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Dare to Breathe
ByDuende May 19, 2026June 18, 2026

May is Clean Air Month, but nearly half of Americans live in areas with unhealthy levels of ozone or particle pollution, and people of color and low‑income communities are impacted the most. Our communities deserve clean air; it’s not a privilege – it’s a human right. On May 19, 2026, Clean Air for the Long Haul and the Platform for a Just Climate co-hosted a virtual briefing examining the Trump EPA’s recent rollbacks of key clean air and environmental protections and what they mean for environmental justice communities. Community leaders and experts discussed what was at stake and suggested ways to take action to protect the health and safety of frontline communities. Learn more and get involved at http://daretobreathe.org/.

Clean Air for the Long Haul is a subset of the Environmental Justice Leadership Forum, convened by WE ACT for Environmental Justice. The Platform for a Just Climate is convened by the Center for Earth, Energy, and Democracy.

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Building Just Climate Futures | Community-led Climate Solutions

Fact Sheet: Neighborhood Equity and Access Grant Program
ByDuende May 18, 2026June 24, 2026

The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee released text for the Surface Transportation Reauthorization bill on Sunday, May 17, 2026. Entitled the BUILD America 250 Act, it provides $580B in federal funding for U.S. surface transportation infrastructure from Fiscal Year 2027 (FY27) to Fiscal Year 2031 (FY31). Notably, it would repeal or reduce funding for several programs that support EJ and climate action from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). Check out the full fact sheet to learn more.

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Air Quality & Pollution | Building Just Climate Futures | Coalition Members | Community-led Climate Solutions | Defending Our Climate Future | Energy Policy | Health Equity | Members of Congress | Policy Research & Advocacy

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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Air Quality & Pollution | Building Just Climate Futures | Congressional Budget | Defending Our Climate Future | Energy Policy | Health Equity | Members of Congress

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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Air Quality & Pollution | Carbon Pollution Standards | Coalition Members | Cumulative Impacts | Defending Our Climate Future | EPA | Platform Signatories

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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Coalition Members | Leadership Development | Platform Signatories

Conflict to Clarity: A Guide to Effective Resolution
ByDuende November 21, 2024June 24, 2026

Based on the four-part conflict-resolution training for the Platform for a Just Climate by professional mediator Helen Chen, Conflict to Clarity: A Guide to Effective Resolution was created as a resource to help our movements navigate difficult conversations and work through conflicts in constructive and healthy ways. These tools were brilliantly co-created and illustrated by Natayla Arevalo of CEED and artist Lynda Grafito into a Zine that serves as a guide to effective resolution. Sign up below to download your free illustrated zine from CEED & Equitable & Just National Climate Platform.

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Air Quality & Pollution | Building Just Climate Futures | Coalition Members | Cumulative Impacts | Mandatory Emissions Reductions | Policy Research & Advocacy

Fact Sheet: Defining an Environmental Justice Community for Mandatory Emissions Reduction Policy
ByDuende September 1, 2021June 24, 2026

Members of the Platform for a Just Climate came together to develop recommendations to provide an effective framework for identifying environmental justice communities for state- or federal-mandated emissions reductions in environmental justice policy. This report is a culmination of research and discussions among coalition members on the topic.

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