Environmental/Climate Justice

Katrina20

Video, Katrina20, is a twenty year look back on Hurricane Katrina and how communities continue to support each other against climate disasters.

Mutual Aid for Climate Justice 101

Mutual Aid for Climate Justice 101: in this interactive workshop, learn how community can take care of each other’s needs equitably during a changing climate future.  Learn a definition of mutual aid, cover contemporary and historical examples of mutual aid for social change, brainstorm how mutual aid can be a response to the climate crisis, and begin to think about your own networks of support.

Make Polluters Pay

Let’s make polluters pay. Come hear the playbook on how a diverse coalition in Richmond, California built on decades of community organizing to secure an unprecedented $550 million settlement from Chevron—without even going to the ballot. There are 132 operating US refineries (as of Jan 2024), that have been profiting, extracting from, and polluting our communities for decades. Join our webinar to gain insights and strategies on how to challenge and win against the opposition, including:

Electric School Buses in the US Could Bring $1.6 Billion a Year in Health and Climate Benefits

New research from WRI’s Electric School Bus Initiative and Carleton University shows that the U.S. would see an estimated $1.6 billion in health and climate benefits every year by using electric school buses. The benefits are most pronounced in counties with older diesel buses and larger populations.