Grounded in the lived experiences of low income and communities of color, we root our work in research, community engagement, and policy to build the capacity of environmental justice communities.
We’re proud to share the impact we’ve made together over the past year as we continue building lasting, collective power across Minnesota, the Midwest, and the nation. Our communities inspire us every day, and your partnership, commitment, and solidarity make this vital work possible.
HERC: Our Current Reality / Our Future comics are a joint effort of with the Minnesota Environmental Justice Table to incite continued awareness and advocacy efforts to the ultimate closure of the Hennepin Energy Recovery Center (HERC), a large trash incinerator in Minneapolis that has unleashed toxic pollution into surrounding communities.
Over the past several months, CEED has engaged in deep reflection and planning. The result is a new Strategic Framework that honors our history while charting a bold path forward. This framework is more than a plan—it provides the foundational structure, values, and principles we need for collective action, decision-making, and transformational change.
Conflict to Clarity: A Guide to Effective Resolution was created as a resource to help our movements navigate difficult conversations and work through conflicts in constructive and healthy ways. These tools were brilliantly co-created and illustrated by Natayla Arevalo of CEED and artist Lynda Grafito into a Zine that serves as a guide to effective resolution. Sign up below to download your free illustrated zine from CEED & Equitable & Just National Climate Platform.
Environmental justice organizations and coalitions from across the country are arriving in Washington, DC to stand alongside Rep. Adelita Grijalva (AZ-07), Rep. Summer Lee (PA-12), & Rep. Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) as they announce the formation of the Environmental Justice (EJ) Caucus in the U.S. House of Representatives.
CEED welcomes the introduction of the Energy Bills Relief Act (EBRA) as an important step towards delivering an energy system that serves the health and well-being of communities.
On Friday, February 20, 2026, the Trump administration announced it is rolling back clean air regulations that limit mercury and other hazardous pollutants from power plants. The rollback will lead to greater emissions of mercury, heavy metals, and increase the risk of cancer, lung, and heart disease for communities living near coal power plants.
CEED provides research and capacity building so that communities can make informed decisions about policies and programs affecting their environmental conditions on the local and federal level.
CEED works in partnership with grassroots communities, policy makers and researchers, combining technical research with a priority for understanding policy impacts on justice communities.
CEED conducts popular education within grassroots communities to build their capacity to engage in their own voice on critical energy, climate and environmental policies and planning that affect their health and livelihoods.
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