For nearly 40 years, Communities for a Better Environment (CBE), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, has mobilized community members from some of California’s most heavily overburdened neighborhoods to prevent and reduce pollution and build community power to achieve clean energy and healthy communities. With CBE Action we are building upon CBE’s rich history and power as one of the most influential organizations in the environmental justice movement!

As a 501(c)(4), CBE Action is allowed by law to lobby for environmental justice policy, work on ballot initiatives, and endorse candidates who will take a stand for people and Mother Earth. CBE Action will provide frontline communities with the tools, skills, and resources to take charge of their own environmental health and push for statewide policies to put the brakes on climate change. As we build a future that prioritizes environmental sustainability it must include building the political power of California’s frontline communities.

CBE Action is rooted in the 4 communities where we organize local residents: Richmond, East Oakland, Wilmington (Los Angeles) and Huntington Park. Our reach will extend from there to the regional and statewide level – right into the capitol building in Sacramento.

CBE Action is engaging California’s communities of color and low-income communities living on the frontlines of climate change to participate in political organizing, lobbying, and civic engagement. Together, we will build the new clean, green, healthy, sustainable and economically viable environments that communities deserve.

Here are some examples of what your contribution helps CBE Action achieve:

Charge Ahead California initiative brings the green vehicle revolution to communities that need it most with 1 million electric, zero emission vehicles on California roadways.

Senate Bill 350: Golden State Standards, improves public health by setting a 50% increase renewable energy and 50% increase in energy efficiency by 2030.