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Comments Re: Concrete Production, Materials Handling, And Concrete Crushing Operations At Piers 92 And 94, San Francisco, Golden Gate University School Of Law

Environmental Law and Justice Clinic

The Environmental Law and Justice Clinic at Golden Gate University School of Law (the “Clinic”) submits these comments on behalf of the African American Community Health Equity Council, All Positives Possible, Bayview Hill Neighborhood Association, Bayview Hunters Point Mothers and Fathers Committee, Communities for a Better Environment, First Generation Environmental Health & Economic Developments, Greenaction for Health and Environmental Justice, the National Lawyers Guild - SF Bay Area Chapter Environmental Justice Committee, and the West Oakland Environmental Indicators Project.

Comments On South Fresno Road Widening Project, Golden Gate University School Of Law

Environmental Law and Justice Clinic

We are writing this letter on behalf of South Fresno Community Alliance, Katy Taylor, Rosa DePew, and Panfilo Cerrillo to urge you to deny approval of the actions before you today for the Central Avenue Improvements Project (Bid File 3796) (“Project”), including the finding of Categorical Exemptions pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines, the Inter-fund Loan Agreement for $1,880,097, and the award of a construction contract.

Comments Re: Baaqmd Permitting Rules, Golden Gate University School Of Law

Environmental Law and Justice Clinic

Comments regarding the Bay Area Air Quality Management District permitting rules. The comments are submitted by the Environmental Law and Justice Clinic at Golden Gate University School of Law on behalf of the West Oakland Environmental Indicators Project and Communities for a Better Environment.

Appellants' Opening Brief, Helen H. Kang

Environmental Law and Justice Clinic

ELJC Students and Professors File an Appellate Brief Arguing that Claims for Declaratory and Mandate Relief Should Be Actionable for the Water Board’s Abdication of Duty

On August 14, 2020, the Clinic filed a brief with the Third Appellate District in the Court of Appeal in the State of California, arguing that claims alleging that the State water board violated its own regulations in issuing permits governing are actionable under state law. These permits govern more than a million acres of cropland. On behalf of a diverse coalition of clients, the Clinic documents in the brief that polluted runoff from …

Concrete Production And The Regulatory Role Of The Bay Area Air Quality Management District, Golden Gate University School Of Law

Environmental Law and Justice Clinic

On behalf of several grassroots community groups, the Environmental Law and Justice Clinic at Golden Gate University School of Law issues this report to publicize the Bay Area Air Quality Management District’s permitting and enforcement practices that insufficiently protect the public against harmful air pollution, including particulate matter (PM) and toxic air contaminants.

The Clinic’s investigation focused on the Air District’s oversight of three companies operating on Port of San Francisco-owned properties at Piers 92 and 94 in the City of San Francisco: CEMEX Construction Materials Pacific, LLC (CEMEX), Central Concrete Supply Co., Inc. (Central), and Hanson Aggregates Mid-Pacific, Inc. …

2019 Environmental Law And Justice Clinic Report, Golden Gate University School Of Law

Environmental Law and Justice Clinic

Report on the recent activities of the Environmental Law and Justice Clinic.

Concrete Manufacturers And The Regulatory Role Of The Bay Area Air Quality Management District, Golden Gate University School Of Law

Environmental Law and Justice Clinic

This report discusses the results of an investigation into concrete manufacturers in the San Francisco Bay Area, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District’s (BAAQMD) handling of the concrete plants’ air pollution violations and the agency’s failure to follow its own enforcement guidelines.

The investigation focused on three concrete manufacturers operating in the City of San Francisco and around the Bay Area because they generate harmful particulate matter: Cemex Construction Materials Pacific, LLC (Cemex), Central Concrete Supply Co., Inc. (Central), and Hanson Aggregates Mid-Pacific, Inc. (Hanson). Because asthma is prevalent in the Bayview Hunters-Point community, particulate matter pollution is of …

Environmental Law And Justice Clinic 2015-2016 Report, Helen H. Kang

Environmental Law and Justice Clinic

Founded in 1994 in consultation with community leaders, the Clinic serves as a training ground for the next generation of social justice advocates and provides critical legal services to under-served communities throughout California and beyond. As one of the first law clinics in the United States to prioritize environmental justice, the Clinic has been widely recognized as a provider of high quality pro bono legal support to communities suffering the most from pollution.

