Federal Fire, Local Heat: Uplifting Just Climate Solutions at Congressional Earth Day Event
The House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) hosted an Earth Day 2026 strategy session and press conference titled Federal Fire, Local Heat at the US Capitol. Dalal Aboulhosn, Managing Director for Programs and Policy at the Center for Earth, Energy and Democracy (CEED), convener of the Platform for a Justice Climate, spoke alongside other climate justice leaders and members of Congress like Rep. Adelita Grijalva and Sen. Ed Markey.
Trump’s EPA Budget Plan Dismantles Health & Community Protections While Bankrolling Polluters
President Trump’s FY 27 budget plan guts investments in community health and well-being while bankrolling polluters. The EPA budget cuts would make communities, children, and families sicker, while allowing corporate polluters to emit toxic chemicals and pollution tied to cancer, heart disease, asthma, developmental harms, and premature death into our air, water, and food.
Grassroots Coalitions Celebrate New House Environmental Justice Caucus led by Rep. Grijalva, Lee & Tlaib
Environmental justice organizations and coalitions from across the country are arriving in Washington, DC to stand alongside Rep. Adelita Grijalva (AZ-07), Rep. Summer Lee (PA-12), & Rep. Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) as they announce the formation of the Environmental Justice (EJ) Caucus in the U.S. House of Representatives.
The Trump Admin Rolls Back Limits to Toxic Air Pollution from Power Plants: Fact Sheet
On Friday, February 20, 2026, the Trump administration announced it is rolling back clean air regulations that limit mercury and other hazardous pollutants from power plants. The rollback will lead to greater emissions of mercury, heavy metals, and increase the risk of cancer, lung, and heart disease for communities living near coal power plants.
As EPA Revokes Endangerment Finding, EJ Organizations Continue Fight to Protect Communities From Climate Chaos & Hold EPA Accountable
Coalition of environmental justice networks representing millions of frontline and fenceline communities demand justice: Revoking the Endangerment Finding and vehicle standards is unacceptable and we will keep fighting for our rights.
Welcoming a New Year with a New Name: Platform for a Just Climate!
We’re starting 2026 with renewed purpose and a new identity: Equitable & Just National Climate Platform (EJNCP) is now the Platform for a Just Climate!
Advocacy Letter: House Pushes Harmful SPEED Act That Undermines Community Protections
Washington, D.C. (December 17, 2025) – The House of Representatives is moving to gut community protections under the guise of “permitting reform,” with a floor vote on the so-called SPEED …
On 55th Anniversary of the EPA, Environmental Justice Leaders & Networks Push for Accountability with Renewed Vision
Today, on the 55th anniversary of the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency, a coalition of environmental justice groups is speaking out.
Hundreds of EJ Organizations Tell EPA: Revoking Endangerment Finding Puts ALL Our Communities in Danger
In response to the EPA seeking to remove the Endangerment Finding and revoke vehicle emissions regulations, a coalition of environmental justice networks submitted written comments alongside a powerful collection of testimonies.
Stop Holding Communities Hostage: We Need a Bipartisan Funding Bill that Prioritizes People, Not Polluters
As our communities across the country face the disastrous impacts of the government shutdown, the Equitable & Just National Climate Platform (EJNCP) calls on lawmakers to pass a bipartisan funding bill that prioritizes people, not polluters.
EJNCP Members on the EPA’s Proposal to Repeal all GHG Emission Standards
This summer, the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) released a proposal to repeal all greenhouse gas (GHG) emission standards for fossil fuel-fired power plants. In response, some of the environmental justice …
STATEMENT: EPA’s Proposed New Carbon Pollution Standards for Fossil Fuel-Fired Power Plants will fail to protect EJ communities
The Tishman Environment and Design Center at The New School, the Center for the Urban Environment of the John S. Watson Institute for Urban Policy and Research at Kean University, the New Jersey Environmental Justice Alliance (NJEJA), and the Center for Earth, Energy and Democracy, along with 18 environmental justice and 9 allied organizations are submitting public comments today on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s proposed carbon pollution standards for coal and new natural gas fired power plants.
Inflation Reduction Act Environmental and Climate Justice Program: Recommendations
Earlier this month, the Center for Earth, Energy, and Democracy (CEED) together with other member organizations of the Equitable and Just National Climate Forum (EJNCF) took part in a Request for Information (RFI) process on the Inflation Reduction Act and Climate Justice Program.