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Environmental Health Coalition
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Environmental Health Coalition (EHC) works for environmental justice in the San Diego/Tijuana region and throughout California. Founded in 1980, EHC has worked to reduce pollution and improve health and well-being for thousands of people in underserved, lo
“We've been trying to clean the city of pollution for a long time," Garcia said. “We're almost there, and then something worse comes along. No es justo,”

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National City pledged to reduce pollution. Now it’s considering a new industrial biofuel depot
Environmental advocates said the proposed biofuels transfer station would mark a retreat from the city’s fight to curb pollution in its west side neighborhood.
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July 16, 2025 at 8:20 PM
EHC extends a great big congratulations to Mayor Paloma Aguirre on her election to the County Board of Supervisors, District 1 seat. We look forward to partnering with her in the fight for clean air and healthy neighborhoods in the South Bay!

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Paloma Aguirre wins Board of Supervisors seat, John McCann concedes
In a statement released Tuesday night, Aguirre said District 1 residents "now have a fighter at the county Board of Supervisors who will hold the line against the Trump administration."
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July 2, 2025 at 8:46 PM
This project is bad for National City's lungs. It would bring +70 lung-damaging diesel trucks a day into our already polluted neighborhood.

“It’s not going to benefit National City," Maggie Morales said. "It’s just going to bring more pollution."

#nationalcity #environmentaljustice #airpollution
Debate over proposed fuel transfer station in National City delayed
Local leaders are delaying discussions about whether to move forward with plans for a new fuel transfer site in National City.
www.nbcsandiego.com
June 4, 2025 at 9:12 PM
EHC Executive Director responds to EPA's termination of $20 million grant - "If clean air and a healthy environment are not consistent with this EPA’s priorities, then what is?" Read the full response here - www.environmentalhealth.org/2025/05/09/e...
EPA Terminates $20 million for clean-air projects
EPA officially terminated a $20 million Community Change Grant (CCG) to fund clean-air and climate-resilience projects in San Diego’s Historic Central Barrios
www.environmentalhealth.org
May 13, 2025 at 7:51 PM