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We partner with communities disproportionately impacted by climate change to turn their priorities and ideas into policies and laws 🌱 linktr.ee/justsolutionsorg

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Just Solutions @justsolutions.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The devastating power outages that happened in Gary, IN, this past August revealed the serious consequences of disinvestment & poor regulatory choices. Learn about how affordability, reliability, and utility accountability are interconnected with resilience: just-solutions.ghost.io/what-the-gar...
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What the Gary, Indiana Disaster Reveals About Utility Accountability and Resilience
The scale and duration of the harm experienced by Gary residents were shaped by inequities, disinvestment, utility decisions, and regulatory choices that existed long before the winds arrived.
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Just Solutions @justsolutions.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Authored by our Senior Fellow, @lewdaly.bsky.social ✍🏻
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Just Solutions @justsolutions.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
CCUS may prolong fossil fuel dependence, increase local pollution, & direct potentially hundreds of billions of taxpayer dollars toward a weakly regulated climate strategy. Learn about the impacts for frontline communities, particularly in the Gulf South just-solutions.ghost.io/economic-and...
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Economic and Community Headwinds Stop a Flagship Carbon Capture Project in the Gulf South
By Lew Daly A Blow for Carbon Capture in Ascension Parish, Louisiana On June 30th, industrial gases giant Air Products announced that it was canceling its Louisiana Clean Energy Complex (LCEC) sit...
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Just Solutions @justsolutions.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Since Trump's EO calling for eliminating disparate impact enforcement, agency after agency has fallen in line. Now, it's the EPA. Read our update for what’s changed since, including EPA’s move to roll back its own civil rights rules justsolutionscollective.org/solution/one...
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One-Page Resource on Disparate Impact Changes - Just Solutions
Disparate impact is a legal standard in federal civil rights law that allows policies that cause unequal harm to people to be challenged, even without proof of discriminatory intent. It […]
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mariondaze.bsky.social @mariondaze.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
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It just got way easier to sue fossil fuel companies over climate change
For years, industry has argued you can't prove which company caused which disaster. A new study says otherwise.
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Just Solutions @justsolutions.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
New resource! 🌟 A guide for engaging candidates and voters on climate justice and key electoral issues is here. Check out the field guide that makes the path to building national momentum for energy and climate justice clear: fieldguide.climatemax.org
The Call to Climate Justice Field Guide for Candidates and Voters from ClimateMax and Just Solutions
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Just Solutions @justsolutions.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
In continuing our month-long anniversary celebration, hear from our Executive Director, Aiko Schaefer, on how we are leveraging collective experience and knowledge so groups have the support they need to defend climate justice. Read: justsolutionscollective.org/five-years-o...
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Five Years of Just Solutions: Positioned to Meet the Challenges We Are Facing - Just Solutions
This month marks our 5th anniversary. What a roller coaster it has been! Just Solutions began amid a once-in-a-generation pandemic, escalating climate impacts, and the rise of the Black Lives […]
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Just Solutions @justsolutions.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Five years of customized research, policy analysis, strategic communications, and convening power, all to support our state-based partners in advancing and defending climate justice. Thank you for engaging with us and being a part of our mission. Consider giving at tinyurl.com/SupportJustSolutions 🧡
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Lew Daly @lewdaly.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
and more distributed energy like rooftop solar and battery storage. But Trump in typically corrupt, reactionary, or just thoughtless fashion has now pulled the plug on $1 billion in congressionally authorized energy resilience funding for PR, including for backup power systems for hospitals.
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The end of DOE’s grid work in Puerto Rico
The Trump administration has canceled all eight of the remaining awards devoted to distributed energy on the island.
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Lew Daly @lewdaly.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Maria caused an estimated 4645 "excess deaths" largely due medical disruptions in part caused by the blackout, and this was not just a climate disaster but also a man-made disaster because climate-vulnerable places need fewer power lines to fix...
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Lew Daly @lewdaly.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Most US viewers were likely confused by the power lines act and accompanying song, "El Apagón," in Bad Bunny's halftime show, but not Puerto Rican or Puerto Rican-American viewers or their relatives who were subjected to Hurricane Maria's power blackout aftermath in 2017, the worst in US history.
