice community action teams meet monthly to talk about issues in our communities and how to organize and mobilize for action!

Maricela fights for environmental justice because she wants a healthy family. Check out her story above!
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¡Celebramos a las mujeres todo el mes y todos los días!
¡Queremos elevar a Maricela de nuestro Equipo de Acción Comunitaria (CAT por siglas en ingles)🐱 de City Heights!

¡Nuestros equipos de acción comunitaria de justicia ambiental se reúnen mensualmente para hablar sobre problemas en nuestras comunidades y cómo organizarse y movilizarse para la acción!

Maricela lucha por la justicia ambiental porque quiere una familia sana. ¡Mira su historia arriba!

#EHC #EnvironmentalHealth #ClimateChange #SanDiegoCounty #WomensHistoryMonth #CleanAir #WHM2023 #EnvironmentalJustice #ClimateJustice #CityHeights #BarrioLogan #loganHeights #NationalCity #Shelltown

El voto ponderado de SANDAG a veces puede parecer

El voto ponderado de SANDAG a veces puede parecer desalentador y difícil de entender, por lo que esperamos poder ayudar a aclarar qué es y cómo funciona en la práctica.

Es importante que los habitantes de San Diego lo entiendan completamente para asegurarse de seguir usándolo, ya que es la mejor manera de garantizar una representación justa para tod@s en el condado de San Diego.

¡Envíanos un mensaje si tienes alguna pregunta!

@sandagregion

#EHC #EnvironmentalHealth #ClimateChange #TransitJustice #WeightedVote #SanDiegoCounty #PublicTransitSD #CleanAir #EnvironmentalJustice #ClimateJustice #CityHeights #BarrioLogan #loganHeights #NationalCity #Shelltown #Southcrest

The SANDAG weighted vote can sometimes seem daunti

The SANDAG weighted vote can sometimes seem daunting and hard to understand, so we hope we can help clarify what it is and how it works in practice.

It’s important for San Diegans to understand it fully to make sure we continue to use it, as it is the best way to guarantee fair representation of all in San Diego County.

Send us a DM or comment if you have any questions! Thank you.

@sandagregion

#EHC #EnvironmentalHealth #ClimateChange #TransitJustice #WeightedVote #SanDiegoCounty #PublicTransitSD #CleanAir #EnvironmentalJustice #ClimateJustice #CityHeights #BarrioLogan #loganHeights #NationalCity #Shelltown #Southcrest

Huge thank you to everyone who came by on Saturday

Huge thank you to everyone who came by on Saturday to the Boston Ave. Park Groundbreaking celebration!

After decades of community advocacy and organizing, construction of the park is finally beginning! Barrio Logan residents deserve green, open spaces for community and clean air, not industry and asthma causing diesel trucks!
This is only the beginning.. Si se puede!
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¡Muchas gracias a todos los que vinieron el sábado a la celebración de inauguración de Boston Ave. Park Groundbreaking!

Después de décadas de defensa y organización de la comunidad, ¡finalmente comienza la construcción del parque! ¡Los residentes de Barrio Logan merecen espacios verdes y abiertos para la comunidad y aire limpio, no la industria y los camiones diesel que causan asma!
Esto es solo el comienzo.. Si se puede!

@mayortoddgloria
@vivianmorenoca
@d11caltrans
@chicanopark_museum
@circulatesd

#EHC #EnvironmentalHealthCoalition #BarrioLogan #LoganHeights #NewPark #BostonAvePark #LinearPark #BostonLinearPark #EnvironmentalJustice #ClimateJustice #EJ #CleanAir #SanDiego #SanDiegoCounty #CalTrans

📣 Join us! Logan Residents advocated for and

📣 Join us!

Logan Residents advocated for and designed a park in 2021, and construction will FINALLY begin. Come and join us in celebrating this exciting news and check out the awesome amenities that it will have such as picnic tables, basketball courts and a dog park!

Send us a message or leave a comment if you have any questions. See you there! 👀
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📣¡Acompañanos!

Los residentes de Logan abogaron y diseñaron un parque en 2021, y la construcción FINALMENTE comenzará. ¡Ven y acompananos para celebrar esta emocionante noticia y echa un vistazo a las increíbles comodidades que tendrá, como mesas de pícnic, canchas de básquetbol y un parque para perros!

Envíanos un mensaje o deja un comentario si tienes alguna pregunta. ¡Ahí nos vemos! 👀

#EHC #EnvironmentalHealth #ClimateChange #EnvironmentalJustice #ClimateJustice #EJ #IAMEJ #SouthbaySanDiego #SanDiegoCounty #NationalCity #BarrioLogan #LoganHeights #Sherman

February's #IAMEJ spotlight: Miguel Espinoza from

February's #IAMEJ spotlight: Miguel Espinoza from South Bay San Diego!!

We are happy and honored to have Miguel as an EHC community advocate and activist who continues to identify and tackle issues in our environmental #EJ communities!

A South Bay San Diego native, Miguel first got involved with EHC four years ago. He works for the Chicano Federation managing the Barrio Senior Villas Apartment complex, where he is also a tenant. In addition, he is on the Board of Barrio Station, a non-profit that helps families in need. Every day Miguel and his tenants, suffered from a sickening smell coming from New Leaf Biofuel, a biodiesel refinery across the street from their building. The smell became unbearable two years ago and Miguel took action. He started organizing the tenants to place complaints with the local air district about the smell. For the past two years he has continued the fight.
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#IAMEJ de febrero: ¡Miguel Espinoza de South Bay San Diego!

Estamos felices y honrados de tener a Miguel como defensor y activista de la comunidad EHC que continúa identificando y abordando problemas en nuestras comunidades ambientales #EJ!

