Georgia Conservation Voters fights to protect Georgia’s air, water, and land by changing who holds power and how decisions get made. They organize communities across the state, focusing on young people, people of color, and women who’ve been left out of environmental decisions, to demand action on climate and clean energy.
Andrew Yllescas
Energy Justice 101
From heating your home to charging your phone, energy touches everything—yet not everyone has equal access to safe, affordable, or clean power. This series unpacks the hidden costs and inequities baked into our current energy system, and explores what a fairer future...
The Alliance for Tribal Clean Energy
The Alliance for Tribal Clean Energy is a national nonprofit advancing energy sovereignty for Native Nations. Since 2016, the Alliance has addressed the greatest clean energy challenges for Tribal communities: access to capital, technical expertise, and policy reform.
The Footprint Project
The Footprint Project is changing how we respond to disasters by bringing clean energy to communities in times of crisis. Instead of using polluting fossil-fuel generators, Footprint Project uses solar panels and batteries on wheels to power critical services during disasters.
Reclaim Our Power
Reclaim Our Power is transforming California’s energy landscape by challenging the state’s failed private utility model and demanding a transition toward a safe, reliable, community-and-worker-owned energy system.
Environmental Protection Network (EPN)
Founded in 2017, the Environmental Protection Network (EPN) brings together over 700 former EPA career staff and political appointees—spanning Democratic and Republican administrations—to protect human health and the environment.
ReImagine Appalachia
ReImagine Appalachia is changing the conversation around the energy transition by prioritizing communities. This innovative coalition of labor unions, environmental advocates, community organizations, and policymakers works across states in the Ohio River Valley…
State Legislative Requirements for Community Benefits Agreements in Renewable Energy Projects
The transition to a more equitable energy system requires reimagining how communities interact with and benefit from energy infrastructure.
Community Benefit Agreement Requirements in New England: A Legislative Overview
Energy infrastructure development has historically benefited some communities while burdening others. In our latest white paper…
Subin DeVar joins Tavis Smiley
Co-Founder of the Initiative for Energy Justice, Subin DeVar, talks about the work of IEJ and the role that energy justice plays in the movement for climate change.









