Stolen Futures: Communities Betrayed by Funding Clawbacks
This project serves as a visualization of the importance of these investments and the vision for Justice40, as well as accountability to demand justice is served for funds owed. This effort and campaign has evolved in partnership with WE ACT for Environmental Justice and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) to uplift the stories of communities doing essential work, and to demonstrate the impacts of federal funding clawbacks through a StoryMap and interactive dashboard.
NEPA Does Not Delay:Deregulation is Not the Solution for Clean Energy
In this StoryMap, WE ACT For Environmental Justice addresses the underlying claims of permitting reform proponents. Through analyzing peer reviewed studies and sharing stories from impacted communities, it is clear that academic research and real experiences agree that NEPA does not delay projects, and deregulation is not the answer.
NOx Pollution: The Unjust and Precarious Future of Gas Power Plants
This StoryMap is an analysis of the location and emissions data from gas power plants across the country, showing that, on average, these facilities pollute more when located in disadvantaged communities as compared to those that are located outside of those areas. Altogether, we policies that are dedicated to lowering the emissions from the power sector must not only address the climate crisis, but also deliver the pollution relief that environmental justice communities deserve.
'The last thing our community needs': LNG in Chester, PA
This StoryMap tells the story of a proposed liquefied natural gas facility in Chester, PA as part of a larger landscape of placing LNG and other polluting facilities in already disadvantaged communities. In 2022, the U.S. became the world’s largest LNG producer by installed capacity , a development that will only continue to harm communities of color and increase our reliance on fossil fuels.
Clean Air & Environmental Justice
Knowing your air is one of the first steps to understanding the scope and impact of air quality issues in low-income and/or communities of color. This StoryMap, you features Clean Air for the Long Haul Cohort — a powerful, diverse coalition of frontline activists and organizers at the forefront of the charge on federal rulemaking campaigns to reduce air pollution from power plants and vehicles. By using key data, visualizations, and maps alongside awareness of current and forthcoming policy, we can #DaretoBreathe in a better future for environmental justice communities.
Justice 40rward Tours
Justice40rward was a community-led effort launched by WE ACT for Environmental Justice, to ensure transparency and collaboration between elected officials, municipalities, and those who live in disadvantaged communities that the Justice40 Initiative was designed to support. This collection of StoryMaps highlights those tour stops, and the innovative communities and groups on the ground improving lives and advancing environmental justice.
Black History & the Environmental Justice Movement
This StoryMap tells the story of Black history and the environmental justice movement, and represents a larger, ever-present need to share the perspectives, stories, and voices of Black experiences in the United States. Now, more than ever, we must share Black history, uplift Black hope, celebrate Black joy, vision Black futures, and fight for equity and justice.
AANHPI Heritage & Environmental Justice
Asian Americans – including from East, South, and Southeast Asia-, Native Hawaiʻians, and Pacific Islanders (AANHPI) – along with the multi-cultural diaspora of groups they represent – are unique and wide ranging. Spanning forced migration and complicated immigration histories, as well as complex cultures and traditions, the contributions of these communities cannot be summed up in one acronym or blog post. Here, we recognize the tremendous inherent value of the individuals within these communities, and their essential work in the environmental justice movement.
Native American Heritage
To honor Native American Heritage, we uplift the work of inspiring community leaders like Waghiyi of Alaska Community Action on Toxics (ACAT) and others who protect their community and culture. Social and environmental justice are inextricably tied: Indigenous communities are simultaneously on the frontline of climate change and biodiversity loss while leading the community solutions towards justice.
"Environmental Justice is Cultural Justice" Hispanic Heritage
Rooted in a tradition of environmental stewardship, Hispanic and Latinx people are an important and dynamic part of the shared culture of our country, making significant contributions to social movements and representing a growing segment of the voting population. At the same time, Hispanic and Latinx people often bear the brunt of negative climate impacts living on the frontlines of extreme heat, flooding, and climate-driven natural disasters. Inspired by their heritage and hope for the future, Hispanic and Latinx organizers are leading efforts to address these disproportionate impacts and advocating for environmental justice for all.
Hispanic Heritage Month 2025
Hispanic Heritage Month, celebrated from September 15 through October 15, is a time to uplift and honor the contributions of these diverse and vibrant communities and cultures. Rooted in traditions of environmental stewardship and community, Hispanic and Latino/a/e people span a wide array of nations and cultures stemming from Chile to Puerto Rico, Cuba to México, and the American Southwest to Nueva York. The heritage of people from these regions is an important, dynamic, vibrant, and undeniable component of the shared culture of our country and the history of its movements for change.