Those who contribute the least to the climate crisis bear the brunt of its impacts. Communities of color, indigenous people and people with low incomes are hit first and worst by climate change. We already see increasingly polluted neighborhoods, higher rates of asthma, and loss of income as workers in frontline industries and farmlands.
That’s why social, economic and racial equity must be at the center of addressing global warming and why groups like OneAmerica, Washington CAN, Latino Community Fund, Asian Pacific Islander Coalition, Community to Community, Got Green, Puget Sound Sage and many more bring their voices the Alliance for Jobs and Clean Energy.
Duwamish River Valley residents breathe toxic airborne pollutants that are 30 times higher than regulatory caution levels.
