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Building Policy Capacity through Community-led and Centered Learning
This summer, Just Solutions Collective launched phase 1 of the Environmental Justice Community and Policy Landscape Project to better understand the interests and needs of leaders. This project aligns with our purpose to broaden and deepen the understanding of equitable and effective policies and projects to build the capacity of Frontline communities to replicate, scale, and build support…
New Federal Actions to Lower Electricity Bills for Working Families: Key things to know
This summer, the Biden-Harris Administration announced six new actions to lower electricity bills for working families, funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The administration aims to accomplish this by lowering electricity costs and create clean energy jobs, including: At Just Solutions Collective, we believe that addressing energy burden reduction is an important part of the clean…
West Virginia v. EPA: What the Supreme Court Ruling Means for Environmental Justice
On June 30, the last day of its 2022 term, the United States Supreme Court released its much-anticipated decision in West Virginia v. EPA, the high-profile federal climate change case. West Virginia was the finale of an extraordinary term marked by momentous decisions overturning longstanding precedents and state laws on tribal sovereignty, abortion, and the…
Historic Environmental Justice Victory: City of Los Angeles is creating a pathway to phase out existing oil and gas wells
Primary Author: Zully Juarez, Senior Research & Policy Analyst I hope that our health isn’t determined by our zip code, race, ethnicity, income, and other identities. I am hoping that one day we can have healthier communities. Wendy Miranda, a community leader with Communities for a Better Environment and Wilmington, CA resident At Just Solutions…
Keeping the Lid On at 1.5°C: Part 2
Point-source carbon capture and sequestration: Also not the answer. In the first blog post of this series, I explored air capture of CO2 and found it unsuitable as a way to address mounting greenhouse gas concentrations due to cost as well as ecological considerations. In this blog, I explore point-source capture – that CO2 capture…
What the Federal Equity Action Plans Are and Why It Matters to EJ
On April 14, the White House announced the release of Equity Action Plans developed by nearly all federal agencies. These Equity Action Plans were created in response to the President’s Executive Order 13985, “Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government,” which President Biden signed on his first day in office.…
Existing Programs & Policies That Work Well In Addressing Energy Burden| Blog Series Part 3/3
The Just Solution Collective presents, “Energy Burden and the Clean Energy Transition”, a three-part blog series that addresses energy burden reduction as an important part of the clean energy transition for environmental justice and climate justice. Through this blog series, we will highlight key elements from our latest report and spotlight justice-centered policy & program solutions to…
Challenges and Solutions to Addressing the Energy Burden | Blog Series Part 2/3
The Just Solution Collective presents, “Energy Burden and the Clean Energy Transition”, a three-part blog series that addresses energy burden reduction as an important part of the clean energy transition for environmental justice and climate justice. Through this blog series, we will highlight key elements from our latest report and spotlight justice-centered policy & program solutions to…
Carbon Capture and Storage: More harm than good? Part 1
Air Carbon Capture Storage: Not the Answer to Keeping the Lid on at 1.5 degrees Celsius – Part 1 As we live the reality of climate disruption and weather extremes, the widely accepted goal is that the average global temperature rise must be limited to 1.5oC to avoid catastrophe. The analysis of the Intergovernmental Panel…
Energy Burden’s Impact on Households, Health, and the Environment | Blog Series Part 1/3
The Just Solution Collective presents, “Energy Burden and the Clean Energy Transition”, a three-part blog series that addresses energy burden reduction as an important part of the clean energy transition for environmental justice and climate justice. Through this blog series, we will highlight key elements from our latest report and spotlight justice-centered policy & program solutions to…
