The California Wellness Foundation. (2021, September 20). CEJA Is Championing Environmental Justice Through Community-Led Policy Solutions.

 Retrieved February 5, 2022, from https://www.calwellness.org/stories/ceja-community-led-policy-solutions/

This article serves as an introduction to the organization CEJA (California Environmental Justice Alliance), and explains their efforts to replace “sacrifice zones,” zones where air pollution is significantly worse, with “green zones.” The article explains how communities of color are often pushed into these “sacrifice zones,” which is why there is a higher number of environmental health risks in communities of color. The article highlights how organizations such as CEJA are helping to turn these zones into greener zones in order to reduce disproportionate health risks. 

Though short, this article was straight to the point and decently informative. I appreciated how it had clear structure and gave a strong message on the reasons behind the organization CEJA. Similarly, the article included quotes from the director of CEJA, Gladys Limon, who expanded on CEJA’s message and plans towards equity. Overall, this article gave a proper amount of statistics, evidence, and explanation about environmental injustices in California, however, I would have liked to see more specifics such as where exactly in California these areas were concentrated.