Webinars
Webinar: Leveraging State Law to Address Local Pollution Burden
In this webinar we explored how pollution burdens disproportionately impact frontline communities and the innovative state-level policy solutions that are making a way forward. This event delved into the structural limitations of federal laws, like the Clean Air Act, to protect communities from harmful pollution emissions. We explored how advocates are shifting their focus to…
Webinar: Exploring Hydrogen, Water, and Environmental Justice
Explore the pivotal role of water in hydrogen technologies and its implications for environmental justice in this informative webinar hosted by Just Solutions. Watch for an in-depth discussion with the authors of “Water Requirements for Various Approaches to Hydrogen Production,” shedding light on the water consumption challenges associated with hydrogen and essential considerations for hydrogen…
Webinar: Assessing the Impact of Hydrogen with Environmental Justice Advocates
In January 2024, Just Solutions’ Research Collaborative released the Hydrogen Environmental Justice Framework to highlight the environmental justice concerns of hydrogen technologies. As federal policies provide record-breaking funding for this technology, it is essential that EJ communities are protected and we understand the technology and its potential impacts. This webinar reviewed the Hydrogen Environmental Justice…
Webinar: Leading with Race in Climate Solutions: Legal Attacks & Pathways Forward
This webinar shared how the opponents of racial justice are mounting legal attacks on Leading with Race and what we can do about it. We learned what is legal, what isn’t, and how to win policies that center racial justice in climate solutions. Leading With Race in Climate Solutions is a collaborative project of Just…
Webinar: EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund & Green Financing 101 Webinar:
EPA’s $27 billion Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF) will provide competitive grants to finance clean energy and climate projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions. As the “single largest investment in clean energy, environmental justice, and carbon pollution reduction in American history,” what are the impacts and opportunities for community-based organizations? The GGRF Best Practices Alliance…
IG Live: Climate Justice and Mental Health with Dr. Britt Wray
Watch our IG livestream with Dr. Britt Wray, author of “Generation Dread” and Director of CIRCLE at Stanford Psychiatry in the Stanford School of Medicine, where discuss the way that climate anxiety affects different communities. Dr. Britt Wray is the Director of CIRCLE at Stanford Psychiatry, a research and action initiative focused on Community-minded Interventions…
Webinar: What it Really Means to be a Federal Grantee – Accomplishments and Challenges
Emerald Cities Collaborative, The Climate & Clean Energy Equity Fund, and Just Solutions hosted an informative webinar about the experience of applying to and receiving federal funding. As opportunities for federal funding for environmental justice efforts become more available, it is essential that community organizations understand the process and challenges of being a federal grantee.…
Webinar: Exploring CCS and Environmental Justice in Louisiana
nvironmental and climate justice advocates have consistently emphasized the potential detrimental effects of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) technologies on our communities. In the first installment of our CCS series, we delved into the intricacies of carbon capture and its use and storage, highlighting its immediate and long-term implications for environmental justice communities across the…
IG Livestream with Idalmis Vaquero: Senior Policy Analyst
Idalmis Vaquero is a Senior Policy Analyst at Just Solutions. She joined our team in 2023 with a wealth of knowledge on environmental policy and law. Her professional experiences along with her personal experiences growing up in a frontline community have resulted in her valued expertise. Watch our Instagram Livestream we did with Idalmis!
IG Livestream with Faithfully Sustainable
This is a recording of our Instagram livestream event with Faithfully Sustainable in September 2023. Tayler Ward, Communications and Education Programs Manager, had a conversation with Kadjahtou Balde, co-founder of Faithfully Sustainable, on how the Muslim community is impacted by the climate crisis and the solutions that an Islamic framework can offer. Faithfully Sustainable Website:…
