Energy Efficiency Jobs in America is a new report by E4TheFuture and E2 that suggests how prioritizing energy efficiency in the infrastructure and reconciliation bills would pay off big in new jobs, a fast-growing clean economy, and lower greenhouse gas emissions. On a press call, Rep. Peter Welch of the House Committee on Energy & Commerce called the report “incredibly important.”
Read MoreIn Canary Media, Solar United Neighbors - a national nonprofit organization that helps people go solar, join together, and fight for their energy rights - calls on the Biden Administration to direct FEMA dollars for Puerto Rico away from funding dirty, expensive fossil fuel infrastructure. Instead, SUN sees a better, safer, cleaner and lower cost energy future in solar.
Read MoreThe HBCU Green Fund is working with historically Black colleges and universities to create a sustainable future. In a story for Prism, Howard alumna and founder Felicia Davis shares some exciting projects the HBCU Green Fund has in store.
Read MoreDoris Brown – a Houston resident who works deep in the trenches of disaster recovery – talks to NowThis about the four-year anniversary of Hurricane Harvey.
Read MoreIn a Bronx Times feature, The Point CDC's Danny Peralta describes the powerful advocacy and resilience that defines the community:
“Hunts Point is an incredible place, where neighbors preserve culture and solve problems and support and advocate for one another. Our book is filled with stories that will inspire the imagination necessary to fight for environmental justice. This book will continue to shape the perception of Hunts Point with stories of stewardship and not just marginalization and poverty.”
Read MoreAnnouncing a major step forward for higher-quality healthcare: The digital healthcare company Pack4U has acquired US-based CHC Health, which add 400+ pharmacists for virtual care.
Read MoreIn a Mercury News opinion article, Reclaim Our Power - a campaign mobilizing utility ratepayers including social justice advocates - calls on Governor Gavin Newsom to take over PG&E in the wake of another devastating wildfire. The utility's expensive diversion tactic - to underground a relatively small portion of power lines - likely won’t save lives, but will cost vulnerable Californians dearly.
Read MoreOn a sunny day on the South Side of Chicago, Blacks in Green hosted city officials and members of the community to unveil the historic landmark plaque for Emmett Till’s childhood home. Blavity published an op-ed, and local reporters came out in droves to cover the event, which took place on what would have been Till’s 80th birthday.
Read MoreAs a sign of its growing commitment to environmental and climate justice, Climate Week NYC has named our client The Solutions Project as this year’s Environmental Justice Partner. The Solutions Project will co-host inspiring events showing that when climate justice leads, we all stand to win. Co-hosts: The Uproot Project, the Solutions Journalism Network, Seventh Generation, and NY Renews.
Read MoreSoulardarity’s new solar-powered streetlights light up Highland Park, Michigan, a predominately Black city that had its streetlights repossessed by the electric utility. Fast Company and VICE have the story.
Read MorePack4U has opened a new central fill hub in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. This will allow Canadian pharmacists to spend less time filling medication and more time focusing on what matters most: patient care.
Read MoreDespite lawmaker inaction this year, the 280+ environmental, justice, faith, labor and community groups that make up the NY Renews coalition see a future for the Climate and Community Investment Act. They vow to continue pushing for it to become law.
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