In its third decade of service, the Clinic has focused particular attention on clean drinking water for low-income communities and clean energy for California, while continuing its …

With The People, Against Polluters, Golden Gate University

Environmental Law and Justice Clinic

As one of the first law school clinics in the United States to prioritize environmental justice in its work. the ELJC has been widely recognized as a provider of high quality pro bono legal services to neighborhoods suffering the most from pollution. giving underrepresented communities a voice in the legal system. The Clinic offers free legal services to · community groups, public interest organizations. and residents who are working to promote environmental equity.

Letter To The City Of San Francisco Concerning Hunters Point Candlestick Park Implosion, Environmental Law And Justice Clinic, Golden Gate University School Of Law

Environmental Law and Justice Clinic

Letter requesting that the San Francisco Planning Department decertify Addendum 3 to the Environmental Impact Report for the Candlestick Point-Hunters Point Shipyard Phase II; and engage the residents in the Bayview-Hunters Point community to arrive at a sound decision on an alternative that has the least air quality impacts on this vulnerable community.

Environmental Law And Justice Clinic Fall 2014 Report, Helen H. Kang

Environmental Law and Justice Clinic

The Clinic provides legal and technical assistance to communities that bear a disproportionate pollution burden while enjoying fewer of the benefits and basic amenities such as clean drinking water and open space. We focus on communities in California, although some projects address pollution reduction at the national level. Three core areas continued to dominate our efforts in the last year: clean drinking water for low-income communities, clean energy for California, and air pollution reduction. We also provided legal consulting to numerous organizations that sought our specialized expertise in the areas of clean air, energy, and environmental justice strategy.

Environmental Law And Justice Clinic Fall 2013 Report, Helen H. Kang

Environmental Law and Justice Clinic

The Environmental Law and Justice Clinic at Golden Gate University School of Law provides legal and technical assistance to communities that suffer the most from pollution. We focus on communities in California, although some projects address pollution reduction at the national level. Three core areas dominated our efforts this year: clean drinking water for low-income communities, clean energy for California, and air pollution reduction. In addition, we provided legal consulting to numerous organizations that sought our specialized expertise in clean air, energy, and environmental justice strategy.

Environmental Law News - November, 2012, Elcj

Environmental Law and Justice Clinic

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Environmental Law And Justice Clinic Fall 2012 Report, Helen H. Kang

Environmental Law and Justice Clinic

Founded in 1994, the Environmental Law and Justice Clinic serves the dual mission of training law students to be effective and ethical advocates and assisting low-income communities and communities of color to reduce the disparities of pollution. The Clinic is staffed by ten to twelve law students, two full-time professors, and a Graduate Fellow. The State Bar certifies the law students to perform lawyerly tasks under the supervision of their professors.

The Clinic’s 2012 work focused primarily on advocating for safe drinking water, ensuring a renewable energy future, and reducing the disparities of air pollution. This Fall 2012 report highlights …

Environmental Law And Justice Clinic Fall 2011 Report, Eljc

Environmental Law and Justice Clinic

Founded in 1994, the Environmental Law and Justice Clinic serves the dual mission of training law students to be effective and ethical advocates and assisting low-income communities and communities of color to reduce the disparities of pollution. The clinic is staffed by ten to twelve law students, two full-time professors, a part-time staff scientist, and a Graduate Fellow. The State Bar certifies the law students to perform lawyerly tasks under the supervision of their professors.

The clinic’s 2011 work focused primarily on reducing the disparities of air pollution. This Fall 2011 report highlights some of the clinic’s work and accomplishments …

Center On Urban Environmental Law (Cuel) Brochure, Alan Ramo

Environmental Law and Justice Clinic

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Brief Of Amici Curiae - Chamber Of Commerce V Epa, Helen H. Kang

Environmental Law and Justice Clinic

BRIEF OF AMICI CURIAE CLIMATE SCIENTISTS JAMES HANSEN, MARK JACOBSON, MICHAEL KLEEMAN, BENJAMIN SANTER, AND JAMES ZACHOS IN SUPPORT OF RESPONDENT ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY.

