It’s going to take action to ensure a future that is greener and cleaner for everyone.

Our votes and advocacy can help make that happen.

While striving to become better globally it is important to consider what communities are more likely to be exposed to the ramifications of climate change the fastest.

It’s important to take into account which communities are already struggling to be protected equally by environmental laws so they can have equal access to a safe environment.

Minority and low-income communities are more likely to live in neighborhoods exposed to toxic waste, landfills, highways, and other environmental hazards. From neighborhoods without access to fresh produce or water—to communities impacted negatively by fracking, open pit mines to coal-mining.

It is indeed harder for black, brown and low-income communities to have access to clean air, water, and natural areas.

”Environmental justice is the intersection of both social justice and environmentalism, where the inequity in environmental degradation is also considered.”

- Leah Thomas

Below is a list of Environmental Justice Groups with a focus on environmental, economic, and environmental equity that you can explore to learn more:

• Alternatives for Community & Environment (Roxbury, MA)

• Center for Diversity & the Environment

• Center for Health, Environment & Justice

• Center on Race, Poverty & the Environment

• Coal River Mountain Watch (WV, Appalachia)

• Communities for a Better Environment (CBE, CA)

• East Yard Communities for Environmental Justice (East Los Angeles, CA)

• Environmental Justice Leadership Forum on Climate Change

• Green for All

• Greenaction for Health and Environmental Justice

• Groundswell (Mid-Atlantic states)

• Little Village Environmental Justice Organization (Chicago, IL)

• Louisiana Bucket Brigade

• Multicultural Alliance for a Safe Environment (Southwest uranium-impacted communities)

• Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition (OVEC, WV)

• Sierra Club’s Equity, Inclusion, and Justice