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📢 Ready to be a leader for environmental justice? EPA's Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights is hiring a senior executive to be a deputy assistant administrator for management. You will: ✅ Plan for the development, assessment, and coordination of activities related to the work of OEJECR. ✅Determine the Agency's environmental justice and external civil rights mission, program objectives, and goals. ✅Plan and manage grants opportunities to address the disproportionate health impacts of communities overburdened by pollution. ✅Oversee a large staff of employees organized into units headed by subordinate managers and supervisors. Learn more and apply ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/eeyyRKBP

Our Quick Start Grant recipient, Revalue.io, supported local, diverse #contractortraining programs and created innovative solutions to #electrify low- to moderate-income homes in the “Alameda County Green and Healthy Homes” project. Read about how to address barriers to #decarbonization of low-income housing at https://lnkd.in/eZsA3Y2Y

How can housing providers leverage resources under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) to improve their existing buildings for energy performance? And how can they manage costs while overcoming barriers to implementing energy retrofits? Learn this and more at our next NHT Insights on Housing webinar! The event takes place on July 25th, 1-2 PM EST. Registration: https://lnkd.in/eEfvtzXd Join our panel for an in-depth discussion: - Todd Nedwick, Senior Director of Sustainability Policy, NHT (Facilitator) - Krista Egger, Vice President, Building Resilient Futures, Enterprise Community Partners - Joseph Knackstedt, Senior Housing Advisor, DC Office of Planning (Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development) - AJ PATTON, CEO and Managing Partner, 548 Enterprise - Abigail Suarez, MBA, Executive Director, Head of Neighborhood Development, JPMorganChase We hope to see you there!

On Saturday a few of us from the RE-volv team attended Green The Church's Climate Revival at Beth Eden Baptist Church in West Oakland. Wow. The event included an insightful panel discussion with local leaders about climate justice, plenty of movement music, preaching, and hearing from community members about local climate solutions... It was truly inspiring. Thanks to my friend Rev. Ambrose Carroll and the Green The Church team for their incredible work!

Older homes can be more expensive to heat and cool -and pose potential health risks like mold and poor ventilation. 2023 Housing Venture Lab cohort member Revalue.io was founded to offer Bay Area residents access to crucial energy efficient home upgrades. By training a diverse workforce of contractors to perform these upgrades, they’re also creating new career pathways for people in underserved communities - meaning good jobs, healthier homes, and a more equitable housing future for all. Watch the latest in our Housing Venture Lab video series to see this transformation in action:

This May, we are delighted to spotlight Erica Holloman-Hill, PhD aka Dr. E., Chief Envisioning Officer/Chief Scientific Officer of Ayika Solutions. With formal expertise as a Marine and Environmental Scientist and deep experience with community education and engagement, Dr. E is constantly weaving webs and is known for her constant advocacy for environmental justice and community owned data! In 2016, Dr. E established Ayika Solutions, Inc. (ASI), a family-owned environmental consulting firm that strives to co-create and co-manage the sacred spaces where sound science and authentic community engagement merge into implementable solutions. Learn more on our blog post: https://lnkd.in/eyX759xg #BlackSustainabilityNetwork #BlackAndGreen #BSNMemberSpotlight"

EPA has announced $20 billion in grants for a national clean financing network! The eight selected applicants will work together to make accessible, affordable financing for clean projects a reality for communities across the country. 🤝 https://lnkd.in/eD-yGYut