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Just Solutions @justsolutions.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Attend our upcoming webinar to learn how the Library can be used to support state and local campaigns, identify policy pathways, and strengthen advocacy strategies across different political and regulatory contexts. Register here: tinyurl.com/PolicyLibraryWebinar1
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Just Solutions @justsolutions.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Working alongside partners and advocates, we have compiled solutions and are now making available a groundbreaking Affordability Policy Library to help expedite state-level action on fast-moving energy affordability crises that communities face today. Explore: tinyurl.com/JustSolutionsPolicyLibrary
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The Just Solutions Podcast @justsolutionspod.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
First episode of Season 3 is out now! Featuring our Senior Fellows: Rahwa Ghirmatzion, Khanh Pham, and Rich Stolz, all of whom are amazing organizers in their communities. Listen today and share with a colleague! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
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Just Solutions @justsolutions.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Read “Facing Disaster Alone: FEMA Rollbacks Threaten to Overwhelm States,” and use our interactive figures to see where your state lands when it comes to disaster impacts and total annual expenditures: tinyurl.com/FEMARollbackReport
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Facing Disaster Alone: FEMA Rollback Threatens to Overwhelm States – Just Solutions
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Just Solutions @justsolutions.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
We're pleased that our report on the financial burden of placing disaster response on states, a consequence of eliminating federal aid such as FEMA, helped inform Pew Charitable Trusts' brief, similarly analyzing trends in disaster assistance relative to state budgets www.pew.org/en/research-...
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What Waning Federal Disaster Aid Would Mean for State Budgets
States play a critical and often overlooked role in paying for disaster costs, assisting communities and individuals and helping to cover cost shares required by federal relief programs. To cover thes...
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Just Solutions @justsolutions.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
An end to the shutdown may be on the horizon, but this ordeal has exposed the compounding effects of assistance disruptions on communities across the US. The impacts of SNAP and LIHEAP funding delays vary by state. Here's where they'll hit the hardest: justsolutionscollective.org/snap-and-lih...
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Double Trouble: Disruptions to Federal Food Assistance Program (SNAP) and Low Income Heating and Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Leave Families and Children in Crisis as Winter Approaches – Just So...
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Just Solutions @justsolutions.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
"Pathways for Action: Affording our Clean Energy Future" is an examination of the drivers of the current energy affordability crisis we are facing, and a framework for developing policy solutions that ensures long-term bill savings and advances clean energy goals. Link is in our bio!
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Just Solutions @justsolutions.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
This reveals what we already know: Utility costs are increasing everywhere. Still, there are pathways to an affordable, clean energy future that state and local leaders can take. Learn more about our work on this at our site: tinyurl.com/AffordingOur... www.americanprogress.org/article/resi...
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Residents in at Least 41 States and Washington, D.C., Are Facing Increased Electric and Natural Gas Bills
Energy bill tracker documents rate increases and proposals that would go into effect in 2025 or 2026. The Trump administration’s actions to discourage clean energy projects could send rates even highe...
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Just Solutions @justsolutions.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
We launched a national effort that teams up with state climate justice coalitions & organizations nationwide to put affordability first in the clean-energy conversation. Make sure you are on our email list and following our social media for new content, more reports, & opportunities to get engaged!
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Just Solutions @justsolutions.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
Join our YouTube livestream today at 1pm PT/4pm ET! We'll be talking to Jennifer Moon, our Senior Researcher, about her latest brief about rising energy costs in Washington and Oregon. Join here! www.youtube.com/live/xGZoutB...
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Livestream: Rising Temps & Increasing Costs in the PNW
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Just Solutions @justsolutions.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
Read our latest brief that takes a look at what's causing costly utility bills in WA and OR, who it impacts the most, and how states can respond as federal funding and staffing cuts leave residents with fewer options tinyurl.com/PNWEnergyAffordability
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Just Solutions @justsolutions.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
Today marks the 80th anniversary of the horrific atomic bombing of Hiroshima. Read the essay released last year by our Senior Fellow and President of the Institute for Energy and Environmental Research, Arjun Makhijani, PhD. justsolutionscollective.org/essay-reflec... #Hiroshima #Nuclear
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Just Essays: Reflections on the atomic destruction of Hiroshima and the present nuclear resurgence – Just Solutions
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Just Solutions @justsolutions.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
Lew Daly, one of our Senior Fellows, wrote this article on the sacred site of Oak Flat, and the destruction that will ensue now that the courts have determined that sacred sites on what is now federal property are not protected from impairment. Read here: nonprofitquarterly.org/is-nothing-s...
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Is Nothing Sacred? Western Apache Face Irreversible Loss for Copper Profits - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly
In Arizona, copper mining threatens a Western Apache sacred site. Securing domestic energy could cost Native American communities.
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Grist @grist.org · 27/07/2025
Why your energy bill is suddenly so much more expensive And why it’s not getting cheaper any time soon. grist.org/energy/why-y... #Bills #Energy #Climate #Solar #Wind #Politics #Policy
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Why your energy bill is suddenly so much more expensive
And why it’s not getting cheaper any time soon.
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Just Solutions @justsolutions.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
Read our new guide that distills nine key points to keep in mind as you work to center racial justice in your climate efforts: bit.ly/LeadingWithRaceInClimate #LeadingWithRace
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Grist @grist.org · 08/07/2025
We launched an adaptable toolkit to provide critical information before and after weather disasters. A series of guides are available for media and community organizations to publish and localize for their audiences. grist.org/updates/gris... #MutualAid #Climate #Environment #TexasFloods
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Grist launches adaptable toolkit to provide critical information before and after weather disasters
A series of guides are available for media and community organizations to publish and localize for their audiences.
