On August 29, 2024, ECOS submitted a letter summarizing our comments on the County of Sacramento Climate Action Plan Draft 2024.
Tag Archives: Environmental Justice
ECOS Climate Committee meeting, Oct 17, 2024
Topics: Air Pollution in Minority Communities; and SACOG Update
Link to join: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6656164155
To phone in: 669-900-6833, Meeting ID: 665 616 4155
6:00 PM: Welcome and Introductions
6:10 PM: Need to reduce air pollution in minority communities – presented by Álvaro Alvarado, Cal/EPA’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment
Álvaro will present his recently published findings (in collaboration with UC Berkeley) that Californians are breathing far less pollution from vehicles than we were 25 years ago. Exposure to fine particulate matter from traffic has dropped by 65%. Communities of color and low-income communities have seen the biggest improvements. The largest reductions in air pollution levels over the past two decades happened in Black, Hispanic, and Asian communities. However, they are still exposed to higher levels than white Californians – a relative gap that did not change much. Álvaro’s branch produces CalEnviroScreen maps, which help identify communities burdened by pollution.
7:00 PM: Work in progress at Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG) – presented by Kacey Lizon, SACOG Deputy Director for Planning & Programs
Kacey will present the status of “Green Means Go”, their 2025 “Blueprint”, and their upcoming regional monitoring report. Green Means Go is a State-funded program to increase the capacity of storm, water, and sewer utilities to accelerate infill housing with lower greenhouse gas emissions than housing in greenfields. The Blueprint is SACOG’s Metropolitan Transportation Plan and Sustainable Communities Strategy. SACOG’s monitoring report will consist of data on transportation, land use, housing, and demographic and economic factors.
In November, we hope to continue discussions with SACOG staff on how our 6-county region can meet the State’s target for a 19% reduction in GHG from vehicles by 2035, and possible changes to Statewide legislation (e.g., SB 375 – Sustainable Communities & Climate Protection Program, and SB 743).
7:50 PM: Updates
Environmentalist of the Year Awards, October 26, 2024
Saturday, October 26, 2024, 5:00pm
Camp Pollock, 1501 Northgate Blvd, Sacramento, CA 95815
Please join us at the Environmentalist of the Year Awards to celebrate and be inspired on Saturday, October 26, 2024 at Camp Pollock. Network, have dinner, and enjoy a walk by the river on a glowing October evening.
ECOS has a decades-long legacy of honoring local environmental leaders. The Environmentalist of the Year Awards allow us to recognize important work done by people in many fields to further sustainability.
Climate Justice Festival 10/5/2024
Join us at the 5th Annual Sacramento Climate Justice Festival happening on Saturday, October 5th from 10 am to 2 pm at McClatchy Park in coordination with the Oak Park Market and Sacramento Food Literacy Center. The address for the festival is 3500 5th Ave, Sacramento.
There will be lots of fun events happening on the day of the festival:
- Inspiring talks from wide variety of community members
- Musical groups with performances by Star Crossed Lovers, Solidarity, AJAX, Taste like TV static, etc
- We have over ten children’s activities that include a bubble center, nature scent identification game, nature art, tactile nature game, coloring table, making paper butterflies, etc
- Climate justice obstacle course-steer your way around the natural disasters, go through the tunnel of misinformation, bowl down plastic bottles, plant a tree, etc. to the finish line.
- Seed planting
- Nature photo contest/display-so submit your beautiful photos of nature in Sacramento by the end of the week to enter the contest and see the beautiful nature photos from around the Sac area at the festival. Nature photos are due today at 5PM on Sunday.
- Vegetarian Chili Cook-off: we are still looking for a few more entries.-please consider participating.
- “Trashion” Fashion Show at noon on the day of the festival. Take your trash and create a fun garment to put on at the festival and you might be a Trashion Fashion winner.
- Community environmental talks: why electrify, native plant presentation, cool tips of how sustainability practices in your home saves you money, etc
- Over 30+ vendors
- Sacramento electric vehicles will be on display to ask questions to actual owners
- Poetry readings
- Dancing fun
- Opportunity to drop off old pens and batteries to be recycled at the festival
Sacramento teens lead fight against climate change in solidarity with national protests, August 22, 2024, CapRadio
By Gerardo Zavala | August 22, 2024 | CapRadio
Anushka Kalyan, 17, is a Sacramento high school student leading the local effort to address climate change through continued activism and involvement in youth organizations committed to addressing the issue — both locally and nationally.
Click here to read the article and/or listen to the segment.
Sacramento promised to require community benefits from developers. Has the city followed through? July 24, 2024, The Sacramento Bee
In 2021, the city of Sacramento promised to require real estate developers pursing major construction projects to provide benefits to local neighborhoods. More than two years after the draft law was initially reviewed by the city council, negotiations remain in limbo — with advocates having awaited next steps from the city for almost six months.
Read more at: https://www.sacbee.com/news/equity-lab/accountability/article290207904.html#storylink=cpy
