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Posts Tagged ‘APEN’

Around the Way: Laotian activist reflects on community and the future of civic engagement

By Cecilia Lei | December 1, 2017
Four women pray in Wat Lao Rattanaram, a Buddhist temple that serves the Laotian community in Richmond. (Photo credit: Cecilia Lei)

As one of the first Laotian refugees to arrive in Richmond, Torm Normpraseurt reflects on two decades of community building and activism.

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Richmond Council candidates speak to environmental and health issues at forum

By Bonnie Chan | October 23, 2014 | 2

The audience included a large showing of Richmond’s Asian and Pacific Islander community, thanks in part to the APEN, one of the forum’s co-sponsors.

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Lawsuit seeking to stop rail shipments of Bakken crude oil dismissed

By Joshua Chin | September 11, 2014 | 3
Participants in an environmental protest in Richmond, CA with "bomb train" sign.

A San Francisco Superior Court judge on Friday dismissed a lawsuit brought by environmental groups that sought to halt rail shipments of volatile Bakken crude oil into Richmond. Judge Peter J. Busch ruled that the lawsuit was filed too late.

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Early analysis finds “good to moderate” toxic pollutant levels after Chevron fire

By Spencer Whitney | August 9, 2012

Inspectors from the Bay Area Air Quality Management District released a statement on the air quality Wednesday stating that the toxins and pollutants in samples they tested were at a “good-to-moderate” range.

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Laotian community fights Chevron, environmental injustice

By Yuanxi Huang | December 10, 2009 | 1

Laotian Organizing Project has been working on supporting the Laotian community in Richmond to voice their opinions and fight against environmental injustice.

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