Coined by African American civil rights leader Benjamin Chavis, environmental racism is “the systematic exclusion of minorities in environmental policy making, enforcement, and remediation” and “racial discrimination in the deliberated targeting of ethnic and minority communities.”

There are two notable movements working to solve environmental racism and its impacts on historically excluded and divested communities: the environmental justice and climate justice movement. Watch our video to learn more:

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The month of March is Public Lands Month, and we’ve got some big goals. We’re pushing for 5 national monument designations while fighting for clean water, Indigenous land protection, ecosystem conservation, and increasing access to nature. 

But we need your help to make these campaigns a success →