Climate Justice Fact Sheet
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- NH S.B.152 (2023): Establishes a marine trades pathway, career and technical education workforce development and innovation fund, and establishes an offshore wind industry workforce training center committee.
- **IL SB2132/HB3624 (2021) – invested up to $40 million per year to replace lost property taxes, and support economic development and job training; created a “bill of rights” for displaced workers and provided them with services and training.
- ME L.D. 2018 (2022): established definitions for “environmental justice” and “front line communities;” set methods to incorporate equity decisions in deliberations at the state’s Department of Environmental Protection and the Public Utilities Commission.
- CT SB 999 (2021) – set guidelines and requirements for renewable energy projects to incorporate community benefit agreements, apprenticeship programs, prevailing wage, and project labor agreements.
- MD H.B.1200 (2022): required a person applying for a certain permit from the Department of the Environment to include in the application the EJ Score from the Maryland EJ tool for the census tract where the applicant is seeking the permit.
Quarterly Impact Report
Quarterly Impact Report – June 2026
Environmental Justice - NCEL
NCEL's webpage on environmental justice with relevant facts and policies.
Just Transition - NCEL
NCEL's webpage on ensuring just transitions away from fossil fuels with relevant facts and policies.
Guide to Equitable, Community-Driven Climate Preparedness Planning - Urban Sustainability Directors Network
This guide provides strategies for involving community members in climate adaptation.
Making Equity Real in Climate Adaptation and Community Resilience Policies and Programs - Georgetown Climate Center
A guidebook for ensuring equity in climate adaptation and resilience efforts.
Solutions Library - Just Solutions Network
This resource library brings together the best work for or by BIPOC-Frontline communities on just policy and program solutions.
State-Based Policies to Build a Cleaner, Safer, More Equitable Economy - Blue Green Alliance
Provides examples and frameworks for state-level policies to build clean, safe, and equitable economies.
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