The Clean Economy Coalition of Color (CECC) is an alliance of some of the nation’s most insightful Black, Latinx, Indigenous, Asian, and Pacific Islander leaders and advocates of color. This … Read more
Environmental Justice
Preempting Justice: Trump’s AI Executive Order Is an Environmental Justice Problem
When people talk about environmental justice and artificial intelligence, they usually picture data centers: massive buildings guzzling energy and water, often sited in communities already living with more than their … Read more
When the Smoke Clears: The Health and Environmental Toll of Refinery Explosions
The Chevron refinery explosion in El Segundo California on October 2nd, 2025 could have been a deadly disaster, and it raised serious concerns about public safety and environmental justice. Though … Read more
Data Centers 101
Data centers are changing the landscape of energy production and consumption in the United States. Increased development of data centers present complex and urgent climate and justice issues: including impacts … Read more
EPA should Put Communities First, Servers Second
The Trump administration has pitched a quick Executive Order fix for America’s AI build-out: put new data centers on Brownfield and Superfund properties where pollution remains contained, not removed, and … Read more
The Druid Heights Nature Spaces: A Commitment to a Community
In 2016, Druid Heights Community Development Corporation (CDC) began planning a community space in a neighborhood in need of green infrastructure. After designing and applying for implementation grants, Druid Heights … Read more
Event Recap: Climate Disasters: Stories of Resilience and Preparedness
The Clean Economy Coalition of Color (CECC) is an alliance of some of the nation’s most insightful Black, Latinx, Indigenous, Asian, and Pacific Islander leaders and advocates of color. This … Read more
Equal Voting Rights are Necessary for Environmental Justice
Dr. Robert Bullard, considered to be the Father of Environmental Justice, states that environmental justice should “embrace the principle that all people and communities have a right to equal protection … Read more
NWF Staff Promote Solutions, Action, and Optimism at New York Climate Week 2025
NWF staff showed up in force for New York Climate Week 2025: the Federation and our affiliates hosted or co-hosted six separate events, exploring everything from climate education strategies to … Read more
Sacred Grounds – Wilmington: Checking in on a Faith-Based Approach to Conservation
With the exciting news that National Wildlife Federation received two grants to expand our Sacred Grounds program in the Delaware River Watershed, we recently returned to gardens planted in partnership … Read more
