QUOTE SHEET: Environmental Justice Groups Respond to Chevron’s El Segundo Refinery Fire

by TEAM APEN | Oct 7, 2025 | Los Angeles, Media, Press Releases, Uncategorized

Contact:  Isa Flores-Jones, ifloresjones@apenaction.org Blake Marquez, blake.marquez@sunstonestrategies.org El Segundo, CA –  On Thursday, residents of the South Bay felt their homes rocked by an explosion of heat and flames from the El Segundo Chevron refinery....

Oakland wins $9.25m grant for the Lincoln Square Community Resilience and Recreation Center

by Friends of Lincoln Square Park & APEN | Nov 8, 2023 | Climate Resilience, Oakland, Press Releases

Oakland wins $9.25m grant for the Lincoln Square Community Resilience and Recreation Center Photo by Stephen Woo Images Oakland, CA, November 3, 2023 — Oakland Chinatown is one big step closer to seeing our dream of a new 21st century center at Lincoln Square Park...

80+ Groups Slam California Climate Plan’s Reliance on Carbon Capture for Fossil Fuel Infrastructure

by Marie Choi | Oct 24, 2022 | Media, Press Releases, Standing Up to Big Polluters, Statewide

For Immediate Release Monday, October 24, 2022 Contact:  Alexandra Nagy, (818) 633-0865, alexandra@sunstonestrategies.org   80+ Groups Slam California Climate Plan’s Reliance on Carbon Capture for Fossil Fuel Infrastructure   Advocates say putting carbon...

Statement on Oakland A’s Howard Terminal Vote

by Marie Choi | Jul 20, 2021 | Media, Press Releases

For Immediate Release July 20, 2021   Oakland Chinatown Coalition Statement on City Council’s Howard Terminal Vote   OAKLAND, CA – Today, Oakland Chinatown Coalition issued the following statement in response to Oakland City Council’s vote...

Statement on Nomination of Michael Regan for EPA Administrator

by Marie Choi | Dec 17, 2020 | Media, Press Releases

For Immediate Release December 17, 2020   Statement on Nomination of Michael Regan for EPA Administrator    Sacramento, CA – Today, the California Environmental Justice Alliance (CEJA) issued the following statement in response to the appointment of...

California Environmental Justice Leaders Call on Biden to Appoint EPA Leader with a ‘Proven Track Record’ on Environmental Justice

by Marie Choi | Dec 14, 2020 | Media, Press Releases

For Immediate Release December 14, 2020    California Environmental Justice Leaders Call on Biden to Appoint EPA Leader with a ‘Proven Track Record’ on Environmental Justice Kevin de Leon, Heather Mcteer Toney, and Mathy Stanislaus Named as ‘Promising Candidates’...