Episode 11: Unpacking Utility Justice for Frontline Communities with Yesenia Rivera

Across the nation, communities have faced an increasingly unstable utility reality as expenses rise and shut-offs become more common. In this episode, we explore what utility justice can look like for millions of Americans who find themselves in the crosshairs of profit-driven energy companies. Join us as we speak with Yesenia Rivera, Executive Director of Energy Allies, a woman of color-led nonprofit that is revolutionizing the energy system by centering climate-impacted communities through clean energy projects, policy advocacy, and education. Yesenia shares the ways utility injustice impacts environmental justice communities and discusses the policy solutions that can provide a more just future for frontline communities. 

RESOURCES TO LEARN MORE:

 

Energy Allies

https://energy-allies.org/ 

 

People’s Utitlity Justice Playbook 

https://www.energy-allies.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/People-Utility-Playbook.pdf 

 

People's Utility Justice Playbook Information Session

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBKoULKLd0U&t=5s 

 

STAY CONNECTED:

www.justsolutionscollective.org

Instagram @justsolutions_org

Twitter: @Just_Solutions_

Facebook: /JustSolutionsOrg

LinkedIn: /just-solutions-collective

 

EPISODE CREDITS: 

Host: Aiko Schaefer 

Producer: Tayler Ward 

Editor and Recording Engineer: Angel Bautista

Graphic Designer: Angel Bautista

Music: Paolo Pavan - Street Walk

Album: The Swing of Things - Mar 14, 2019

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