VIP is a grassroots organization advocating for Social & Environmental Justice in Stanislaus County and the Northern San Joaquin Valley of California!
Joined February 2020
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21 Aug 2025
VIP's Co-founder and Director, Bianca Lopez, will be on DPR's EJAC and Grayson Neighborhood Council Co-founder John X. Mataka will be an alternate!
DPR today announced the members of its new Environmental Justice Advisory Committee, which will provide recommendations on ways DPR can integrate EJ considerations into its work and engage with communities with the greatest exposure to pesticides. bit.ly/47CWjcU
ALT Two photos of farmworkers and text: “Learn more about DPR’s new Environmental Justice Advisory Committee. www. bit.ly/DPR_EJAC.” Additional text, a quote from DPR Director Karen Morrison: “This committee will help DPR continue to take meaningful steps to ensure that regulatory decisions reflect the realities of all Californians — especially those most impacted by pest management decisions.”
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Hoy, el DPR anunció los miembros de su nuevo Comité Asesor de Justicia Ambiental, que brindará recomendaciones sobre cómo el DPR puede integrar consideraciones de justicia ambiental en su trabajo y relacionarse con las comunidades. bit.ly/47CWjcU
ALT Two photos of farmworkers and text: Conoce más sobre el nuevo Comité Asesor de Justicia Ambiental del DPR. www.bit.ly/DPR_EJAC Karen Morrison, directora del DPR: “Este comité ayudará a que el DPR siga dando pasos significativos para asegurar que las decisiones regulatorias reflejen las realidades de todos los californianos — especialmente de aquellos más impactados por las decisiones sobre el manejo de plagas.”
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19 Aug 2025
Great to join with legislators and advocates this morning to call on @CalRecycle to adopt strong regulations to implement #SB54, groundbreaking legislation that forces producers to take responsibility for their packaging and reducing plastic waste. We need to get this right to maximize the benefits to consumers, ratepayers and the state as a whole. @BenAllenCA @AsmGreggHart @isaacgbryan @asmtasha @CALPIRG @oceana @OurOcean @MontereyAq @NSACTION_US @Surfrider @cawrecycles @EnvCalifornia @cleanh2oaction
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20 Aug 2025
Fighting against Chemical Recycling and other false solutions to the Plastic Pollution Crisis at the @UN Treaty Negotiations in Geneva, Switzerland! Shout out to Environmental Justice Communities Against Plastics (EJCAP) and @brkfreeplastic
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29 Jul 2025
De hecho, el 61 % de todas las muestras analizadas presentaron residuos de pesticidas detectables, incluyendo casi el 12 % de los productos etiquetados como orgánicos.
pesticidereform.org/state-re…
Hoy, el DPR publicó un informe que indicó que aprox. 97% de las frutas y verduras vendidas en CA no tenían residuos de pesticidas detectables o tenían residuos por debajo de los límites federales de protección. bit.ly/4lLb2qJ
ALT Fotografías de científicos de la DPR recolectando muestras de frutas y verduras.
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25 Jul 2025
The event, “Breath In, Speak Out,” hosted by Valley Improvement Projects and the West Modesto Community Collaborative, reviewed strategies for how the community can speak up for itself about poor air quality in an area residents say is severely neglected.
24 Jul 2025
Stanislaus County’s air quality among worst in CA. Workshop advocates for change modbee.com/news/politics-gov…
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25 Jul 2025
“We organized a peaceful protest to call out ICE’s harm to immigrant communities, and instead of being heard, we were criminalized,” said Bianca Lopez of VIP in a statement. “This is targeted policing, plain and simple.”
24 Jul 2025
Update: ACLU, advocacy groups denounce Modesto’s mask rule. City responds modbee.com/news/politics-gov…
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THANK YOU to everyone who was able to attend and participate in the CEJC 10th Anniversary Celebration & Conference!! It was an amazing weekend of building solidarity, sharing knowledge, advocating for change, and also just having a good time! We hope to do it all again next year!
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“I don’t think that municipal waste landfills were ever designed to accept this kind of waste, and to deregulate it ... puts those landfill communities” at risk, said Jane Williams, executive director of California Communities Against Toxics.
apnews.com/article/hazardous…
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13 May 2025
Hey, Turlock residents: We need a morality check on homelessness | Opinion modbee.com/opinion/opn-colum…
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14 May 2025
Stanislaus County will finally have no more toxic ash put into our landfill from the trash incinerator and now the state wants to us take toxic soil from all over the state! 🤬
Join CEJC and and other Environmental Justice organizations and community members in telling the
@CaliforniaDTSC Board of Environmental Safety (BES) that we don't want hazardous waste in landfills next to disadvantaged communities that are already overburdened with pollution!
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🚗⚡Know someone dreaming of ditching gas for good? Tag a friend who would love to get behind the wheel of a clean, quiet, and cost-saving electric vehicle!
Curious about others' experiences? Read their stories: evequity.org/testimonials/
#TagAFriend
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25 Apr 2025
Did you know? Not all green produce bags are compostable! Only bags with the BPI (Biodegradable Product Institute) logo are certified compostable. Keep plastic bags out of your green bin and help us keep the compost healthy!
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23 Apr 2025
Chale, we just #justtryingtobreathe ! We deserve that right. Shout out to all the homies holding it down in their own communities across califas,ey!
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📢🌎@CCEJN, a member of VISIÓN, found toxins leaking from neighborhood oil wells in LA. It is time to plug these wells and end neighborhood oil drilling!
Read the full story: laist.com/news/climate-envir…
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14 Mar 2025
Trump keeps proving he doesn’t care about poor people and people of color. These communities are the most overburdened by pollution, which directly leads to shorter lifespans. We need more environmental justice, not less!
sfchronicle.com/climate/arti…
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12 Mar 2025
Stanislaus County will finally have no more toxic ash put into our landfill from the trash incinerator and now the state wants to us take toxic soil from all over the state! 🤬
"By dumping more toxic substances into the landfills, there’s a higher chance of chemicals leaking into groundwater or becoming part of airborne dust blowing into nearby communities."
California regulators want to weaken hazardous waste disposal rules latimes.com/environment/stor…
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EJ communities urge the Governor to stay the course, resist industry stall tactics, and ensure CalRecycle finalizes SB 54 regulations this week.
Please call the Gavinor to make sure the law stays on track @GavinNewsom (916) 445-2841
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