These policy briefs address the deficiencies in data and reporting when it comes to California’s “Public Safety Power Shutoffs” and how they negatively impact medically vulnerable communities and environmental justice communities.
Featured Resource
Webinar – California Power Shutoffs (Recording)
Join our panelists a webinar discussing California’s preemptive power shutoffs and deficiencies in data and reporting. This webinar addresses the deficiencies in data and reporting when it comes to these “Public Safety Power Shutoffs” and how they negatively impact medically vulnerable communities and environmental justice communities.
Energy and Black Lives
The Initiative for Energy Justice stands in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement, and we recommit ourselves to providing our network of advocates, activists, and policymakers with the tools and frameworks they need to push for a just energy transition that centers racial justice.
Utilities 101: Guide, Video, and Slide Deck
IEJ has released its newest tool: Utilities 101, a crash course in utilities viewed through an energy justice lens. Develop a better understanding of the United States’ utility system with our downloadable guide, video, and slide deck.
Webinar – Energy Justice Workbook & Scorecard (Recording)
IEJ’s first tool, the Energy Justice Workbook, proposes a framework for justice-centered energy policies, and applies the framework to case studies in California and New York.
Energy Justice Scorecard
The Energy Justice Scorecard provides a common language for frontline activists and policymakers to understand and evaluate energy policy. The scorecard also provides a framework for frontline advocates to advocate for energy policy rooted in equity.