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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

On Health Research as a Tool for Environmental Justice

Dr. Elizabeth (Libby) McClure, Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology at UNC Last week I talked with someone working in one of the many care hubs that community organizations and mutual

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Workers and Advocates Hold Statewide Heat and Human Rights Events to Urge Adoption of Federal Heat Standards

SPRING HOPE, NC (December 8, 2024) 7840 Old Bailey Hwy, Spring Hope, NC 27882, 12PM Contact: Leticia Zavala RALEIGH, NC (December 9, 2024) 1 E Edenton St, Raleigh, NC 27601,

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Charlotte event: Workers and Advocates Hold Statewide Heat and Human Rights Events to Urge Adoption of Federal Heat Standards

As the international community prepares to recognize Human Rights Day in the coming week, a coalition of North Carolina organizations are leveraging the December 10th commemoration to call for basic

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