The NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) Environmental and Climate Justice Committee seeks to:

• “Address environmental inequities at the local level and advocate for civil rights issues;
• Develop a comprehensive and holistic agenda to reduce pollution;
• Advance energy efficiency and clean energy;
• Build disaster resilient infrastructure policies and practices.”

The NAACP, the largest civil rights organization in the nation, was founded in 1909 in response to the ongoing violence against Black people in the U.S. Its mission is to “secure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights in order to eliminate race-based discrimination and ensure the health and well-being of all persons”