Celebrating wins and breaking down barriers on the long road to environmental justice

Every winter (except when COVID-19 made it problematic), a dedicated group of environmental justice activists makes our annual pilgrimage to Washington to push for progress on policies that protect the planet while improving health, safety and economic opportunity. This year’s trip includes visits with the White House Council on Environmental Quality, congressional leaders and staffers, key government agencies and environmental nonprofits.

After years of effort, we can see long-suffering environmental justice communities are finally shaping the nation’s environmental policies, and we celebrate those wins. After decades of developing our own homegrown solutions while calling for corporate accountability, clean energy and air, as well as secure infrastructure for our families, we are seeing meaningful policy change and substantial spending toward a more just and sustainable…