With over 32 miles of bay shoreline and an historic petrochemical industry, Richmond is one of the most vulnerable cities to climate change in California. In response, the City of Richmond has asked EFCWest to explore the potential for microgrid installations in the Iron Triangle and other stressed neighborhoods.

As part of EPA and USDA grants, EFCWest is working with Puerto Rico and Vieques communities to help them maintain their nonprofit status and provide clean and safe drinking water to their residents.

EFCWest is providing a Root Cause Analysis Training for the four US Climate Action Network Action Teams: 100% Renewables, Building Grassroots Power, Vision for an Equitable Future, and No Fossil Fuel Infrastructure. This training is funded by USCAN and the goal is to provide the tools and approaches to identify leverage points to help address the complexity of centering racial and economic justice within the climate movement.

EFCWest is helping CA, NV, AZ and NM Tribes reduce and manage their waste stream! EFCWest is providing workshops, webinars and direct consultation to small Tribes in 4 subject areas: Composting, Recycling and Reuse, Emerging Contaminants, and Illegal Dumping.

EFCWest is a member of the Steering Committee of the Bay Area the Climate Emergency Mobilization Task Force (CEMTF). We have been working hard all summer and into the fall to bring a seven-part Summit Series to Build a Just and Regenerative Future to the Bay Area.

Get your FREE Tribal Resilience Toolkit! The toolkit is designed to support Tribal efforts to prepare vulnerability assessments, and adaptation and resilience plans. Click here to download your copy.

EFCWest is working with the Kewa Pueblo through 2020 to help them complete their climate vulnerability assessment and climate adaptation plan.

The earth needs powerful women so we have helped launch Women’s Climate Centers International (WCCI). WCCI is committed to building Women’s Climate Centers that co-create sustainable solutions with vulnerable communities emphasizing low-cost environmentally appropriate technologies, advocacy and leadership.