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Moving Forward Network Looks to Increase Frontline and Fenceline Voices in Decision Making Following the Release of Biden Administration’s National Zero-Emissions Freight Corridor Strategy

Moving Forward Network Looks to Increase Frontline and Fenceline Voices in Decision Making Following the Release of Biden Administration’s National Zero-Emissions Freight Corridor Strategy

For too long, frontline and fenceline communities have disproportionately suffered from the public health and environmental impacts caused by the freight transportation system. Planning the critical infrastructure to accelerate the transition to zero-emission trucks is an important step in achieving a zero-pollution freight industry, as requested in MFN’s letter in January 2024. MFN supports the Biden administration’s National Zero-Emissions Freight Corridor Strategy.

MFN in the News: Bringing Grassroots Power to Washington, D.C.

MFN in the News: Bringing Grassroots Power to Washington, D.C.

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!

A Summer with MFN: Expanding Expertise

A Summer with MFN: Expanding Expertise

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...