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Midwest Environmental Justice Network Strengthening grassroots organizations to achieve environmental justice across the Midwest

For over 25 years, Detroit-based Wisdom Institute Detroit has worked to uplift Black women and girls through advocacy, e...
10/13/2026

For over 25 years, Detroit-based Wisdom Institute Detroit has worked to uplift Black women and girls through advocacy, education, art, and healing justice.

From mentoring young mothers to organizing around water justice, reproductive justice, and housing rights, their work centers the voices, experiences, and leadership of Black women.

This month, we're proud to spotlight their work and commitment to building healthier, more empowered communities across Detroit!

We are thrilled to introduce our grantee partners with all of you! This year we welcomed in sixty grassroots organiz...
10/08/2026

We are thrilled to introduce our grantee partners with all of you!

This year we welcomed in sixty grassroots organizations from across our twelve state region (OH, MI, IN, IL, WI, MN, MO, IA, NE, KS, ND, SD). Learn more about the Network and the Midwest Frontline Fund on our website and please join us in giving them a warm welcome! https://loom.ly/cbiP5no

In August, devastating storms left some Gary, Indiana residents without power for more than two weeks, revealing a bigge...
10/07/2026

In August, devastating storms left some Gary, Indiana residents without power for more than two weeks, revealing a bigger story about who gets protected, who gets prioritized, and who pays when our energy systems are under pressure.

When communities are left in the dark while utilities respond to growing corporate energy demands, climate disasters can deepen existing energy inequities. Organizations like Just Transition NWI and Calumet Collaborative are helping build regional conversations around environmental justice, community resilience, and a more equitable energy future for Northwest Indiana.

09/02/2026

This month we are highlighting Urban Native Collective (UNC) 🌿

Based in Cincinnati and working across Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana, UNC creates spaces for Native American, Indigenous, and First Nations communities to gather, connect, celebrate, and care for one another. Through culturally grounded wellness programs, advocacy, education, and community gatherings, their work is rooted in Indigenous joy, sovereignty, and collective wellness.

We’re grateful to be in community with UNC and excited to uplift the beautiful work they’re building across the region.

08/31/2026

Local communities know the challenges they face—and the solutions they need.

Today, we’re excited to share a progress report on the Great Lakes Thriving Communities Grantmaking program, which the Minneapolis Foundation is proud to administer in partnership with the Midwest Environmental Justice Network, NDNCollective, and the RE-AMP Network.

In its first year of grantmaking, this program awarded more than $15.5 million to 93 projects in urban, rural, and tribal communities across the region. From groundwater testing in rural Wisconsin to air-quality monitoring in Detroit, communities are using these grants to tackle the environmental and public health priorities that matter to them.

Visit the link in the comments to read the full announcement.

With school starting and fall just around the corner, we’re hanging on to the last sweet moments of summer. ☀️Our Summer...
08/24/2026

With school starting and fall just around the corner, we’re hanging on to the last sweet moments of summer. ☀️

Our Summer Media List is full of reads, listens, and watches to carry you through these final warm days. We’ve compiled informative environmental justice recommendations from our partners across the Midwest, offering plenty of opportunities to learn, reflect, and stay connected to the work shaping our communities.

Whether you’re soaking up the sun, taking a late-summer road trip, or simply slowing down at home, there’s still a little summer left to savor!

08/06/2026

This month's Partner Highlight celebrates Environmental Health Watch (EHW), one of Northeast Ohio's longest-standing environmental justice organizations.

For more than 45 years, EHW has partnered with Cleveland communities to advance healthy homes, healthy people, and healthy communities. What began as a volunteer effort to address lead poisoning has grown into a powerful movement for environmental justice, working alongside residents to reduce environmental hazards, improve housing, expand access to healthy food, strengthen civic participation, and build more sustainable neighborhoods.

We're proud to partner with Environmental Health Watch and support their community-led vision for healthier, more equitable communities.

Allow us to reintroduce ourselves. The Midwest Frontline Fund is rooted in the belief that communities most impacted by ...
07/24/2026

Allow us to reintroduce ourselves. The Midwest Frontline Fund is rooted in the belief that communities most impacted by environmental injustice should have the resources and autonomy to lead the solutions.

Our approach to grantmaking is relationship-based, grounded in trust, and accountable to frontline communities. We provide flexible support because we know lasting change doesn't come from one-size-fits-all solutions. Instead it comes from the knowledge, leadership, and organizing already happening on the ground.

This carousel shares more about the values that guide the Midwest Frontline Fund, who we support, and what makes our approach to grantmaking different.

Swipe through to learn more.

With this week's heatwave alone the joined other regions nationwide experiencing temps of 95 to 105 degrees or more. A...
07/16/2026

With this week's heatwave alone the joined other regions nationwide experiencing temps of 95 to 105 degrees or more.

As global warming creates record-breaking heat, federal and state heat protection laws are struggling to keep up with rising temps--making it harder and harder for outside workers to stay safe.

What would meaningful heat protection look like at work in your community?

Tell us more in the comments 👇🏾 and stay cool out there! ☀️ 🌊

06/29/2026

Environmental justice is strongest when every community has a voice.

Since 2019, Chicago Asian Americans for Environmental Justice (CAAEJ) has been organizing, educating, and mobilizing Asian American communities across Chicagoland to advance environmental justice. From addressing lead contamination in Chinatown's gardens to preparing neighborhoods for climate disasters, CAAEJ is building community-led solutions that protect public health and strengthen climate resilience.

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