The Center for Community Energy and Environmental Justice in San Diego is one of 16 Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Centers in the U.S. that received congressionally allocated funding in 2023. On February 21, this funding was unceremoniously terminated by Trump’s EPA.

Clare S. Richie
Clare S. Richie is a public policy specialist and freelance writer who amplifies voices of marginalized and underrepresented individuals, organizations, and communities. She researches complex subjects, listens to those impacted, and shares their stories, the facts, and actionable solutions. She also covers those who lift up their Atlanta communities. Her work has appeared in publications like Rough Draft/Atlanta Intown, the Atlanta Journal Constitution, and Georgia Public Broadcasting.





