Climate Justice

Our public scholars make sure the poor people and communities of color most impacted by climate injustice are leading the transition to a renewable economy at all levels.

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STATEMENT: On World Environment Day, International Allies Spotlight Salvadoran Communities Resisting Reintroduction of Mining in El Salvador

On June 5, in solidarity with the Ecological Walk, organizations and individuals that comprise International Allies against Mining in El Salvador joined the...

Press Releases

Pronunciamiento: En el Día Mundial del Medio Ambiente, aliados internacionales destacan a las comunidades salvadoreñas que se resisten a la reintroducción de la minería en El Salvador.

Este 5 de junio, en solidaridad con la Caminata Ecológica, las organizaciones e individuos que integran los Aliados Internacionales contra la Minería en...

Articles

Trump’s Loyalty to Fossil Fuel Companies Is Driving Up Inflation

The sooner we transition off fossil fuels, the healthier we — and our wallets — will be.

Press Releases

Comprehensive Analysis Reveals True Cost Of The U.S. Military In Hawaiʻi – and Offers Alternatives

The report reveals groundbreaking new findings on historical land use and sovereignty, strategic doctrine, environmental harm, public health, economic impact, employment, housing affordability,...

Articles

The U.S. Military is Intensifying Hawaiʻi’s Housing Affordability Crisis

Military demand for housing caused rents to increase an estimated 7.1 percent in 2024 alone, causing Hawai’i’s residents to spend an extra $234.8...

Reports

The True Cost of the Military in Hawaiʻi

A comprehensive analysis of the economic, environmental, strategic, and social impacts of the U.S. military presence in Hawaiʻi

The Dark Side of the Energy Transition: Green Colonialism in Southern Honduras

Multinational corporations exploited demand for green energy to shake down some of the most impoverished communities in the Americas.

The G20 at a Crossroads

An independent assessment of the G20’s impact — and lessons for an equitable economic future.

2025 Rural Policy Action Report: A Roadmap for Rural Progress

A positive agenda to improve rural people’s lives and deliver lower costs, higher wages, and freedom.

Barriers to Implementing Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) in Massachusetts

Sustainable Aviation Fuels aren’t a realistic way to reduce aviation emissions in the Bay State.

Bold Ideas for a New Progressive Majority

A visionary exercise for progressives in an age of American fascism from our second annual Wallace Symposium.

The Corporate Assault on Honduras

How mafia-style investments undermine the Honduran people’s struggle for democracy and dignity.

Fossil Fuel Philanthropy

How taxpayer-subsidized charities promote climate change disinformation and stall urgent action.

REPORT: Maximizing the Benefits of the CHIPS Program

Commonsense guardrails are needed to protect taxpayer dollars from wasteful stock buybacks and excessive CEO pay.

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Climate Justice

Latest work

Pronunciamiento: En el Día Mundial del Medio Ambiente, aliados internacionales destacan a las comunidades salvadoreñas que se resisten a la reintroducción de la minería en El Salvador.

Trump’s Loyalty to Fossil Fuel Companies Is Driving Up Inflation

Comprehensive Analysis Reveals True Cost Of The U.S. Military In Hawaiʻi – and Offers Alternatives

The U.S. Military is Intensifying Hawaiʻi’s Housing Affordability Crisis