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Eco-Justice Collaborative

Solutions that combine environmental, economic and social justice.

Welcome to Eco-Justice Collaborative ...
Ecological responsibility in linkage with social justice is what the world needs now. Healthy earth community requires advocacy and action on urgent environmental issues in ways that connect with struggles for social and economic justice. Eco-Justice envisions and values ecology and justice together, since there will be little environmental health without socio-economic justice, and vice-versa.- Dieter T. Hessel

What's Happening ...
Read about EJC's work in clean energy, coal ash, carbon capture and storage, and natural climate solutions. We strive to ensure there is a focus on inclusion, diversity, equity and opportunities for people of color.

Pam and Lan Richart honored with seeds of change award

Pam & Lan Richart: honored with "Seeds of Change" award!

award, seeds of change

Learn more and join us! ...
Read the posts below for what's new in our campaigns and how you can participate. Sign up for our mailing list to receive action alerts and updates on our campaigns.

Can you help support our work?

Eco-Justice Collaborative needs your financial support over the next year to in order to continue to work with communities affected by carbon capture, transport (pipelines), and storage. Will you help? ...

EJC successes and the work ahead

We have organized to stop CO2 pipelines and drafted and helped pass legislation that protects IL from carbon sequestration. What's next? ...

Tell Congress the Pipeline Safety Act MUST protect IL communities!

Don't tolerate Senator Sheehy's proposal to criminalize peaceful protests of CO2 pipelines. Insist Congress adopt amendments that protect Illinois communities from these hazardous pipelines! ...

What’s behind the oil & gas industry’s funding of CCS?

Oil and gas industry has poured nearly a $ billion into carbon capture and storage, claiming it is a climate solution. But what's the REAL ...

VICTORY! Mahomet Aquifer protected from CCS

The passage of this bill shows an informed and organized public can make a difference ...

Carbon Capture and Storage ... A Promising Technology or False Solution?
Carbon capture and storage is descending on Illinois and other states, due to lucrative tax credits and geology that is thought to be suited for underground storage. What is CCS, and what do we need to know about this evolving technology?

CO2 leak at ADM facility demonstrates unreliability of CCS

EJC Videos on CO2 Pipelines and CCS
These videos highlight concerns relate to carbon capture, sequestration, and pipelines. Watch for more in the coming weeks.

Don’t Mess with the Aquifer!

The U.S. EPA is gearing up to issue draft permits for companies to inject and/or store CO2 under the Mahomet Aquifer. Help adopt a CCS ban! ...

Nationwide Indiscretion

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' treatment of Navigator's CO2 pipeline sets a dangerous precedent for our nation's surface waters ...

CCS-A False Solution

Carbon Capture and Sequestration - Climate Savior or False Solution? With the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, the U.S. is now poised to invest literally hundreds of billions of dollars on carbon capture and storage (CCS) infrastructure. But as ...

Natural Climate Solutions
While much of the country's focus is on decarbonization and moving to renewable energy, there is much less attention paid to the importance of restoring and expanding our carbon sinks. Take a look at what EJC has been doing.

Uprooting Injustice by Planting Trees

Fewer trees in low-income neighborhoods lead to inequities in the numerous benefits that trees provide, including health, reduced crime, and economic ...

Transforming Agriculture in the Midwest

Just nine Midwestern states make up 42 percent of U.S. agricultural emissions — or 4.2 percent of TOTAL U.S. emissions. But equitably transforming agriculture in the Midwest can be a ...

About EJC ...
We are an-all volunteer organization that collaborates with others to get things done. We have closed coal-power plants, passed coal ash legislation, and now are working on natural climate solutions as a way to avert climate catastrophe. Click here to learn about our mission and work, and here to get to know our Board. Click the images below to learn about our work.