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Arsenio Mataka

@arseniomataka.bsky.social

In pursuit of environmental justice. πŸ“California

206 Followers  |  155 Following  |  25 Posts  |  Joined: 17.11.2024  |  2.2019

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β€œOne of my first vivid memories was actually being in a stroller, being pushed across one of the bridges that goes from Boyle Heights into downtown L.A.,” said mark! Lopez, Gutierrez’s grandson. β€œIt was a protest march and my grandma was one of the leaders that organized the march.”

02.05.2025 05:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Juana Beatriz Gutierrez East LA political organizer dies at 93

Juana Beatriz Gutierrez

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02.05.2025 05:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Free Webinar: Environmental Justice Lawyering Practice in California - California Lawyers Association This panel will feature a moderated discussion among environmental justice attorneys practicing in grassroots and big green non-profit organizations and government. The panel will address the most pre...

On Earth Day, join me, @arseniomataka.bsky.social, @jensaredope.bsky.social, Grecia Orozco, and Candice Youngblood to talk about California’s most pressing environmental justice issues, what the future holds, & career pathways for EJ lawyering.
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19.04.2025 15:31 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Alvaro Sanchez plants flag pole for shared prosperity. Trickle down abundance is not going to cut it.

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16.04.2025 03:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Justice Dept. scraps landmark civil rights deal over Alabama county’s sewage woes The 2023 deal was based on findings that residents suffered inadequate access to sanitation systems, faced burdensome fines and had serious health risks ignored.

Fixed the headline: Alabama stays course as Trump Administration retreats.

Justice Department scraps deal over Alabama county’s sewage woes - The Washington Post

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12.04.2025 13:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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From Fresno advocate to political aspirant, Sandra Celedon takes aim at Assembly race | Opinion β€” The Fresno Bee Fresno community organizer Sandra Celedon announces run for state Assembly with support from termed-out incumbent Joaquin Arambula.

Sandra Celedon takes aim at Assembly race.

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03.04.2025 04:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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No flashy announcement. Tough leader. Shrewd negotiator. Big heart.

That’s Xavier Becerra.

03.04.2025 03:49 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Returnable bottle.
Excessive sugar warning.
Excessive calories warning.

#CALeg

31.03.2025 19:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Judge shuts down recycling plant accused of spewing toxins onto L.A. school A few days after he jailed the owners for repeated violations of court orders, L.A. County Superior Court Judge Terry Bork halted operations at a metal recycling plant that has long been accused of ex...

Polluter pays.

www.yahoo.com/news/judge-s...

18.03.2025 00:19 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Clean HEET Program Grants for homeowners to replace wood-burning heaters with electric heat pumps

Up to $2 million in funding is available for the Clean HEET Program. Individual awards range from $3,000 - $10,500 to replace one stove/insert/fireplace and $6,000 - $13,500 to replace two stoves/inserts/fireplaces.

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14.03.2025 03:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Judge jails recycling plant owners accused of exposing Watts students to toxic waste The owners of S&W Atlas Iron & Metal, accused of exposing Watts high school students to toxic waste, will spend at least the weekend in jail after a judge ruled they violated a court order by having f...

Polluter pays.

www.latimes.com/california/s...

13.03.2025 23:53 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Title VI and Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act Agreement here www.justice.gov/archives/opa...

26.02.2025 04:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Great conversation with Catherine Coleman Flowers today with @climateone.org

Got my signed copy of Catherine’s new book Holy Ground - On Activism, Environmental Justice, and Finding Hope.

Cool to civil rights/EJ work at HHS highlighted in fight for basic sanitation services.

26.02.2025 04:15 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Screening of "Burning Injustice" at Crest Theatre | Clean Seas Coalition Join the Clean Seas Coalition at the Crest Theatre on January 28 for a complimentary screening ofΒ Burning Injustice, with a panel to follow.

Screening of Burning Injustice

Tomorrow January 28 @6PM

Address: Crest Theatre, 1013 K St, Sacramento, CA 95814

www.plasticpollutioncoalition.org/event/screen...

28.01.2025 06:04 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Is Xavier Becerra's next move running for governor? He's not saying. Yet. β€” Los Angeles Times Former President Biden’s secretary of Health and Human Services is strongly considering running for governor of California, according to allies.

Perhaps. @latimes.com

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28.01.2025 05:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Becerra, With No Regrets, Defends Vaccine Mandates and Misinformation Fight (Gift Article) In a wide-ranging interview, Xavier Becerra, President Biden’s health secretary, defended his tenure and hinted that he might run for governor of California.

πŸ‘€ In a wide-ranging interview, Xavier Becerra, President Biden’s health secretary, defended his tenure and hinted that he might run for governor of California.

@sherylnyt.bsky.social

www.nytimes.com/2025/01/18/u...

19.01.2025 05:43 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Be an agent of change! CARB is hiring a Chief Counsel in Sacramento. Apply by January 31.

Be an agent of change! CARB is hiring a Chief Counsel in Sacramento. Apply by January 31.

CARB is hiring a Chief Counsel to direct work of Legal Office staff, manage oversight of the Enforcement Division, provide legal advice, & formulate policy recommendations.

➑️ bit.ly/4a7h3J9

#CARBcareers #Hiring #JobAlert #NowHiring #GovernmentJobs #SacramentoJobs

01.01.2025 01:21 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Back in 2018, CA Attorney General Xavier Becerra tapped me to establish a force of attorneys would back up and protect environmental justice communities.

@jmijin.bsky.social captures one of the first battles the EJ Bureau took up alongside @leadershipcounsel.bsky.social in Fresno.

27.12.2024 19:23 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I was so happy to find you here

23.12.2024 21:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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19.12.2024 22:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Mayor Gurrola was taking heat from all over. Then CA Attorney General Xavier Becerra chipped in to flank the community with this letter…taking preemption arguments off the table. www.oag.ca.gov/system/files...

19.12.2024 05:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Really appreciate @jmijin.bsky.social lifting up the City of Arvin’s fight for a new oil well setback ordinance in new book β€œA Just Transition For All”. Truly sparked a statewide movement.

19.12.2024 05:02 β€” πŸ‘ 34    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1
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The team at CDC just pushed out an update that adds a climate module and some very cool county/census tract reports.

06.12.2024 20:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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When I was at HHS I worked with CDC to develop the Environmental Justice Index (EJI). It’s the first national, place-based tool designed to measure the cumulative impacts of environmental burden through the lens of human health and health equity.

www.atsdr.cdc.gov/place-health...

06.12.2024 20:43 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
BURNING INJUSTICE: Latino Activists Battle to Shut Down California's Toxic Incinerator
YouTube video by The Story of Stuff Project BURNING INJUSTICE: Latino Activists Battle to Shut Down California's Toxic Incinerator

Here’s a short film β€œBurning Injustice” documenting the struggle.

youtu.be/ZxQYcWu1bCs?...

03.12.2024 04:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The last trash incinerator in California closed for good today.

My community fought like hell to shut it down.

I’m here at #bluesky to follow the everlasting pursuit toward environmental justice and share stories from communities like my own.

www.modbee.com/living/healt...

03.12.2024 04:47 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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