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A Brief Note to AQMD

As I write this, our planet’s ecosystem is steadily falling further into collapse. The battle for the survival of life on Earth is heating up (no pun intended), and at the center of this struggle is the tension… Read More

East Yard Summer Water Tours

Writen by Janet Valenzuela What an honor and privilege it has been to work with East Yard members on this Water Tour series for the month of August. This month we visited Dominguez Gap Wetlands in Long Beach,… Read More

Reflections from our trip to Mono Lake

For years, East Yard has participated in The Mono Basin Outdoor Education Center (OEC) program, connecting our members and team to the source of the Los Angeles basin’s municipal water, and the restoration efforts of the Mono Lake… Read More

CEHAJ Statement Regarding EPA Statement on I-710 Corridor Expansion Project

May 5, 2021 – CEHAJ Statement Regarding I-710 Corridor Expansion Project More than 20 years ago transportation planners proposed expanding a diesel truck pipeline through the Gateway Cities called the I-710 Expansion Project. Communities along the I-710 corridor,… Read More

Nadie Debería Tener que Vivir al lado de una Estación de Gasolina

Lea esta publicación en inglés haciendo clic aquíRead this blog post in English by clicking here Adriana Reyes, miembra de East Yard, y su familia han vivido a pasos de la esquina de Atlantic y Washington en la… Read More

No One Should Have to Live Next to a Gas Station

Lea esta publicación en español haciendo clic aquíRead this blog post in Spanish by clicking here East Yard member Adriana Reyes and her family have lived steps away from the corner of Atlantic and Washington in the city… Read More

EYCEJ – Opposed to Measure US

East Yard Communities for Environmental Justice, made up of residents on the frontline of toxic polluters, has been fighting for the health of our communities – and by extension the planet – for two decades. We challenge bigoted… Read More

Yes on Prop. 15 & 21/Si en Prop. 15 y 21

EYCEJ says Yes on Prop 15 & Prop 21 *espanol al siguiente* Through an extensive and democratic process, the hundreds of East Yard Communities for Environmental Justice members from East LA, Southeast LA and Long Beach have reached… Read More