California Youth Versus Big Oil (CA YVBO), in partnership with the Central California Environmental Justice Network are launching our next round of the exciting California Youth Versus Big Oil Fellowship Program! We will be offering mentorships and financial support to one youth leader (aged 14 – 24). Preference is for currently or recently active youth […]
Author: Cesar Aguirre
Climate Resiliency in Action
“None of us can do all that needs to be done, but together we can accomplish miracles.” The celebration held on August 13 in the unincorporated community of Five Points is a perfect illustration of this quote. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Telemundo 51 Fresno (@telemundofresno) (Instagram story above by the […]
Finding Leaks Impacting Residents 2024 Report
Identifying Violations Affecting Neighborhoods Report 2024
Pass to Pollute: New Reports Expose Oil and Gas Pollution in Kern County and Loopholes That Let It Continue
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 12th, 2025 Contact: Cesar Aguirre, (559) 907-2418, cesar.aguirre@ccejn.org Bakersfield, CA – Three newly released reports expose alarming health and safety risks confronting Kern County communities—particularly those living next to oil and gas operations—and uncover state-created loopholes that allow dangerous pollution to persist. IVAN Quarterly Reports (2024)A typical year in Kern County […]
Passes to Pollute: Regulatory Loopholes in California’s Oil and Gas Rule
A White Paper by the Central California Environmental Justice Network
Residents and Regulators Discuss Carbon Capture and Storage
EL Proyecto de Milpa
CCEJN’s Agroecology Project launches the first of three seed-saving workshops. Over fourteen participants gathered this past Sunday, to learn different seed-saving techniques in a workshop facilitated by Jeanette Acosta, Ethnobotanist and Permaculture Instructor. The afternoon was filled with an amazing and enthusiastic space dedicated to a wonderful and enlightening hand-on seed-saving activity. These seed-saving workshops […]
Manchin Drops Permitting Language
Frontline communities and indigenous leaders across the Nation will continue to stand firm against permitting operations that prop up the fossil fuel industry. With the climate crisis in full effect, each step we take to protect our environment becomes more and more meaningful to our future. We thank the leaders who helped ensure this dirty […]
Community Leads Regulators to More Methane-Spewing Wells in Morningstar Neighborhood
Abandoned & Idled Wells Pose Significant Safety Threats to Frontline Communities Across CA After Decades of Neglect May 24, 2022 Contact: Cesar Aguirre, (661) 979-2721, cesar.aguirre@ccejn.org Kobi Naseck, 214-609-2439, kobi@vision-ca.org Bakersfield, CA – While onsite to verify that two abandoned oil wells in a residential neighborhood were no longer pouring methane into the community since […]