Illinois Lays Out Blueprint for Next Generation Climate Legislation
Details the impact of the Illinois Climate and Equitable Jobs Act and what comes next.
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New Report Aims to Help Massachusetts Put the “Public” Back in Public Utilities
Details specific ways to make sure that energy regulatory decision-making processes in Massachusetts become more inclusive and equitable.
A Minnesota Case Study: Putting Energy Justice in Rate Cases
Looks at a rate case in Minnesota where the Just Solar Coalition took an innovative approach to tackling persistent injustices in the electricity system.
Power Play: Actions for New England’s Equitable Energy Transition
Explores how energy regulators can help New England states meet their climate goals.
Legislating for Climate Justice Starts with Listening
Demonstrates how transformative policymaking is dependent on a genuinely inclusive process, using the Illinois’ Climate and Equitable Jobs Act as a case study.
Fight the Hike Georgia
A set of campaign tools from Southern Alliance for Clean Energy that were used to stop a steep increase of a mandatory monthly fee on residential customers’ bills.
No Climate. No Equity. No Deal: The Climate and Equitable Jobs Act
A documentary film from the Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition, tells the story of the 2021 Illinois Climate and Equitable Jobs Act (CEJA) and how a grassroots coalition helped pass the most equitable climate legislation in the country.
People’s Utility Justice Playbook
From the Energy Democracy Project, exposes tactics from electric utilities that are undermining community efforts, so we can build a democratic energy system for climate justice.
Overly Impacted, Rarely Heard
A report from the Massachusetts Attorney General’s office, details how energy regulatory decision-making processes in Massachusetts can be more inclusive and equitable.
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The Environmental Law & Policy Center
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Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition
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Initiative for Energy Justice
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Southern Alliance for Clean Energy
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