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Just Solutions @justsolutions.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
We are already seeing some of the impacts of a scaled-back federal response to climate disasters, one of the aims of the Trump Administration. Our report takes a look at what states can do to build response capacity despite limited, delayed, or denied federal support: tinyurl.com/FEMARollback...
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Just Solutions @justsolutions.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
Caitlin McLennan, Strategic Campaign Organizer for United Today Stronger Tomorrow, calls out the harmful impact that gutting federal disaster support will have on communities. Our report offers recommendations for states to build resilience & response capacity. Read: tinyurl.com/FEMARollback...
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Just Solutions @justsolutions.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
Reduced staff at the NWS in the wake of the Trump Administration's government efficiency efforts is just one example of the challenges states face with the rollback of federal disaster support. Read our report analyzing the impact of shifting disaster response on states tinyurl.com/FEMARollback...
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Facing Disaster Alone: FEMA Rollback Threatens to Overwhelm States – Just Solutions
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Just Solutions @justsolutions.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
President Trump’s actions to shift disaster response to states—but without any clear path or support to do so—mean many states will lack sufficient capacity to coordinate regional responses, nor fund resilience & recovery. Read our insightful report on our website: tinyurl.com/FEMARollback...
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Just Solutions @justsolutions.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
NEW REPORT: We compared the scale of potential disaster impacts to state expenditures, finding that both the magnitude & variability of these impacts are so significant that many states are unlikely to fill the gap left by the elimination of federal assistance. Read: tinyurl.com/FEMARollbackReport
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Just Solutions @justsolutions.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
What gives you hope? Just Solutions invites you to reflect and share your answer in the comments. Let’s continue to build upon our passion, vision, and commitment to #LeadingWithRace in climate solutions. For more information, visit our Leading With Race webpage: hubs.ly/Q03v1kgx0
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Just Solutions @justsolutions.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Doing an assessment of what your non-negotiables are & what areas in which you can take action is the first step in planning how your organization will respond to the current moment. Find out more about #LeadingWithRace in climate solutions on our website justsolutionscollective.org/leading-with...
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Just Solutions @justsolutions.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
We are seeing a heightened emphasis on local organizing power. People are building local energy systems & publicly-owned water systems. Now is not the time to walk back on our climate & racial justice work. Read: #LeadingWithRace in Climate Solutions: justsolutionscollective.org/leading-with...
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Grist @grist.org · 24/06/2025
This rural community fought one of the country’s biggest gas-powered data centers — and won. Inside the grassroots opposition that fended off a 2,200-acre data center campus in southern Virginia, and why their struggle isn’t over yet. grist.org/energy/this-... #DataCenter #AI #Climate #Virginia
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This rural community fought one of the country’s biggest gas-powered data centers — and won
Inside the grassroots opposition that fended off a 2,200-acre data center campus in southern Virginia, and why their struggle isn’t over yet.
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Just Solutions @justsolutions.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
We may be seeing a full-scale attack on civil rights, but we have not wavered. Advocates are organizing faster and broader now. Whether it's climate justice being targeted or racial justice, we must be in solidarity with one another. Learn more: justsolutionscollective.org/leading-with...
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Just Solutions @justsolutions.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
“This is a really good time for us to put our heads together and think really hard about the world we want to live in. Really hard, like the most aspirational reality we can think of." Check out this great article on the intersection of Black identity and EJ: truthout.org/articles/des...
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Despite Trump’s Attacks, Black Environmental Justice Tradition Can’t Be Uprooted
On Juneteenth, I draw strength from the rich history of Black communities’ struggles for environmental justice.
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Just Solutions @justsolutions.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
In the words of social justice activist, Angela Davis, Juneteenth is "the day we celebrate the end of slavery, the day we memorialize those who offered us hope for the future and the day when we renew our commitment to the struggle for freedom.” Happy Freedom Day!
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Julia Simon @juliaradio.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
The lack of affordable housing and the growing threat of global warming used to be thought of as two distinct problems. That's changing. Now U.S. cities aim to tackle the housing crisis while simultaneously combating climate change. They see Vienna as a roadmap... Read+listen🎧 only on @npr.org 📻 ⬇️
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Could this city be the model for how to tackle the housing crisis and climate change?
Vienna has a way to make affordable housing and combat climate change all at the same time. Now U.S. cities want in, and they're building their own green housing.
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Just Solutions @justsolutions.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
We stand with our partners in CA fighting at this new frontline to protect communities and our democracy. In Los Angeles and other cities across the country, we insist on centering the voices and solutions of Frontline communities, including immigrant communities. Read our statement: bit.ly/45oBtx4
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