environmental equity

Black History Month Clean Water Champion: Omesa Mokaya

January 31, 2024 | By LaTrice Harrison

Black History Month is a time to celebrate Black excellence. During February, Clean Water Action will spotlight Water Champions leading the charge to protect our water, environment, and health.

Image of MLK Jr. with text that says "Injustice anwhere is a threat to justice everywhere"

Fueling Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Dream With Action

January 12, 2024 | By Rev. Vernon K. Walker

Celebrating one of America's most radical thinkers and revolutionaries of the 20th century, Dr. Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

Empowering Communities: A Vision for Environmental Justice in Paterson, New Jersey

November 4, 2023 | By X Braithwaite

In the heart of Paterson, New Jersey, a group of passionate individuals is steering the course towards a future where Environmental Justice is not just a phrase but a living reality.

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Martin Luther King greeting crowd in Washington DC.

People Power – Realizing MLK’s Dream with Action

January 13, 2023 | By LaTrice Harrison

We believe that there is no greater way to show our gratitude than to continue to fuel Dr. King's dream with action – and that starts from within!

In Recognition of Indigenous Peoples Day

October 28, 2022 | By Cindy Luppi

Today, Clean Water Action encourages friends, Clean Water Action members, and partners in communities across the country to join us in recognizing Indigenous Peoples Day.

Thea Louis - National Water Projects Coordinator

Keeping an Eye on Justice40

February 16, 2022 | By Thea Louis

Justice40 is not perfect. Its primary challenges remain consistent with that of environmental justice issues more broadly: they are multifaceted, interconnected, and complicated. However, it is an opportunity to take these challenges on, knowing that the financial and federal support is there to begin remediating America's history of exploitation of places and people.