This is the first report to compile examples of utilities’ use of their charities to influence politics, and much of the information contained here has not yet been reported publicly.
Explores how community and environmental groups asked an Illinois appeals court to overturn a flawed decision to allow a natural gas pipeline to be built in Pembroke Township – an historic Black farming community.
Looks at a rate case in Minnesota where the Just Solar Coalition took an innovative approach to tackling persistent injustices in the electricity system.
Demonstrates how transformative policymaking is dependent on a genuinely inclusive process, using the Illinois’ Climate and Equitable Jobs Act as a case study.
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.
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.
