Center on Race, Poverty & the Environment

Luke Cole loved being a mentor. He believed that training the next generation of social justice lawyers was essential to the grassroots movement for environmental justice and healthy communities. From 1989 to 2009 Luke mentored countless individuals as the founder and executive director of the

After seeing the Lorax, 8 year old Emily became inspired to celebrate Earth Day by planting trees in her San Joaquin Valley neighborhood. Emily, the daughter of our program assistant Valerie, has a respiratory illness known as Valley Fever and is effected by poor air quality more than most children.

We are asking our Facebook and Cause fans to tell us what YOU want to hear about in the New Year! Which topic interests you most?

Tell Governor Brown to protect our public health, invigorate California’s economy, and get real reductions in greenhouse gas emissions! UPDATE On August 24th CRPE and Communities for a Better Environment (CBE) joined allies in Sacramento to rally for EQUITABLE solutions for greenhouse gas