Contra Costa County Department of Conservation and Development

REMINDER - Tomorrow February 17 - Environmental Justice Meeting #3 How can we make our communities stronger and healthier? We want to hear from you!... Meeting #3: Food, Health Services, Recreation, Air Quality, and Hazardous Materials on Wednesday, February 17, 2021, from 6 pm - 8 pm Register at Eventbrite by clicking https://www.eventbrite.com/e/environmental-justice-communit Please join Envision Contra Costa 2040* for an in-depth conversation about key environmental justice issues in Contra Costa County through a three-part Environmental Justice Community Meeting series in February: Meeting #1: Sustainable Economy, Homes, and Jobs on Wednesday, February 3, 2021, from 6 pm - 8 pm Meeting #2: Community Engagement, Transportation, and Infrastructure on Wednesday, February 10, 2021, from 6 pm - 8 pm Meeting #3: Food, Health Services, Recreation, Air Quality, and Hazardous Materials on Wednesday, February 17, 2021, from 6 pm - 8 pm These meetings will be interactive and conducted using Zoom, an online video/audio conferencing platform. Meeting participants can join by computer, tablet, or phone. Please click on the Eventbrite link below to register for the events and to receive information about how to join us. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/environmental-justice-communit *Envision Contra Costa 2040 is a plan for a safe, healthy, equitable, and sustainable future for all communities in the county. Communities of color, indigenous people, low-income families, and immigrants should not face disproportionate environmental and health impacts. We’ve listened to community members at dozens of meetings to draft policies and actions to drive change.

Have you ever wondered how we can take climate action right now? Join Sustainable Contra Costa and 350 Bay Area for Have a Say! Contra Costa Climate Action. Join your neighbors in the Cleaner Contra Costa Challenge to measure your household carbon footprint and save resources and money in the home. 350 Contra Costa will lead us in taking climate action at county, state, and nationwide levels to lessen the reliance on fossil fuels that affects human health and policy decisions. (The Cleaner Contra Costa Challenge is funded through a grant from the Bay Area Air Quality Management District.)

The East Bay Municipal Utility District can help you become a better gardener. Check out the first in their upcoming series of webinars on gardening, irrigation, and water saving techniques.

Would you like to have a bike highway in your community? Let CalTrans know your priorities for a bike highway by taking this survey. https://d4bikehighwaystudy.org/

Join us for Environmental Justice Community Meeting #1: Sustainable Economy, Homes, and Jobs on Wednesday, February 3, 2021, from 6 pm - 8 pm Register at Eventbrite by clicking https://www.eventbrite.com/e/environmental-justice-communit Please join Envision Contra Costa 2040* for an in-depth conversation about key environmental justice issues in Contra Costa County through a three-part Environmental Justice Community Meeting series in February:... Meeting #1: Sustainable Economy, Homes, and Jobs on Wednesday, February 3, 2021, from 6 pm - 8 pm Meeting #2: Community Engagement, Transportation, and Infrastructure on Wednesday, February 10, 2021, from 6 pm - 8 pm Meeting #3: Food, Health Services, Recreation, Air Quality, and Hazardous Materials on Wednesday, February 17, 2021, from 6 pm - 8 pm These meetings will be interactive and conducted using Zoom, an online video/audio conferencing platform. Meeting participants can join by computer, tablet, or phone. Please click on the Eventbrite link below to register for the events and to receive information about how to join us. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/environmental-justice-communit *Envision Contra Costa 2040 is a plan for a safe, healthy, equitable, and sustainable future for all communities in the county. Communities of color, indigenous people, low-income families, and immigrants should not face disproportionate environmental and health impacts. We’ve listened to community members at dozens of meetings to draft policies and actions to drive change.