Miguel, nativo de South Bay San Diego, se involucró por primera vez con EHC hace cuatro años. Trabaja para la Federación Chicana administrando el complejo de apartamentos Barrio Senior Villas, donde también es inquilino. Además, es miembro de la Junta Directiva de Barrio Station, una organización sin fines de lucro que ayuda a familias necesitadas. Todos los días, Miguel y sus inquilinos sufrían de un olor repugnante proveniente de New Leaf Biofuel, una refinería de biodiesel al otro lado de la calle de su edificio. El olor se volvió insoportable hace dos años y Miguel tomó medidas. Comenzó a organizar a los inquilinos para presentar quejas ante el distrito de aire local sobre el olor. Durante los últimos dos años ha continuado la lucha.

#EHC #EnvironmentalHealth #ClimateChange #EnvironmentalJustice #ClimateJustice #EJ #IAMEJ #SouthbaySanDiego #SanDiegoCounty #NationalCity #BarrioLogan #LoganHeights #Sherman

Restroom access is dignity and hygiene is fundamen

Restroom access is dignity and hygiene is fundamental!
Now that the Youth Opportunity Passes (YOP) are confirmed to continue through summer 2024, feel free to use them and also the trolley station's public restrooms!

Please refer to the MTS guide to see exactly where the restrooms are located, since they may be a short distance from the actual station, and the times they are open.

Also, check out Toshi's story in our 10 transit Lifelines videos with the link in our bio! 🚋

#EHC #EnvironmentalJustice #EJ #BarrioLogan #LoganHeights #CityHeights #NationalCity #SanDiegoCounty #YOP #YouthOpportunityPasses #MTS #SanDiegoTrolley #PublicRestrooms

NEW DATE FOR THE BOSTON AVENUE PARK GROUNDBREAKING

NEW DATE FOR THE BOSTON AVENUE PARK GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY! (Saturday March 4th!)

Super exciting news for residents of Logan Heights and Barrio Logan!
The construction of the Boston Avenue Linear Park will begin very soon and we would love for you to join us in celebrating. The park will bring in some much needed greenery, a place for families to come together and some awesome amenities like a dog park, basketball courts and picnic tables!

Come by the groundbreaking ceremony on Saturday 3/04 at 10AM and learn more about what the park has to offer!

We will also have complimentary pan dulce and coffee! See you there. :)
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¡NUEVA FECHA PARA LA CEREMONIA DE INAGURACIÓN DE BOSTON AVENUE PARK! (¡Sábado 4 de marzo!)

¡Noticias súper emocionantes para los residentes de Logan Heights y Barrio Logan!
La construcción del Parque Lineal de Boston Avenue comenzará muy pronto y nos encantaría que nos acompañes en la celebración. ¡El parque traerá algo de vegetación muy necesaria, un lugar para que las familias se reúnan y algunas comodidades increíbles como un parque para perros, canchas de baloncesto y mesas de picnic!

¡Ven a la ceremonia de inauguración el sábado 3/04 a las 10 a. m. y aprende más sobre lo que el parque tiene para ofrecer!

¡También tendremos pan dulce y café! Ahi nos vemos. :)

#EHC #EnvironmentalJustice #ClimateJustice #SocialJustice #EJ #BarrioLogan #LoganHeights #ChicanoPark #BostonLinearPark #BostonAvenue #ShermanHeights #Shelltown #SanDiegoCounty

Thank you, Laisha Felix for speaking up about the

Thank you, Laisha Felix for speaking up about the hazards of air pollution in our communities!

“Because of where they live, people of color breathe disproportionate levels of this toxic air pollution, which contributes to higher rates of asthma, cancer and other illnesses than their White counterparts.”- Laisha Felix

The fight for clean air continues!

Check out the full article here: bit.ly/3Sc4pje or click the link in our bio.

@sandiegouniontribune

#DieselDeath #DieselDeathZones #SacrificeZone #EHC #EnvironmentalHealth #ClimateJustice #EnvironmentalJustice #EJ #UnionTribune #MCC #Mitsubishi #BarrioLogan #LoganHeights #PortofSanDiego #OpEd #OpinionEditorial #SDUT #CleanAir

In her op-ed for the @sandiegouniontribune , EHC C

In her op-ed for the @sandiegouniontribune , EHC Co-founder @DianeTakvorian talks about the community's win against mega-polluter, Mitsubishi Cement Corporation (MCC).

She highlights, “This is not just a local win; it is a harbinger of a 100 percent zero-emission future in California.”

Check out the full piece here or click the link in our bio! https://bit.ly/3KhfYn9

#EHC #EnvironmentalHealth #ClimateJustice #EnvironmentalJustice #EJ #UnionTribune #MCC #Mitsubishi #BarrioLogan #LoganHeights #PortofSanDiego #DianeTakvorian #OpEd #OpinionEditorial #SDUT #CleanAir

February is Black History Month and we want to shi

February is Black History Month and we want to shine a spotlight on Robert Bullard- the Father of Environmental Justice.

African American leaders like Bullard have led environmental justice movements from their conception and have introduced terms like "environmental racism" into the mainstream.

His work has catapulted underprivileged communities in the U.S. to take action and learn about injustices affecting their health and daily lives.

If you're interested in learning more about Black voices in EJ check out some of his books like: "Confronting Environmental Racism: Voices From the Grassroots" or "The Quest for Environmental Justice: Human Rights and the Politics of Pollution"

Source: climateone.org, calvinchimes.org, harvard.edu

@robertd.bullard

#EHC #EnvironmentalJustice #ClimateJustice #SocialJustice #EJ #BHM #BHM2023 #BLM2023 #RobertBullard #EnvironmentalRacism #EJCommunities #SanDiegoCounty

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