Our Mission/Declaración de misión

We are volunteers committed to defending our community's environment and quality of life. We develop innovative programs to raise awareness and protect our neighbors from environmental harm.  We insist that our corporate neighbors be environmentally responsible and expect that our community is made aware of projects that affect our well-being.  Our goal is to have our residents, corporate neighbors, government representatives, and public agencies share our commitment to protecting the environment and the health of our community.

Somos voluntari@s comprometidos con la defensa del medio ambiente y la calidad de vida de nuestra comunidad. Desarrollamos programas innovadores para crear conciencia y proteger a nuestros vecinos del daño ambiental. Insistimos en que nuestros vecinos corporativos sean ambientalmente responsables y esperamos que nuestra comunidad esté consciente de los proyectos que afectan nuestro bienestar. Nuestro objetivo es que nuestros residentes, vecinos corporativos, representantes gubernamentales y agencias públicas compartan nuestro compromiso de proteger el medio ambiente y la salud de nuestra comunidad.

Current campaign #SayNoToQuemetco

NO PERMIT RENEWAL!

Quemetco (Ecobat), a lead smelter and hazardous waste generator located in the City of Industry, has been operating since 1959 and is now surrounded by residential areas like Hacienda Heights, Avocado Heights, North Whittier, and La Puente, with around 140,000 mostly Latina/o residents. Some homes in Hacienda Heights are as close as 400 feet from the facility. Lead waste from all over the world now comes to Quemetco.

Quemetco has a long history of permit violations and toxic releases into our communities. More recently, the company attempted to intimidate CAC into silence after we spoke about our health concerns at a public hearing. All of this confirms—once and for all—that this facility has no business in our residential community. DENY THE PERMIT! Ya basta! #SayNoToQuemetco!

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