Policy
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…
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…
Community Solar: A Critical Tool for Energy Justice
Community solar projects can play a critical role in a just and equitable transition to cleaner electricity by allowing community members who could otherwise not install solar to participate in the renewable energy transition. Installing community solar has many benefits for community members as well as the grid. It can make a community’s energy system…
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…
New Analysis: Republican Spending Bill Guts Historic Climate Investments and Protections, Compounding Harm to Environmental Justice and Frontline Communities
A new analysis by Just Solutions reveals how the recently passed federal reconciliation bill changes policy, how much funding it rescinds for climate and environmental justice programs, and the drastic impacts on environmental protection and climate investments for environmental justice and frontline communities across the US. On our nation’s Independence Day, President Donald Trump celebrated…
Instead of “abundance,” how about a conversation about “shared prosperity”
Those of us who care about building a healthy, thriving, and prosperous future are reeling. The Trump administration’s attacks on our people and our planet plus the outright evisceration of government by Elon Musk and his corporate army are forcing us to reflect on how we got here and to ponder how we move forward.…
Taxpayer Costs for Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage: A Fiscal Disaster in the Making
Authors: Lew Daly, Just Solutions Doug Koplow, Earth Track Key Report Findings The 45Q tax credit expansion for Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage, passed as part of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, dramatically increases the expected cost to taxpayers without adequate oversight or transparency to ensure fiscal integrity or program efficacy. Independent analyses suggest…
What Can We Learn from Social Policy to Advance Climate Justice?
Increasing the capacity of frontline communities to meet the current and future challenges brought about by climate change will require a significant future expansion of assistance programs and resources. There are decades worth of lessons to be learned from the design and implementation of past laws and policies that are intended to improve the lives…
Language Justice in Climate Disasters: State Models Addressing Title VI Gaps
In the face of climate-related disasters, effective communication around evacuation orders and recovery resources can mean the difference between life and death. Unfortunately, individuals with Limited English Proficiency (LEP), who are at the front lines of climate change and climate-related disasters, are often excluded from these lifesaving communications— further compounding their vulnerability to climate change.…
BRIEF: Housing & Climate Equity – An analysis of climate and housing policies that benefit environmental justice communities and low-income tenants
Just Solutions’ latest brief analyzes two Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) programs that provide targeted investments in housing, the Green and Resilient Retrofit Program (GRRP) and Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP). This brief also examines four innovative model policies from California, New York, Oregon, and Pennsylvania that are filling the…
