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Federal Fire, Local Heat: Uplifting Just Climate Solutions at Congressional Earth Day Event
ByDuende April 22, 2026June 19, 2026

The House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) hosted an Earth Day 2026 strategy session and press conference titled Federal Fire, Local Heat at the US Capitol. Members of Congress, climate leaders, and frontline organizers came together for an Earth Day 2026 strategy session to align priorities in the face of federal rollbacks and policies that protect polluters. Dalal Aboulhosn, Managing Director for Programs and Policy at the Center for Earth, Energy and Democracy (CEED), convener of the Platform for a Justice Climate, spoke alongside other climate justice leaders and members of Congress like Rep. Adelita Grijalva and Sen. Ed Markey. Watch and read Dalal’s remarks at Federal Fire, Local Heat below.

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Trump’s EPA Budget Plan Dismantles Health & Community Protections While Bankrolling Polluters
ByDuende April 17, 2026June 18, 2026

President Trump’s FY 27 budget plan guts investments in community health and well-being while bankrolling polluters. The EPA budget cuts would make communities, children, and families sicker, while allowing corporate polluters to emit toxic chemicals and pollution tied to cancer, heart disease, asthma, developmental harms, and premature death into our air, water, and food.

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Fact Sheet: FY27 President’s Budget Request
ByDuende April 4, 2026June 24, 2026

President Trump released his FY27 budget plan on April 3rd, 2026. While the budget plan is not law, it sets the stage for debate in Congress over appropriation bills that determine how much funding each department, federal agency, or program covering different sectors (defense, education, environmental protection) receives and under what conditions. The budget plan tells us what this Administration prioritizes and how this Administration wants to spend money. Read the full fact sheet to learn more.

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Building Just Climate Futures | EJ for All Act | Members of Congress

Reps. Tlaib, Summer Lee, Grijalva Launch People’s Environmental Justice Caucus
ByDuende March 26, 2026June 16, 2026

Today, Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (MI-12), Congresswoman Summer L. Lee (PA-12), and Congresswoman Adelita Grijalva (AZ-07) officially launched the People’s Environmental Justice Caucus, a new congressional caucus focused on advancing policies that center community leadership and address environmental harms disproportionately impacting frontline communities across the United States.

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Grassroots Coalitions Celebrate New House Environmental Justice Caucus led by Rep. Grijalva, Lee & Tlaib
ByDuende March 26, 2026June 16, 2026

Environmental justice organizations and coalitions from across the country are arriving in Washington, DC to stand alongside Rep. Adelita Grijalva (AZ-07), Rep. Summer Lee (PA-12), & Rep. Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) as they announce the formation of the Environmental Justice (EJ) Caucus in the U.S. House of Representatives.

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Building Just Climate Futures | EJ for All Act | Members of Congress

Rep. Grijalva to Launch First-Ever Congressional Environmental Justice Caucus
ByDuende March 25, 2026June 16, 2026

On Thursday, March 26th, Congresswoman Adelita Grijalva (AZ-07), Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (MI-12), and Congresswoman Summer L. Lee (PA-12) will launch the People’s Environmental Justice Caucus, the first of its kind in Congress. This caucus will build on the work started by Congressman Raúl M. Grijalva and A. Donald McEachin alongside community partners who introduced the Environmental Justice For All Act – sweeping legislation that puts communities that have been disproportionately affected by climate change and environmental injustices at the forefront of shaping and drafting environmental policy.

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The Trump Admin Rolls Back Limits to Toxic Air Pollution from Power Plants: Fact Sheet
ByDuende February 25, 2026June 16, 2026

On Friday, February 20, 2026, the Trump administration announced it is rolling back clean air regulations that limit mercury and other hazardous pollutants from power plants. The rollback will lead to greater emissions of mercury, heavy metals, and increase the risk of cancer, lung, and heart disease for communities living near coal power plants.

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Fact Sheet: Trump Admin Rolls Back Limits to Air Pollution from Power Plants (Mercury & Air Toxics Standards)
ByDuende February 20, 2026June 24, 2026

Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) limit the amount of mercury and other toxic
emissions from coal- and oil-fired power plants. On Friday, February 20, 2026, the Trump administration announced it is rolling back clean
air regulations limiting mercury and other hazardous toxins from power plants. The
rollback will lead to greater emissions of mercury, heavy metals, and increase the risk of
cancer, lung, and heart disease for communities living near coal power plants. Check out our fact sheet to learn more about MATS, the rollback timeline, and its impact on our communities.

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As EPA Revokes Endangerment Finding, EJ Organizations Continue Fight to Protect Communities From Climate Chaos & Hold EPA Accountable
ByDuende February 12, 2026June 16, 2026

Coalition of environmental justice networks representing millions of frontline and fenceline communities demand justice: Revoking the Endangerment Finding and vehicle standards is unacceptable and we will keep fighting for our rights.

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Advocacy Letter: House Pushes Harmful SPEED Act That Undermines Community Protections
ByDuende December 17, 2025June 16, 2026

Washington, D.C. (December 17, 2025) – The House of Representatives is moving to gut community protections under the guise of “permitting reform,” with a floor vote on the so-called SPEED …

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