In March 2023, a cohort of 37 MFN members convened in Washington, D.C. to make our network’s demands loud and clear to policymakers. We brought frontline and fenceline community power straight to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to demand zero emissions in freight!
Activistas comunitarios, residentes, líderes de organizaciones de fe, doctores y educadores, manifestándose en el edificio administrativo del Puerto de San Diego en diciembre de 2022. – Foto...
Community activists, residents, faith leaders, doctors, and educators rallying at the Port of San Diego’s Administrative Building, December 2022. – Photo provided by EHC.After a tireless fight, the...
For many families, reducing their carbon footprint and having more control over their energy costs is simply not attainable. Why? Because of how unaffordable and inaccessible it is to install panels...
In October 2022, a delegation of Moving Forward Network (MFN) members attended the All-In conference. At this convening, the MFN Research Workgroup, led by Dr. P. Qasimah Boston and Dr. Bruce...
By Aisha Balogun Last year, I decided to pursue a master of urban planning in hopes of gaining expertise in a subject that matters to me. After three months as an Environmental Justice Fellow with...
Photo Credit: Beto Lugo MartinezCleanAirNow Co-Executive Directors, Atenas Mena and Beto Lugo Martinez, grew up in frontline communities where air pollution was the norm. Their lived experiences...
The facts are clear – frontline communities of color breathe more hazardous air nationwide than any other community. And now since the pandemic, Amazon has been aggressively expanding its warehouse...
One in four kids in Newark, New Jersey, have asthma. This is the harsh reality that Kim Gaddy, founder of MFN member South Ward Environmental Alliance (SWEA), and so many others endure every single...