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Justice40 Implementation Guide for State and Local Governments

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This guide aims to help state and local-level administrators optimize federal investments to benefit underserved communities in alignment with the Justice40 Initiative. President Biden established the Justice40 Initiative through Executive Order 14008: Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad, which aims to ensure that at least 40 percent of overall benefits of certain federal investments flow to disadvantaged communities.

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Posted on November 11, 2024

Guidelines for Maximizing the Benefits of Federal Investments in Buildings

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This guide was created by Elevate, Building Electrification Institute, Emerald Cities Collaborative, the Greenlining Institute, Greenlink Analytics, Rising Sun Center for Opportunity, and NRDC to provide a starting point for state policy makers and climate teams that are designing programs that will benefit from IRA and IIJA funding. With this direction, we hope to support programs that are equity-driven and co-created with the communities they aim to serve…

Posted on November 11, 2024

The Equity Pledge & Implementation Guidance For Renewable Energy Developers & Investors

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The Equity Pledge & Implementation Guidance for Renewable Energy Developers & Investors is a comprehensive roadmap that is rooted in a justice-centered framework, and grounded in core principles that resonate with and benefit local communities on the front lines of environmental racism and economic injustice.

Posted on November 11, 2024

Connect To Build: Frontline Organizations And Federal Infrastructure Funding Opportunities

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Frontline organizations with commitments to transforming the housing landscape, building transportation equity and achieving environmental justice have a tremendous amount of wisdom to share about how to make use of public dollars.

Posted on November 11, 2024

Community Resilience: A Community Engagement Primer For Health Professionals

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This primer is a companion guide to the Anchor-Community Engagement Workbook and is part of an on-going series of case studies and reports highlighting best practices, lessons learned and models for creating community resilience– health, wealth and climate resilience — through anchor community strategies…

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Mexico’s Drought: Country Faces a Water Emergency

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Why Does Trump Want Greenland?

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