From the Field
20 March 2026
New federal AI policy fast-tracks data center permits while stripping local governments of oversight — a test case for whether infrastructure governance flows from communities or concentrates upward with federal and corporate power.
28 February 2026
As U.S. and Israeli forces strike Iran, the Climate Justice Alliance frames military action as ecological governance failure — the U.S. military remains the world's largest institutional emitter while resource extraction drives geopolitical conflict.
26 February 2026
A joint comment letter opposes EPA proposals that would weaken Section 401 of the Clean Water Act — the mechanism that allows states and Tribal Nations to condition or deny federal permits based on water quality standards.
12 February 2026
The Trump EPA's revocation of the 2009 Endangerment Finding — the scientific basis for climate regulation — triggers coordinated resistance from environmental justice networks representing millions of frontline communities.
29 January 2026
The Climate Justice Alliance frames immigration enforcement as inseparable from climate displacement, calling for mutual aid networks and direct action as federal raids intensify across the U.S.
13 January 2026
Climate Justice Alliance and 17 EJ organizations oppose EPA's proposed redefinition of protected waters — a case study in how regulatory rollbacks shift environmental harm to frontline communities while weakening federal accountability.
9 January 2026
The Trump administration withdrew from the UNFCCC and 65+ other international bodies, making the US the only nation outside the foundational climate treaty. A stress test for multilateral governance in an age of unilateral retreat.
5 January 2026
A frontline coalition created resources on AI infrastructure's environmental costs and trained 10 organizers in Memphis to challenge data center development — governance as ground-level strategy, not abstract policy.