Industrial facilities are most often located in or near Black, Latino, Indigenous and low-income communities, exposing residents to disproportionately high levels of pollution, public health risks and hazardous working conditions. Donele Wilkins created the Green Door Initiative after experiencing the impact of these inequities in her community in Detroit.
The Green Door Initiative is using federal investments from President Joe Biden’s Justice40 Initiative and the Inflation Reduction Act, to revitalize neighborhoods and ensure that all people — regardless of race, income or ZIP code — have access to good jobs and live in safe and healthy communities.
For more information on the Green Door Initiative, visit: https://www.greendoorinitiative.org/
