environmental justice & diversity

Opportunities for Equitable Adaptation in Cities
The report summarizes a workshop hosted by the Georgetown Climate Center and the Urban Sustainability Directors Network. The workshop brought together city, state, and federal officials to discuss methods to […]
Fixing America's Broken Disaster Housing Recovery System, Part 2: Policy Framework Reform Recommendations
In October 2019, more than 850 members of the Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHRC)–a group hosted by the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC)–convened to discuss policy recommendations for reforming […]
Fixing America's Broken Disaster Housing Recovery System, Part 1: Barriers to a Complete and Equitable Recovery
The National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) planned a convening of more than 850 organizations that are part of the Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHRC) for Oct, 2019. The conference […]
Sharing in the Benefits of a Greening City
The guidelines in this toolkit created by The CREATE Initiative partners comes out of the question: “What does it look like to envision green spaces as sites through which to […]
Rocking the Boat: Youth Empowerment in an Environmental Justice Community
With a strong background in youth engagement, Rocking the Boat is a nonprofit organization in the South Bronx that supports kids’ growth through hands-on discovery. What started as a boatbuilding after-school program has grown into a multi-pronged approach for youth empowerment in an environmental justice community.
The Sustainable Square Mile Handbook
The handbook was created from a collaboration between Blacks in Green (BIG) and the National Resources Defense Council (NRDC), making connections between BIG’s programs—the Sustainable Square Mile, Grannynomics, and Green […]
Webinar Series: a Recipe for Effective River and Watershed Organizations
Start a new chapter for your organization by going back to the basics. River Network is excited to make available our acclaimed training series: A Recipe for Effective River and Watershed […]
Closing the Water Access Gap in the United States: A National Action Plan
More than two million people in the United States live without running water, basic indoor plumbing and sanitation. To close this water gap, it is first important to understand it. […]
The City of Providence’s Climate Justice Plan
In the Fall of 2019, the City of Providence released it’s Climate Justice Plan–a report that outlines the goal to not only become carbon neutral by 2050 but also to […]
After the Storm: Equitable Recovery and Resilient Adaptation
This webinar is part of a series hosted by the Urban Waters Learning Network. This year, we are focusing on providing support to urban waters practitioners to help them build […]