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ECC In Media
- August 9, 2025
- Talha Qayyum
Building an equitable clean energy economy: A new approach to climate jobs
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- Kresge
- August 9, 2025
- Talha Qayyum
City Awards $2.24 Million Toward Equitable Access to Clean Energy Training and Career Pathways
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- City of Seattle
- August 9, 2025
- Talha Qayyum
Green Equity Initiative Grant Updates
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- BECU
- August 9, 2025
- Talha Qayyum
13 Massachusetts Communities Kickstart New Geothermal Networks with $450,000 in Funding from MassCEC
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- HEET
- August 9, 2025
- Talha Qayyum
Housing and Green Jobs: How Decarbonization Can Build a More Equitable Workforce
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- Enterprise
- August 8, 2025
- Talha Qayyum
Movements Are Leading the Way: Re-envisioning and Redesigning Laws and Governance for a Just Energy Utility Transition
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- August 8, 2025
- Waqas
Guidelines for Maximizing the Benefits of Federal Investments in Buildings
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Press Releases
Emerald Cities Collaborative Urges Court to Reinstate Revoked EPA Funding
WASHINGTON, July 17, 2025 – Emerald Cities Collaborative (ECC) and 15 other national nonprofits, community-based organizations, and local governments are urging a judge to restore federal grant funding that the Trump administration abruptly terminated. The groups directly rely on Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) grant funds and filed a legal brief in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in Appalachian Voices v. EPA. “The termination of the EPA’s Thriving Communities Grantmaking Program is not just a bureaucratic setback—it’s a direct blow to frontline communities who have historically borne the brunt of environmental injustice,” said Meishka L. Mitchell, President & CEO of Emerald Cities Collaborative. “This decision undermines years of trust-building between government and grassroots organizations, and it jeopardizes...
PRESS RELEASE – NW APPOINTMENT (ROZ)
JENKINS TO LEAD NORTHWEST REGION WASHINGTON, DC, June 5, 2025-Emerald Cities Collaborative (ECC) is proud to announce the appointment of Rosalund “Roz” Jenkins as Northwest Regional Director, effective July 1, 2025. Jenkins brings more than a decade of innovative leadership in nonprofit, for-profit, government, and utility settings to this role. Her background includes workforce development, policy advocacy, equity advancement, and economic inclusion of diverse communities in clean energy deployment. region’s first Economic Inclusion Program Manager, convening the Washington Building Engineering Consortium, launching the HVAC Career Preparation Academy, and delivering the region’s first E-Contractor Academy. Jenkins returned to ECC in 2023 to launch the Electrical Pathways Pre-Apprenticeship offering top graduates direct entry to union apprenticeship at the Puget Sound Electrical JATC....
Announcements
Announcement For ECCBDC-2024-2026
Emerald Cities Collaborative is excited to announce its continued commitment to empowering energy communities with a significant investment of $225,000. Of this total, $150,000 has been invested on a national scale as part of the ongoing Energy Communities Capacity Building (ECCB) program. Additionally, $75,000 has been specifically allocated to a place-based cohort in Washington, DC, to advance and expand energy democracy. This initiative has successfully engaged with ten organizations from 2022 to 2024......
