Advancing Environmental Justice & Public Health

Environmental damage and the climate crisis have an outsized impact on people of color and marginalized communities. Massachusetts’ legislation and implementation must ensure that the transition to clean energy is prioritized in communities with poor environmental quality, that have been overburdened by energy infrastructure, and that have been excluded from the decision-making and economic opportunities that the growing clean energy economy offers. 

ELM advocates for outcomes that improve air quality monitoring and mitigation, drive equitable access to decarbonization benefits, expand energy efficiency rebates and incentives to underserved populations, and provide affordable and electrified transportation in EJ communities. Learn more about our legislative priorities for environmental justice and public health.