Midwest Environmental Justice Network

The mission of the Midwest Environmental Justice Network is to connect and strengthen frontline and grassroots organizations to achieve environmental justice in the Midwest

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Midwest Environmental Justice Network & Partners Selected as Thriving Communities Regional Grantmaker

Alongside our regional grantmaker partners, the NDN Collective, RE-AMP and The Minneapolis Foundation, we will be collaborating to administer $40 million in small grants to Tribes and grassroots Environmental Justice organizations throughout the EPA’s Region 5 (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin). Our goal is to ensure that these dollars reach as many Native, remote, rural and urban Environmental Justice communities as possible.

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Apr 25, 2024

April Partner Highlight: People for Community Recovery

Apr 25, 2024

People for Community Recovery is dedicated to enhancing the quality of life of Chicago residents living in communities most impacted by environmental pollution.

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Apr 25, 2024

Mar 25, 2024

March Partner Highlight: Michigan Environmental Justice Coalition

Mar 25, 2024

This month, meet our partners at the Michigan Environmental Justice Coalition. MEJC has based their work and relationships in the core belief of achieving justice for those of us who are at the margins, and most impacted by intersecting mechanisms of oppression, in the fight against the climate crisis.

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Mar 25, 2024