Federal Community Benefits: A Framework for Energy Justice Partially Realized

Federal community benefit plans represented the United States’ most ambitious attempt to integrate energy justice into climate investment. Critical gaps in participation and enforcement reveal lessons for future policy design.

Energy Justice 101

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Solar for All on the Ground: Implementation, Innovation, and Uncertain Future

Federal policy chaos threatens the EPA’s $7 billion Solar for All program , but tribal and state programs prove energy justice survives through local partnerships and coordination 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…

Amp Up the People – A Guide for Energy Justice Advocates in Utility Regulation

Working with the inspiring team at Vote Solar, we co-created this guide to serve as a valuable resource for energy justice advocates by simplifying the intricacies of utility regulation

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The Alliance for Tribal Clean Energy

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.

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The Footprint Project

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.

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Reclaim Our Power

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.

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Environmental Protection Network (EPN)

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.

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ReImagine Appalachia

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…

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