by Olivia | Feb 12, 2025 | Press Release
After Tireless Advocacy to Fight for Obligated Funding, Environmental Justice Communities Lose Access to 50+ Million in Federal Funding Contact: [email protected] The Climate Justice Alliance — a named recipient of the EPA’s national Thriving Communities...
by Olivia | Jan 20, 2025 | Press Release
As President Trump announced his plans on day one today, the executive director of the Climate Justice Alliance issued the following initial statement: “The real emergency isn’t at the border—it’s in the gutting of workers’ rights and the dismantling...
by Hendrik | Jan 13, 2025 | Timeline
After completing an extensive and thoroughly competitive search over the summer and into the fall of 2024, CJA’s Board of Directors chose KD Chavez as the new Climate Justice Alliance Executive Director! As our Alliance continues to grow our power, lead innovative...
by Hendrik | Jan 13, 2025 | Timeline
EJ Movement Defeats the Energy Permitting Reform Act This Dirty Deal Would Have Harmed Communities We won! The dirty deal is dead! Together, we have protected our right to clean air and water in our communities. Yet again, we DEFEATED a policy that would have...
by Olivia | Dec 18, 2024 | Press Release
CONTACT: Brett Abrams | [email protected] “After four attempts by big oil and gas to pass a dirty deal, which would have slashed community rights and due process along with environmental safeguards that protect us all, we have defeated outgoing Senator...
by Olivia | Nov 20, 2024 | Press Release
Warns Funds to Community-Based Organizations Must Be Distributed to Groups By December, Well Before Trump Takes Office WASHINGTON, DC — The Climate Justice Alliance, a coalition representing over 100 rural and urban-based community-based organizations, is...
by Olivia | Nov 6, 2024 | Press Release
Contact: Brett Abrams | [email protected] Statement from KD Chavez, executive director of the Climate Justice Alliance: “This morning, we are reminded that liberation requires community. This is a loss for democracy and the rights of everyday people who want...
by Hendrik | Nov 6, 2024 | Uncategorized
In summer 2024, Senators Joe Manchin (I-WV) and John Barrasso (R-WY) unveiled the Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024 (EPRA). This bill threatens to dismantle critical environmental safeguards like the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), putting communities at...
by Hendrik | Nov 6, 2024 | Uncategorized
Congress should do the right thing and vote NO on the Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024. This dirty deal directly benefits fossil fuel companies at the expense of a real opportunity for Congress to put people first and transform the energy sector. Against the...
by Hendrik | Nov 1, 2024 | Timeline
CJA’s Just Recovery Working Group traveled to Guåhan in October 2024 to support Micronesia Climate Change Alliance’s (MCCA) community resilience efforts. During our time in the Mariåna Islands, we visited MCCA’s newly established resilience hub, participated in a...
