NEWS
You can get environmental news anywhere, but here we collect coverage of our program and our favorites pieces on local issues, environmental justice, or Catholics and creation care.
Electric Vehicles a Growing Option for the Valley
OpEd by Jose Marin, Valley Clean Air Now, and Katelyn Roedner Sutter, Catholic Charities.
Stockton Record, May 10, 2016
The Moral Urgency of Climate Action
OpEd by Bishop Stephen E. Blaire asking the courts to uphold the Clean Power Plan.
Morning Consult, April 6, 2016
Ray of Hope for Solar Power
AB 693 by Asm Susan Eggman makes solar an option for low-income residents.
Stockton Record, October 7, 2015
Catholic Leaders Make Climate Change Plea to California Lawmakers
Bishops Soto and Blaire talk Laudato Si’ and SB 350.
The Guardian, September 5, 2015
Rural Reactions to Laudato Si
Rural residents and those who serve them, in partnership with Catholic Rural Life discuss Pope Francis’ Encyclical.
Catholic Rural Life Magazine
Summer 2015
Climate Change is a Moral Issue
Bishops Blaire, Ochoa, and Soto’s OpEd following the release of Laudato Si’.
Sacramento Bee, June 24, 2015
The Future of our World is at Stake
Bishop Blaire lauds Pope Francis’ call to climate action.
Stockton Record, June 18, 2015
The Pope’s Encyclical As it Happened
A play-by-play of the release of Laudato Si’, including comments from Bishop Blaire.
The Guardian, June 18, 2015
21st Century Stewardship
Highlights how the Environmental Justice Program and San Joaquin Valley are preparing for Encyclical.
National Catholic Register, June 10, 2015
Caring for God’s Creation
Catholic Charities caring for people and the planet (pg 19).
Charities USA Magazine
Spring, 2015
The Vocation of the Agricultural Leader
Highlights from the Food, Faith & the Environment Symposium, hosted by our partners at Catholic Rural Life.
Catholic Rural Life Magazine
Winter, 2015
Communities of Salt and Light
The US Conference of Catholic Bishops recognizes the solar efforts of the Environmental Justice Program (www.wearesaltandlight.org is also a great parish resource).
Lessons from a Model Eco-Friendly Diocese
Profiles the Environmental Justice Program (this is also a great blog to follow).
CatholicEcology.net
December 5, 2014
Much of San Joaquin County Can Apply for Cap-and-Trade Funds
San Joaquin County has a high number of disadvantaged residents, making state money a possibility.
Stockton Record, November 3, 2014
Solar Program to Power Up Stockton, CA Diocese
The Environmental Justice Program launches a new solar initiative (learn more about our partners Catholic Climate Covenant and Sungevity)
National Catholic Reporter, August 19, 2014
Pollution’s Victims: 92,903 SJ County Residents Face Higher Risk than 95 Percent of State
The California Environmental Protection Agency released their new environmental justice screening tool.
Stockton Record, April 30, 2014
Much of San Joaquin County Can Apply for Cap-and-Trade Funds
San Joaquin County has a high number of disadvantaged residents, making state money a possibility.
Stockton Record, November 3, 2014