Comments On The Epa’S Advance Notice Of Proposed Rulemaking, Regulating Greenhouse Gas Emissions Under The Clean Air Act, 73 Fed. Reg. 44354 (July 30, 2008)

Environmental Law and Justice Clinic

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Comments On The Epa’S Advance Notice Of Proposed Rulemaking, Regulating Greenhouse Gas Emissions Under The Clean Air Act, 73 Fed. Reg. 44354 (July 30, 2008), Deborah Nicole Behles

Environmental Law and Justice Clinic

On behalf of Communities for a Better Environment and Bayview Hunters Point Community Advocates the Environmental Law and Justice Clinic at Golden Gate University submits these comments in response to EPA’s Federal Register publication of its Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Regulating Greenhouse Gas Emissions Under the Clean Air Act, which solicits public comment on how to respond to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Massachusetts v. EPA and how to regulate greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act. 73 Fed. Reg. 44354 (July 30, 2008).

Amicus Brief In State Of California, Et Al. V. United States Environmental Protection Agency

Environmental Law and Justice Clinic

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Environmental Law News - Spring 2008

Environmental Law and Justice Clinic

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Environmental Law News - Fall 2007

Environmental Law and Justice Clinic

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Access To Parkland: Environmental Justice At East Bay Parks, Paul Stanton Kibel

Environmental Law and Justice Clinic

In the United States, the environmental justice movement began with a focus on the inequitable burden of toxic exposures placed on low-income minority residents. There is now an increasing recognition that low-income minority residents also often face inequitable access to environmental amenities such as open space, parks and wilderness. Access to Parkland: Environmental Justice at East Bay Parks examines questions of equity for low-income minority residents related to the parkland holdings of the East Bay Regional Park District, the agency that manages close to 100,000 park acres in Alameda and Contra Costa counties east of San Francisco Bay.

Environmental Law News - Winter 2007

Environmental Law and Justice Clinic

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Environmental Law News - Fall 2006

Environmental Law and Justice Clinic

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Environmental Law News - Winter 2006

Environmental Law and Justice Clinic

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The Bush Record On The Environment: What A Difference Two Years Make, Clifford Rechtschaffen

Environmental Law and Justice Clinic

Although the Bush Administration has proposed a few environmentally positive initiatives . . . these initiatives have been far over-shadowed by the efforts to weaken or roll back environmental protections.

Community Guide To Environmental & Occupational Safety Laws - Part Ii - Your Right To A Clean Environment: Review Of Selected Environmental Laws

Environmental Law and Justice Clinic

The Environmental Law and Justice Clinic ("ELJC") of Golden Gate University School of Law developed this part of the Community Guide to assist you and your community in addressing environmental pollution concerns. It explains several state and federal environmental laws, and provides an overview of several governmental agencies responsible for enforcing these laws. We hope you will fmd this Community Guide useful, such as when you want to identify and contact a governmental agency, obtain information about an environmental hazard in your neighborhood or workplace, participate in an environmental decision-making process, or voice your concerns on a particular environmental issue …

Community Guide To Environmental & Occupational Safety Laws - Part I - Right To Know Laws: How To Obtain Information About Environmental Hazards In Your Community & Workplace

Environmental Law and Justice Clinic

The Environmental Law and Justice Clinic ("ELJC") and the Women's Employment Rights Clinic ("WERC") of Golden Gate University School of Law developed this community guide to assist you and your community in addressing environmental pollution and occupational safety concerns. It explains several state and federal environmental and workers' safety laws, and provides an overview of several governmental agencies responsible for enforcing these laws. We hope you will find this community guide useful, such as when you want to identify and contact a governmental agency, obtain information about an environmental hazard in your neighborhood or workplace, participate in an environmental decision-making …

Landlord's Handbook: Guide To Promoting Lead Safe Housing

Environmental Law and Justice Clinic

This Handbook is intended as advisory and informational guidance only. It is designed to assist property owners understand their legal obligations regarding lead in housing and how to reduce lead hazards on their property. The information contained herein is not intended as legal advice per se because the law can be interpreted differently depending upon the particular facts of each case. While every precaution has been taken in preparation of this Handbook, the authors and publisher assume no responsibility for errors or omissions. Nor is any liability assumed for damages resulting from the use of information contained herein.