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The CFASE-Coalition For A Safe Environmental is a community membership based non-profit environmental justice, public health and public safety advocacy organization. CFASE was established in April 2001 in Wilmington, California, USA by Jesse N. Marquez a lifetime Wilmington resident, community leader and activist.
The Coalition goals are to protect our environment, public health and public safety by fighting to reduce air pollution, global warming and public exposure to toxic chemicals in our water, food, land and consumer products.
We partner with many universities and colleges such as USC, UCLA, Berkeley, Occidental College and over 100 organizations locally, through-out the state and nationwide.
In 2007 we successfully defeated the Port of Los Angeles TraPac Container Terminal Expansion Project in court over their failure to comply with California Environmental Quality Act laws. Although the port is an economic engine that creates good jobs, it is also a major air pollution, global warming greenhouse gas, noise and traffic congestion source. As part of the settlement, Air Purification Systems were installed in every elementary school in Wilmington and San Pedro, CA to protect the children from toxic air pollution.
In 2012 we created the Save Burrowing Owl Campaign in Otay Mesa, San Diego when we discovered that the Brown Field Airport management began poisoning the owls and burying them alive in their underground home burrows. After a three year legal battle we are now currently in settlement discussions.
In 2013 we filed another environmental lawsuit with five other groups against the Port of Los Angeles BNSF Railroad SCIG Project. Another community nightmare that would allow another 2 million diesel fuel polluting, noisy and traffic congestion trucks to drive through the Los Angeles communities of Wilmington, San Pedro and our neighboring cities of Long Beach and Carson. On July 36, 2016 the Port was found guilty again of not complying with California Environmental Quality Act laws.
In 2014 we built the first community organization solar-powered air pollution monitoring system and installed it on top of a Wilmington family’s house roof fenceline to the ConocoPhillps Oil Refinery to protect our residents.
Since we are a non-profit organization we depend on donations, foundation and governmental grants to support our work. Over the past several years the economy has not been so good, foundations have cut back on their funding or changed the campaign categories of the types of project they wish to invest in.
We have lost over 80% of our funding now and are now desperately writing and submitting new grant applications. However, the process can take 3-6 months before you get an answer or get approved.
We needs funds to help pay our office rent, utilities, office supplies and part-time staff salaries for 2-3 months while we are waiting for new grant application funding.
Your support means that we can continue to do our public guardian angel work, protect our environment and protect our children’s future.
We thank you!
The Coalition goals are to protect our environment, public health and public safety by fighting to reduce air pollution, global warming and public exposure to toxic chemicals in our water, food, land and consumer products.
We partner with many universities and colleges such as USC, UCLA, Berkeley, Occidental College and over 100 organizations locally, through-out the state and nationwide.
In 2007 we successfully defeated the Port of Los Angeles TraPac Container Terminal Expansion Project in court over their failure to comply with California Environmental Quality Act laws. Although the port is an economic engine that creates good jobs, it is also a major air pollution, global warming greenhouse gas, noise and traffic congestion source. As part of the settlement, Air Purification Systems were installed in every elementary school in Wilmington and San Pedro, CA to protect the children from toxic air pollution.
In 2012 we created the Save Burrowing Owl Campaign in Otay Mesa, San Diego when we discovered that the Brown Field Airport management began poisoning the owls and burying them alive in their underground home burrows. After a three year legal battle we are now currently in settlement discussions.
In 2013 we filed another environmental lawsuit with five other groups against the Port of Los Angeles BNSF Railroad SCIG Project. Another community nightmare that would allow another 2 million diesel fuel polluting, noisy and traffic congestion trucks to drive through the Los Angeles communities of Wilmington, San Pedro and our neighboring cities of Long Beach and Carson. On July 36, 2016 the Port was found guilty again of not complying with California Environmental Quality Act laws.
In 2014 we built the first community organization solar-powered air pollution monitoring system and installed it on top of a Wilmington family’s house roof fenceline to the ConocoPhillps Oil Refinery to protect our residents.
Since we are a non-profit organization we depend on donations, foundation and governmental grants to support our work. Over the past several years the economy has not been so good, foundations have cut back on their funding or changed the campaign categories of the types of project they wish to invest in.
We have lost over 80% of our funding now and are now desperately writing and submitting new grant applications. However, the process can take 3-6 months before you get an answer or get approved.
We needs funds to help pay our office rent, utilities, office supplies and part-time staff salaries for 2-3 months while we are waiting for new grant application funding.
Your support means that we can continue to do our public guardian angel work, protect our environment and protect our children’s future.
We thank you!
Organizer
Jesse Marquez
Organizer
Los Angeles, CA