Terra Verde

Environmental Justice in the Golden State

Across California, low-income communities and communities of color bear a disproportionate burden when it comes to our pollution, whether its lead in their water, particulates in their air, or proximity to toxic sites and hazardous waste. This burden comes with serious health impacts, impacts that have been amplified by the Covid-19 pandemic. Recently, an alliance … Continued


Terra Verde

Terra Verde – Responding to Sea Level Rise on the San Francisco Bay

According to recent estimates, we can expect 48 inches of sea level rise on the San Francisco Bay by 2120. With that will come displacement of low-income residents, loss of vulnerable shoreline habitat, significant impacts on infrastructure, and an increased contamination risk from more than 1,000 known or suspected contaminated industrial sites around the Bay. … Continued