Our Healthy Communities program works at the intersection of human health, the environment and justice by focusing on eliminating the pollution – in air, water, soil and food – that jeopardizes the health of all our families and communities.
We work to ensure that everyone, no matter their race, wealth, or zip code, has access to clean, safe, affordable water. To do so, we:
We fight to reduce harmful chemical exposure. To do so we:
Due to systemic racism and unjust policies, low-wealth communities, Indigenous communities, and communities of color often experience the highest pollution burdens and are disproportionately impacted by environmental health issues.
These communities are often forced to live with lead poisoning from paint and drinking water, failing water infrastructure, unaffordable water rates, and proximity to highly polluted Superfund sites, toxic landfills and dangerous industrial facilities.
As a member of the Equitable & Just National Climate Forum, LCV is working with our partners in the environmental justice community to:
This month we’re looking back at the most read stories from 2024. Our readers honed in on the climate action made possible by federal investments, states’ clean energy progress, clean school buses, and state democracy wins. You’ll also learn about a recent major clean energy victory in Massachusetts.
In this month's roundup of the best climate news stories, we're celebrating the election of Congressional climate champions, state level climate wins, federal action to advance clean air and water initiatives, and climate wins for Indigenous communities.
In this month's roundup of the best climate news stories, we're celebrating clean energy jobs and training, investments in clean energy and clean buses for students, and accelerating momentum for electric vehicles.
Every month, we round up the best good climate news stories we're celebrating. This month, we cover exciting progress in the clean energy transition, electric vehicle adoption, environmental justice, initiatives to improve public health, new tactics to cut climate-change-causing pollution, and wildfire preparedness and recovery.
Each month, LCV shares five stories about the impact of our work. This month, we’re focusing on Tim Walz’s impressive climate record, our previous success and plans for mobilizing LCV members to elect climate champions, and the many ways LCV and our state affiliates help everyday people benefit from the Inflation Reduction Act’s (IRA) clean energy investments.
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