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CEED Launches Midwest Climate & Health Equity Hub

The Center for Earth, Energy and Democracy (CEED) is announcing the launch of the Midwest Climate & Health Equity Hub, a new regional initiative designed to support and connect organizations working at the intersection of environmental justice, climate justice, and public health across the Midwest.

Rooted in CEED’s long-standing mission to ensure impacted communities have the knowledge, data and resources to lead climate solutions, the Midwest Climate & Health Equity Hub represents a strategic investment in the region where climate impacts, public health disparities, and energy burdens are increasingly converging.

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How the Gutting of the Voting Rights Act Deepens Environmental Injustice

In April 2026, the Supreme Court’s 6-3 ruling in Louisiana v. Callais gutted a core protection of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 — the provision barring racial gerrymandering designed to dilutes the voting power of Black communities. The Trump administration called it a victory. For communities on the frontlines of pollution, climate change, and environmental injustice, it is one most deliberate act of erasure and as Dr. Beverly Wright of Deep South Center for Environmental Justice (DSCEJ) says, it is a “theft of our movement’s inheritance”.

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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.

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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. 

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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. 

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The Energy Bills Relief Act Moves Us Closer to Safe, Efficient, and Healthy Homes for Those Who Need Them Most

CEED welcomes the introduction of the Energy Bills Relief Act (EBRA) as an important step towards delivering an energy system that serves the health and well-being of communities.

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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.

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Minnesota’s Uprising Showed Us How Coalitions and Communities Can Strike Back & Win

On January 23, 2026, Minnesota showed us what collective power looks like. In subzero temperatures with wind chills reaching -30 degrees, tens of thousands of people took to the streets for the first general strike in the US in 80 years. Over 700 businesses closed. One in four Minnesota voters either participated directly or had a close family member who did.

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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.

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CEED Stands in Solidarity with ICE OUT Minnesota on Jan. 23

The Center for Earth, Energy & Democracy (CEED) stands in solidarity with Minnesota’s immigrant communities and those mobilizing to protect them, and supports this Friday’s ICE OUT Minnesota: Day of Truth & Freedom general strike, march and rally. Across Minnesota, we will use our collective action to pause the economy and take action to be heard on January 23.

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