By Angel Bautista At the very core of the Just Transition Principles is prioritizing people, communities, and relationships over profit and self-interest. Environmental racism and the climate crisis are ultimately the result of systemic oppression that lacks care for the lives affected by the pursuit of power and control.
By Solveig Lee The Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Climate Action Plan, Reviewed President Biden’s January 2021 Executive Order 14008 (Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad) spurred the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to lay out their own Climate Action Plan in November
By Idalmis Vaquero For decades, the burning of fossil fuels at power plants has resulted in adverse public health outcomes for some of the most environmentally-overburdened communities in our country. Black, Indigenous, communities of color and low-income communities breathing in the pollution from these facilities experience disproportionate rates
By Sylvia Chi On July 27, the Department of Energy released long-awaited guidance for the Home Energy Rebate Programs, outlining requirements applicable to the states and territories that will administer these programs. (Separate guidance is forthcoming for Tribes.) We previously shared our recommendations to DOE to implement the Home
By Idalmis Vaquero After weeks of negotiations and the looming threat of defaulting on our country’s debts, President Biden signed the Fiscal Responsibility Act (FRA) in May. The FRA ended the federal student loan repayment suspension and expands work requirements for food stamp recipients, which will impact low-income
By Zully Juarez and Jennifer Moon, PhD. Using a case study approach in six frontline communities, Just Solutions has developed a Prioritizing Frontline Communities Framework that assesses the “pre-existing” economic, health, and infrastructure conditions that affect the capacity of these communities to cope with, prepare for, and respond to
By Solveig Lee The White House Blueprint for a Renters Bill of Rights,1 issued in January of 2023, outlines a general plan for the enforcement and implementation of tenants’ rights. This article provides readers with key takeaways from the Blueprint and identifies opportunities to incorporate environmental justice and climate
By Angel Bautista BIPOC Mental Health Month While May recognizes National Mental Health Awareness Month, July is known as BIPOC Mental Health Month, observing mental health in America from the unique experiences of Black, Indigenous, and people of color. BIPOC Mental Health Month, also known as Bebe Moore Campbell National
By Zully Juarez On Friday, July 14, 2023, Just Solutions was invited to join Vice President Harris in Baltimore, Maryland as she delivered remarks highlighting provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act. Joined by EPA Administrator Michael Regan at Coppin State University, they announced $20 billion to capitalize investment in a
By Cristina Muñoz De La Torre, PhD In the past few weeks alone, the United States has witnessed various climate hazards and disasters affecting vulnerable communities and straining public infrastructure and housing. Extreme heat waves are endangering lives in the South and putting immense pressure on power grids. Wildfires and
By Sylvia Chi With last year’s passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), Congress took its most significant action yet to address climate through legislation. As we have previously discussed, the majority of climate and energy spending in the IRA comes in the form of tax credits. In turn,
By Zully Juarez and Jennifer Moon, PhD. Using a case study approach in six frontline communities, Just Solutions has developed a Prioritizing Frontline Communities Framework that assesses the “pre-existing” economic, health, and infrastructure conditions that affect the capacity of these communities to cope with, prepare for, and respond to