Clean Energy and Climate Justice in Massachusetts

The way we currently produce and use energy in the U.S. significantly contributes to the climate crisis and pollutes our water, air and communities. It also disproportionately harms low-income communities and communities of color. We believe that frontline and EJ communities should be protected and prioritized when it comes to addressing climate challenges. Many BIPOC and low-income communities struggle with high asthma rates and a lack of access to clean water and healthy foods. These are examples of environmental injustice. Clean Water strives to center the needs of underserved and marginalized communities in decision-making processes and work with trusted community leaders to address environmental and health issues caused by pollution and climate change. Clean Water Action and Clean Water Fund are advancing solutions that reduce pollution in Massachusetts and make a clean energy future available to all. This includes:

• Growing the green economy--including solar energy, energy efficiency and affordable public transit--and making it accessible to all communities;
• Fighting for a just transition to clean energy while opposing systemic environmental injustices and expansion of polluting fossil fuels;
• Ensuring a voice for marginalized communities during policy-making that affects them;