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Stand with Minnesota – Our Freedom Depends On It
One year into President Trump’s second term, there is a breathtaking attack on fundamental civil liberties underway in Minnesota. The public outcry over the killings of two protestors by immigration agents has forced a reckoning about the strategy and tactics being used in Trump’s mass deportation program. An organized grassroots protest movement has articulated a…
Just Solutions to the Energy Affordability Crisis: New Library + Webinar
Across the US, communities are facing fast-moving energy affordability crises while navigating an increasingly complex policy landscape. Yet many solutions already exist, developed through the organizing, advocacy, and ingenuity of communities across the country. Now more than ever, it is critical to leverage what we know works to protect and improve the lives of the…
Just Solutions Podcast Launches Season 3 on December 11th, 2025
Join us for Season 3 of the Just Solutions Podcast! This season we are bringing you relevant and personable conversations with guests to make sense of what is going on in and around the US, in particular the impacts of the federal attacks and rollbacks, and what people are doing to defend and advance justice. …
Michigan Is Ready: Building the Structures Our Communities Deserve for a Clean Energy Future
Across Michigan, community groups have been doing what they have always done: organizing, creating, and caring for one another in the face of crisis. From Detroit to Marquette, local environmental justice leaders have been turning federal investments into tangible neighborhood projects. Michiganders have shown they are ready for the clean energy transition. The question is…
Powering Change: States Leading the Way on Energy Affordability
Just Solutions recently hosted our first National Energy Affordability Convening, a two-day virtual strategy space that brought together more than 20 leaders from state-based climate justice coalitions and organizations across California, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Oregon, and Washington. Together, we explored how to make energy affordable, reliable, and equitable, and how frontline communities can lead…
Double Trouble: Disruptions to Federal Food Assistance Program (SNAP) and Low Income Heating and Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Leave Families and Children in Crisis as Winter Approaches
An analysis of which states will be hardest hit and the financial impact As the federal shutdown continues into its second month, households across the country are facing a looming crisis with uncertain funding for food and heating assistance—just as the weather is turning cold. Under pressure from the courts, the Administration has agreed to…
Why Comment on EPA’s Proposed Repeal of the Endangerment Finding?
By Sylvia Chi — On September 22, 2025, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) closed its comment period for its proposal to rescind the “endangerment finding,” a scientific determination issued by the agency in 2009 enabling it to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. EPA proposed rescinding the endangerment finding on July 29, 2025, along with…
As Energy Costs Spike, Just Solutions Releases Comprehensive Analysis of Pathways to Affordability
By Elena Krieger, PhD. — States face an urgent need to address energy costs—and to do so in a lasting way that ensures long-term bill savings and continues to accelerate the transition to a clean energy future. Across the country, households are struggling to pay for mounting energy bills. Georgia Power, for example, increased electricity…
The high economic, social, and health costs of unaffordable energy
By Arjun Makhijani, PhD – Unaffordable energy bills impact all of society—including those who can afford to regularly pay their own bills. The direct impacts of unaffordable energy for families experiencing economic stress include ill-health, hunger, utility shutoffs and even evictions because of their inability to pay all the monthly bills. But the indirect impacts…
Polluter Pays: A Pathway to Affordability and Financing Climate Justice
By Jennifer Moon & Brandon Dawson – States and localities are leading the way towards holding fossil fuel interests accountable for the climate damage they cause. They are sending a message that communities will not bear the costs for the harm caused by others. Whether it’s through legislation related to environmental damage from past climate…
