by ejcap-admin | Dec 2, 2024 | Campaign, Featured
By Fernando Tormos-Aponte of The Just Transition Alliance We leave the UNEP Plastics negotiations in Busan, South Korea, without a meaningful treaty to end the plastics pollution crisis. While it is clear that a strong treaty is needed to protect marginalized...
by Mithzy Hernandez | Jul 15, 2024 | Campaign, Community Engagement, Featured
Video produced by Mitzhy Hernandez of Physicians for Social Responsibility – Los Angeles Plastic pollution is a global crisis impacting the environment, health, and climate. Community leaders and frontline workers play a critical role in tackling this escalating...
by ejcap-admin | Jun 27, 2024 | Campaign, Featured
By Ananda Lee Tan of The Just Transition Alliance The Just Transition Alliance attended the Global Plastics Treaty (GPT) negotiations in Ottawa in April 2024, as part of the EJ Communities Against Plastics coalition. Along with over 180 members of a larger...
by ejcap-admin | Jun 27, 2024 | Campaign, Featured
By Nona Chai of The Just Transition Alliance On May 9th, environmental justice (EJ) organizers joined the International Brotherhood of Teamsters’ Waste and Recycling Division at their Western Region Waste Meeting in Covina, California – to build alignment...
by ejcap-admin | Jun 4, 2024 | Campaign, Featured
By Melisa Walk of Pacoima Beautiful What is “SB 54” ? SB 54 is the first legislation in United States history to set specific producer reduction goals to address plastic packaging. California Senate Bill 54: “The Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging...
by Tyler Norman | Jun 4, 2024 | Campaign
By Tyler Norman of The Just Transition Alliance Signs warning of contaminated water and fish, Houston Ship Channel. Photo credit: Lauren Murphy, Amnesty International In January 2024, both Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch released reports...
