SACRAMENTO – The California Air Resources Board today announced the appointment of seven new members to its Environmental Justice Advisory Committee (EJAC). The committee is comprised of representatives from California communities most heavily impacted by air pollution, including those communities with minority or low-income populations. The newly-appointed representatives include: Dillon Delvo, Little Manila Rising Catherine Garoupa White, Central Valley Air Quality Coalition Thomas Helme, Valley Improvement Projects Neena Mohan, California Environmental Justice Alliance Sharifa Taylor, Communities for a Better Environment Paulina Torres, Center on Race, Poverty and the Environment “I look forward to the productive engagement of the new and former members of the Environmental Justice Advisory Committee in the Scoping Plan process,” said Hector De La Torre, Assembly-appointed Boardmember for Environmental Justice. “They will bring important perspectives and recommendations to the development of California’s statewide plan to fight climate change with actions that equitably address the greenhouse gas emissions impacts on low-income urban and rural communities.”