The 2021–2022 legislative session in Massachusetts has seen an increased focus on environmental justice, with four exciting bills being introduced thanks to the hard work of organizers, advocates, and community leaders from across the state. These bills come on the...

In May, California Governor Gavin Newsom made waves by proposing record state spending on environmental programs, thanks to a $76 billion budget surplus resulting from state tax revenue and federal stimulus money. His proposed $11 billion in environmental spending —...

When Joe Biden won the 2020 Presidential election, climate advocates across the country felt a renewed sense of hope. Campaigning on a commitment to refocus the United States on addressing the climate crisis after four years of rollbacks, Joe Biden...

This week, the U.N.’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reaffirmed what scientists, advocates, and scholars have been telling us for years: our planet is in dire straits, and human activity (the burning of fossil fuels) is “unequivocally” the cause....

For decades, the fossil fuel industry has attempted to influence and stifle the United States’ climate policies at both the federal and state level. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce — the largest dark money, pro-fossil fuel trade association in the...

Grassroots community organizing is and always has been at the heart of the environmental justice movement. In recent years, this organizing has led to state-level legislative successes across the nation, including expanding community engagement, developing equitable climate funding requirements, and...

In his 2020 campaign, President Joe Biden demonstrated a clear and ambitious proposal to tackle the climate crisis — his famous $2 trillion climate plan. The plan appealed to millions of voters and included critical climate actions such as transitioning...

Earlier this year, President Biden signed into law the American Rescue Plan. Included in the $1.9 trillion economic stimulus bill was $5 billion allocated to the Emergency Relief for Farmers of Color Act — what some are calling a landmark...

Earlier this year, a forecast analysis was released by the International Energy Agency (IEA) detailing pathways to achieve net zero emissions by 2050. Notably, the report indicates that existing government pledges will not achieve the goal of net zero by...