Bridge of the Americas—BOTA II
The Submitters assert that the United States is failing to effectively enforce its environmental law by failing to analyze the environmental impacts of its decision to permanently close all commercial cargo operations at the Cordova–Americas International Bridge (BOTA) at the US-Mexico border in the city of Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico and city of El Paso, Texas, […]
Bridge of the Americas—BOTA
The Submitters assert that the United States is failing to effectively enforce its environmental law by failing to analyze the environmental impacts of its decision to permanently close all commercial cargo operations at the Cordova–Americas International Bridge (BOTA) at the US-Mexico border in the city of Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico and city of El Paso, Texas, […]
Roots to Resilience
Background Northeast Ohio’s communities face intensifying climate impacts—from severe flooding and heat in Cleveland to water contamination and agricultural disruption in Appalachian counties. These conditions are layered atop long-standing environmental injustices, including legacy mining pollution, industrial runoff and lack of access to green space and clean water. Underserved urban and rural communities remain excluded from […]
Solar Warrior Training Program (SWTP)
Background The 2023 US Solar Jobs Census, published by the Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC), shows a significant underrepresentation of Indigenous community members in solar deployment. Lack of opportunities and resources plague these marginalized communities and, as a result, preclude tribal members from all 574 federally recognized tribes from meaningful training and employment opportunities. Factors […]
Increasing Capacity for Environmental Justice Education in North Carolina through Spidey Sens-r
Background In North Carolina, environmental racism manifests through the placement of coal ash facilities, concentrated animal feeding operations, wood pellet facilities, landfills and other high-pollution sources in lower income neighborhoods of color. North Carolinians’ advocacy efforts started the environmental justice movement in the US in the 1980s, which led to environmental justice policies backed by […]
Ballona Watershed Community Stewardship Climate Connection
Background Many people in the heart of urban Los Angeles may not have a deep-rooted connection to parks or open space due to financial or transportation barriers. Cultivating a link between people and greenspaces opens the possibility for a more equitable, diverse and inclusive voice in the environmental movement. Nature Nexus Institute’s program provides naturalist […]
Rooted in the Land: Empowering Indigenous Women in Ranching
Background Indigenous Women in Ranching (WIR) represents women who have unique roles as land stewards, agriculturalists and community leaders to promote Indigenous knowledge and help their people to adapt to the effects of climate change. According to the UN, “climate change exacerbates the difficulties already faced by indigenous communities including political and economic marginalization, loss […]
Poeh Povi, The Flower Path: Indigenous Matriarch Farmer Collective
Background In the aftermath and ongoing climate crisis through wildfires and long-term drought in our region, it is vital that our communities integrate interdisciplinary approaches for creating safe spaces to store and access traditional heirloom and wildflower seeds. Seed sanctuaries help protect our seed sovereignty as Native Peoples that our ancestors have been stewarding for […]
Native Food as Resilience: Establishing the Indigenous Research Pipeline for Acorns
Background This project is being initiated in response to the cultural-continuity and public-health crises faced by the California Native American community due to decreased access to acorns, a significant component of traditional diets. Colonization and lack of land and treaty rights have significantly hindered the Native community’s ability to acquire this crucial superfood, exacerbating physical […]
#CEC31: 31st Annual Council Session and JPAC Public Forum
Mark your calendar for the Commission for Environmental Cooperation’s (CEC) 31st annual Council Session and Joint Public Advisory Committee (JPAC) Public Forum, to be held 24–26 June 2024 in Wilmington, North Carolina under the theme “Strengthening Environmental Justice through Community Empowerment.” #CEC31 will bring together North America’s top environmental officials and the public-at-large to learn […]
Urban Rainwater Harvesters in the Upper Santa Cruz River Basin, Ambos Nogales, Sonora, and Arizona
Background With growing water scarcity and drought, uncertainty of the long-term effects of climate change in this region (e.g., changes in precipitation amounts, patterns, and intensity), lack of vegetation, and heat island effects in urban settings, innovative approaches to manage and utilize local water resources are of high interest and demand with communities in Ambos […]
Empowering Vulnerable Communities to Prevent Toxic Chemical Exposure from Climate Change Events
Background Communities in the Houston/Galveston Region are threatened by climate change-related weather and hydrogeological events that can release toxic waste from old, often forgotten, industrial sites. Harris County, including Houston, has the majority of Superfund sites in Texas and the EPA has identified several as being threatened by climate change, but the problem is more […]