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Focus Area: Decarbonization/Electrification

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WE ACT for Environmental Justice

New York City, New York

WE ACT for Environmental Justice is a Northern Manhattan membership-based organization whose mission is to build healthy communities by ensuring that people of color and/or low-income residents participate meaningfully in the creation of sound and fair environmental health and protection policies and practices. WE ACT has offices in New York and Washington, D.C.

Little Village Environmental Justice Organization

Chicago, Illinois

The mission of LVEJO is to organize with our community to accomplish environmental justice in Little Village and achieve the self-determination of immigrant, low-income, and working-class families. The vision of LVEJO is to build a sustainable community that promotes the healthy development of youth and families, provides economic justice, and practices participatory democracy and self-determination.

https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/enn/counting-trucks-demanding-change-chicago-project-aims-to-quantify-heavy-duty-vehicle-impacts

https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2025-04-02/environmental-justice/chicago-nonprofit-transforms-former-toxic-site-to-feed-community/a96097-1

West End Revitalization Association

Mebane, North Carolina

The West End Revitalization Association works to improve the quality of life for low income and minority residents in Mebane, North Carolina. It was founded in 1994 and is the first and only community development organization in Alamance County. 

https://www.elonnewsnetwork.com/article/2025/04/east-burlington-comes-together-protect-equity-provide-voice

https://www.selc.org/news/were-teaming-up-to-fight-federal-attacks-on-clean-transportation/