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Equity Fund Receives MacKenzie Scott Award

This eight-figure gift marks a critical moment for philanthropy to co-invest in a just, clean-energy future rooted in community-driven solutions.

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  1. Data Centers: An Unchecked And Unnecessary Energy Crisis

    What you need to know about these sites, their impacts on local communities, and how our grantee partners are responding on the ground.

  2. In 2025, We’re Counting On Good Strategy, Coordinated Investments, and Deep Partnerships

    A new case study conducted by the Climate Advocacy Lab examines the strategies deployed by the Equity Fund and its allied funders to support an inclusive movement and field infrastructure that led to significant policy victories in Minnesota—including the state’s 2023 100% clean energy law.

  3. An Open Letter to Climate Philanthropists: Join Us in Investing in Diverse Community Leadership for Successful Federal Implementation

    We call on our colleagues across the philanthropic sector to heed the urgency of investments in diverse community leadership. It’s essential to achieving a clean energy transition and climate resilience. Jodeen Olguín-Tayler, Vice President of Strategic Partnerships, Climate and Clean Energy Equity Fund, and the Climate Equity Action Fund…

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  4. A Robust Definition of Environmental Justice Communities Must Be Intersectional

    Comprehensively identifying environmental justice communities is a must for directing funding to those who need it most.

  5. “Green” Biomass Boom Leaves Trail of Dirty Air and Decimated Forests

    Learn more about how biomass – particularly woody biomass – is not a “green” solution and actually does more harm than good.

  6. Despite “Renewable” Credentials, Biogas is Threatening our Clean Energy Future

    When Hurricane Florence dumped a record-breaking 36 inches of rain on eastern North Carolina in September of 2018, it left 40 people dead and caused $24 billion in damages. It also led to the leakage of more than 7 million gallons of untreated animal waste into local waterways.