The California Air Resources Board (CARB) today announced the reappointment of all 13 members to its ongoing Environmental Justice Advisory Committee (EJAC*). The Committee is comprised of representatives from California communities most heavily impacted by air pollution, including disadvantaged communities with minority or low-income populations.
“These appointments demonstrate the Board’s commitment to integrating environmental justice and equity as a cornerstone of CARB’s climate programs,” said CARB Chair Liane Randolph. “We know climate change impacts vulnerable communities the most. Each of these members brings a unique perspective from their communities. By partnering together, we can reduce greenhouse gas emissions and address historic inequities by advancing environmental justice and equity in our implementation of the Scoping Plan.”
The members for the ongoing EJAC are:
- Martha Dina Argüello, Physicians for Social Responsibility – Los Angeles;
- Juan Flores, Center on Race, Poverty & the Environment;
- Angel Garcia, Californians for Pesticide Reform;
- Catherine Garoupa, Central Valley Air Quality Coalition;
- Kevin Hamilton, Central California Asthma Collaborative;
- John Harriel Jr., International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers;
- Thomas Helme, Valley Improvement Projects;
- Matt Holmes, Little Manila Rising;
- John Kevin Jefferson III, Urban Leaf;
- Mayor Rey León, The LEAP Institute;
- Luis Olmedo of Comité Civico del Valle;
- Jill Sherman-Warne, Native American Environmental Protection Coalition;
- Sharifa Taylor, Communities for a Better Environment.
CARB also adopted the first EJAC charter, which the committee members and CARB worked together on. EJAC members unanimously approved the charter during the 15 March 15 public meeting. The charter sets goals for CARB and EJAC members, as well as provides accountability, transparency and outlines the working relationship as it relates to governance for the ongoing EJAC.
*EJAC was created under AB 32, the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, to help advise the Board in developing the Scoping Plan and on pertinent issues related to AB 32. CARB convened the first EJAC in 2007. The committee was reconvened in 2013, 2017 and 2021 to advise on the Scoping Plan.
About Ken Zino
Ken Zino, editor and publisher of AutoInformed, is a versatile auto industry participant with global experience spanning decades in print and broadcast journalism, as well as social media. He has automobile testing, marketing, public relations and communications experience. He is past president of The International Motor Press Assn, the Detroit Press Club, founding member and first President of the Automotive Press Assn. He is a member of APA, IMPA and the Midwest Automotive Press Assn.
He also brings an historical perspective while citing their contemporary relevance of the work of legendary auto writers such as Ken Purdy, Jim Dunne or Jerry Flint, or writers such as Red Smith, Mark Twain, Thomas Jefferson – all to bring perspective to a chaotic automotive universe.
Above all, decades after he first drove a car, Zino still revels in the sound of the exhaust as the throttle is blipped during a downshift and the driver’s rush that occurs when the entry, apex and exit points of a turn are smoothly and swiftly crossed. It’s the beginning of a perfect lap.
AutoInformed has an editorial philosophy that loves transportation machines of all kinds while promoting critical thinking about the future use of cars and trucks.
Zino builds AutoInformed from his background in automotive journalism starting at Hearst Publishing in New York City on Motor and MotorTech Magazines and car testing where he reviewed hundreds of vehicles in his decade-long stint as the Detroit Bureau Chief of Road & Track magazine. Zino has also worked in Europe, and Asia – now the largest automotive market in the world with China at its center.
CARB Environmental Justice Advisory Committee Renewed
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) today announced the reappointment of all 13 members to its ongoing Environmental Justice Advisory Committee (EJAC*). The Committee is comprised of representatives from California communities most heavily impacted by air pollution, including disadvantaged communities with minority or low-income populations.
“These appointments demonstrate the Board’s commitment to integrating environmental justice and equity as a cornerstone of CARB’s climate programs,” said CARB Chair Liane Randolph. “We know climate change impacts vulnerable communities the most. Each of these members brings a unique perspective from their communities. By partnering together, we can reduce greenhouse gas emissions and address historic inequities by advancing environmental justice and equity in our implementation of the Scoping Plan.”
The members for the ongoing EJAC are:
CARB also adopted the first EJAC charter, which the committee members and CARB worked together on. EJAC members unanimously approved the charter during the 15 March 15 public meeting. The charter sets goals for CARB and EJAC members, as well as provides accountability, transparency and outlines the working relationship as it relates to governance for the ongoing EJAC.
*EJAC was created under AB 32, the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, to help advise the Board in developing the Scoping Plan and on pertinent issues related to AB 32. CARB convened the first EJAC in 2007. The committee was reconvened in 2013, 2017 and 2021 to advise on the Scoping Plan.
About Ken Zino
Ken Zino, editor and publisher of AutoInformed, is a versatile auto industry participant with global experience spanning decades in print and broadcast journalism, as well as social media. He has automobile testing, marketing, public relations and communications experience. He is past president of The International Motor Press Assn, the Detroit Press Club, founding member and first President of the Automotive Press Assn. He is a member of APA, IMPA and the Midwest Automotive Press Assn. He also brings an historical perspective while citing their contemporary relevance of the work of legendary auto writers such as Ken Purdy, Jim Dunne or Jerry Flint, or writers such as Red Smith, Mark Twain, Thomas Jefferson – all to bring perspective to a chaotic automotive universe. Above all, decades after he first drove a car, Zino still revels in the sound of the exhaust as the throttle is blipped during a downshift and the driver’s rush that occurs when the entry, apex and exit points of a turn are smoothly and swiftly crossed. It’s the beginning of a perfect lap. AutoInformed has an editorial philosophy that loves transportation machines of all kinds while promoting critical thinking about the future use of cars and trucks. Zino builds AutoInformed from his background in automotive journalism starting at Hearst Publishing in New York City on Motor and MotorTech Magazines and car testing where he reviewed hundreds of vehicles in his decade-long stint as the Detroit Bureau Chief of Road & Track magazine. Zino has also worked in Europe, and Asia – now the largest automotive market in the world with China at its center.