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"By updating how we regulate Colorado’s 59 landfills — and the polluting gasses they emit — we could become a model for the nation and make a profound impact on reducing greenhouse gas emissions." Read more from Eco-Cycle: https://lnkd.in/gr2yF78X

Thank you to our friends at Wikiloc for your generous support of our work to fundamentally reimagine industry as a positive force for climate, jobs, and justice! We're honored to have been selected as a recipient of your 1% for the Planet initiative! Learn more about Wikiloc's commitment to investing in the environment:

“Often called 'hard to abate,' we believe that heavy industry is not harder to abate than two billion internal combustion engines across the world, several billion structures that are all heated by fossil fuels, and tens of thousands of power plants. We just haven’t put the resources and attention into it yet, and we’re committed and excited to do that.”? — Nachy Kanfer, Partner, Industrious Labs ?? To wrap up our CTF 2024 Progress Report, our experts Natalya Yakusheva Jarlebring and Robert H?glund recently held a partner-exclusive webinar where we invited three of the projects from our CTF portfolio for a fireside chat. The chat was hosted by Robert, and he was joined by Mark West from Landesa, Industrious Labs’ Nachy Kanfer, and Freddie Catlow from Planboo. All participated in an insightful conversation and engaging thought leadership. Thank you Avanza Bank, BioGaia AB, Bolt, ING, Klarna, Mentimeter, Northzone, PANGAIA, Planet A Ventures, Spotify, and all our partners for driving sustainability leadership and making this possible! ?? Find out more about the CTF’s progress: https://lnkd.in/dVsFnU3U ? #CTF #ClimateTransformationFund #CarbonRemoval #Decarbonization #SustainableFuture #FiresideChat #ThoughtLeadership #Milkywire #LandRights #Biochar #HeavyIndustry #ClimateAction #CarbonSolutions #ForestConservation #GlobalCollaboration #Planboo #IndustriousLabs #Landesa

“It’s completely unacceptable and untenable for a community to be subjected to thousands of Clean Air Act violations for decades,” says Matt Mehalik, Executive Director of the Breathe Project. Our new report reveals the extensive pollution from coal-based steelmaking and the urgent need for stronger protections to safeguard community health. Learn more:

??? Recently, the U.S. Department of Treasury and Internal Revenue Service released final rules for the 45X Advanced Manufacturing Production Credit, offering critical funding to modernize the aluminum industry and ensure its competitiveness on the global stage. Aluminum Campaign Director Annie Sartor spoke with Fastmarkets about the newly expanded guidance: “With the industry’s downturn having significant repercussions for thousands of workers and communities — resulting in layoffs and curtailments — there’s an urgent need for intervention. This investment would not just be a critical step toward revitalization; it could be a lifeline for an industry in decline.” More???? https://lnkd.in/gvwp5fXD

?? Drumrolllllllll?? We're excited to start recruiting for a Deputy Field Building Director at Industrious Labs. Come help us build long term power and bring about industrial transformation! And, don't miss the chance to work with the super talented Lee Helfend, Karn Saetang, and Dominique Thomas ?? - world class movement builders. ???? The salary for position is $128,000. Industrious Labs offers a competitive set of benefits, including 100% of comprehensive health care coverage for employees (medical, dental, and vision), a 50% employer contribution toward health care coverage for dependents; work from home stipend; up to 5% employer match to 401k; and 11 paid holidays plus unlimited paid time off, including a mandatory minimum of 15 business days PTO. You can read more about our values, benefits compensation philosophy our website (www.industriouslabs.org), within the Careers section. Interested? Click below to apply! ? https://lnkd.in/gqam2EWA

“In Northwest Indiana, the steel industry’s impacts aren’t just statistics,” says Dorreen Carey of GARD. “It’s children missing school, hospital bills, and neighbors lost too soon.” Our new report calls on the EPA and state agencies to hold coal-based steel plants accountable, protect community health, and invest in cleaner technologies. More:

? Thank you to everyone who joined us last week at our public launch of The Industrial Equity Mapper: Stories of Industrial Pollution in the U.S.! Check out our NEWEST video featuring Industrious Labs Partners Victoria Chu and Dominique Thomas ?? that explains in detail how to use and navigate The Industrial Equity Mapper!???? The Mapper is a first-of-its-kind storytelling tool that gives vulnerable communities across the country access to concrete data on how industrial manufacturing impacts their health and well-being, putting power back into the hands of those who need it most. ?? Learn more at https://lnkd.in/gYpFcUiq.

“A lot of times people are led to believe that it’s genetics [that are causing the health impacts in communities near steel mills], and that’s a narrative that must change,” said Germaine Patterson, a community health worker in Clairton, Pennsylvania, who has witnessed these impacts firsthand. Our new report, Dirty Steel, Dangerous Air, emphasizes the need for stronger health protections for communities near coal-based steel and coke plants. Learn more:

“This stuff just gets in your house. Everyone around here has some kind of breathing problem,” shares Ohio resident Donna Ballinger. On bad days, “it looks like someone flicked black paint all over [her] white car.” Learn more about the health impacts of coal-based steelmaking from this story in Canary Media: