Fighting for intersectional environmental justice and uplifting BIPOC, low-income, and marginalized communities.
<aside> 📌 Mission Statement The Environmental Justice Coalition is the first grassroots, youth-led movement mobilizing the next generation of activists in the fight for intersectional environmental justice and uplifting BIPOC and marginalized communities through political advocacy, policy development, community organizing, educational initiatives, and content creation. We are working towards a future in which there is fair and equal treatment, equitable distribution of resources, and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexuality, or income level in the development, implementation, and enforcement of sustainable environmental laws, regulations, and policies on the local, state, and federal level.
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<aside> 📌 Sector Mission Statement Civil Rights: The Civil Rights sector focuses on researching, developing, and advocating for policies that protect individuals’ rights and freedoms and take strong and sustainable local, state, and federal action in response to the disproportionate environmental impacts on BIPOC and marginalized communities.
Public Health: The Public Health sector focuses on researching, developing, and advocating for policies that promote the health and wellbeing of BIPOC and marginalized communities harmed by environmental racism and ensure access to clean air and water. We work to bridge healthcare and sanitation access and quality disparities among communities that bear disproportionate environmental costs. We lobby for standards that ensure environmental health equity protections, services, and access for all to be adopted at the local, state, and federal level.
Climate Action: The Climate Action sector focuses on researching, developing, and advocating for policies to combat climate change; there is no Planet B. Climate change disproportionately impacts those who are not well equipped to deal with it: indigenous peoples, low-income communities, and the houseless population. We work to alleviate communities impacted by extreme weather events and natural disasters, such as hurricanes and snowstorms, and put protections in place for civilians at greater risk of inhaling toxins and pollutants, experiencing elevated temperatures, etc.
Infrastructure: The Infrastructure & Urban Planning sector focuses on researching, developing, and advocating for policies that ensure public access to green infrastructure and proper housing, design efficient transportation and city planning systems, plan the placement of new buildings and public works off of indigenous lands and away from pollutants and toxins that will harm its residents, and include stakeholders of different socioeconomic levels in critical infrastructure and urban planning conversations.
Energy: ****The Energy sector focuses on utilizing renewable energy as a vehicle to advance environmental and climate justice and reduce dependency on fossil fuels, increase energy efficiency, reduce electricity costs, increase access to green energy sources, and ensure greater energy security for low-income and BIPOC communities.
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<aside> 📌 Contact Information Natasha Matta and Rhea Goswami, Co-Founders & Executive Directors [email protected]
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<aside> 📌 Connect With Us Instagram: @environmentaljusticecoalition LinkedIn: Environmental Justice Coalition Medium: medium.com/environmental-justice-coalition Facebook: facebook.com/environmentaljusticecoalition Twitter: https://twitter.com/envjusticeco
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