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North Carolina Environmental Justice Network (NCEJN) is a grassroots, people of color-led coalition of community organizations and their supporters who work with low-income communities and people of color on issues of climate, environmental, racial, and social injustice.

Our Work

Organizing & Advocacy

NCEJN supports communities impacted by environmental injustices by organizing workshops and conferences, offering training in community organizing, addressing communication needs, and facilitating networking across the state and beyond. We also support EJ Fellows and, when necessary, assist with litigation through an external legal team.

Infrastructure & Development

NCEJN strengthens organizational capacities by providing resources to community-based organizations, including financial opportunities through our Mini-Fund and workshops to enhance Network members’ ability to further develop their infrastructure and increase sustainability. As a Justice40 Hub, NCEJN offers grant-writing workshops.

Research & Education

NCEJN works with communities to determine how data can advance community advocacy goals, facilitates relationships with researchers, and leads community science efforts to address these data needs. We also provide environmental justice education and training for both communities and academics.

Be A Link In The Chain

WE ARE INVITING COMMUNITIES TO JOIN OUR NETWORK AND HELP FIGHT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE.​

News & Events

Testimony of Resistance: On Kinship, Settler Colonialism, and the Many Futures We Must Build

Madhusudan Katti, Assoc Professor and Director of Science, Technology and Society + Leadership in Public Science, Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources at NCSU, gave this testimony at the People’s

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Testimony of Resistance: Public Education, Empire, and Environmental Justice

Tina Shull, PhD, UNC Charlotte professor, at the Peoples Hearing (June 11, 2025) It’s an honor to be here and participate in solidarity; thank you NCEJN for your organizing and

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