Climate Justice Now!

The Environmental Justice and Climate Change Initiative (EJCC) is a diverse coalition of U.S. environmental justice, religious, climate justice, policy and advocacy networks working for climate justice. Our consensus-based coalition develops projects, programs and papers to educate policymakers and connect with thousands of people in communities across the country about the effects of climate change and environmental injustice.

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Climate Justice Work

Energy Justice in Turtle Island, North America

Energy Justice in Turtle Island, North America

The Chiefs, elders and youth representatives of Fort Chipewyan, Alberta Canada are experiencing firsthand the assault of unsustainable energy development that has destroyed their environment and subsistence lifestyle that has sustained them since time immemorial. This energy development is called the tar/oil sands development, that has been called the "Worlds' Most Destructive Project on Earth".

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Proud, Concerned and Hopeful

Proud, Concerned and Hopeful

By Nia Robinson, Director of EJCC

Just 44 years after the passage of the Civil Rights Act and 43 years after the passage of the Voting Rights Act, America was able to push past fear and put a crack in the foundation of racism and hatred that this country was built upon. We decisively elected our first Black president. We must use the momentum of this historic election to make strides towards fixing the biggest problem facing our planet today.

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A Climate of Change: African Americans, Global Warming and a Just Climate Policy for the U.S.

A Climate of Change: African Americans, Global Warming and a Just Climate Policy for the U.S.

EJCC and Redefining Progress have released a new report finding that, while climate change is an urgent problem that hurts everyone, it is especially harmful to African Americans and low-income people of color.

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WeCanSolveIt: EJCC and the Alliance for Climate Protection

WeCanSolveIt: EJCC and the Alliance for Climate Protection

EJCC has partnered with the Alliance for Climate Protection and the wecansolveit campaign to organize students of color to fight for just climate policies on their campuses and in their communities.

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