We all deserve a healthy and clean environment where our communities can thrive.
We need to invest in grassroots organizing now more than ever.
In the coming years, we have our work cut out for us — and we need your support.
What’s New
Before the Last Drop: Lessons From the Phillips 66 Los Angeles Refinery Closure
After years of asthma, sickness, and death for nearby residents, Los Angeles’ Phillips 66 refinery is on its way out. Now, frontline communities are counting on elected officials and responsible agencies to clean up refinery sites and ensure the safety, health, and...
NEW: Refineries are closing and it’s time to prepare. A new report illuminates key gaps, provides recommendations for residents and lawmakers.
These issues – the heavily contaminated site, the workers scrambling for the exits, and the community trying not to be shut out of redevelopment planning – will surface again and again as cars grow increasingly efficient, clean energy grows cheaper, and refineries diminish as a staple of our energy system.
Honoring Kaelinh Saechao
Beloved APEN Richmond leader, Kaelinh Saechao or “Kae” lived and organized with fearlessness, warmth and humor until her passing on August 3, 2025 at 92 years old. At APEN, we want to honor her many years of leadership and how much she meant to so many in our Richmond...
Our History
For over three decades, APEN has been building the power of Asian immigrant and refugee communities on the frontlines of fighting big polluters.
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- Are fluent in Mandarin, Cantonese, Mien, Khmu, or Lao or
- Have professional filmmaking, photography and/or graphic design skills or
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