As a demonstration of her office’s steadfast commitment to advancing justice for Massachusetts communities that disproportionately bear the brunt of environmental and climate harms, Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today announced the distribution of $475,000 to 12 organizations across the Commonwealth to aid in addressing economic, environmental, and health-related burdens.  

The funding represents the first round of disbursements from the Environmental Justice Fund, established last year in the Commonwealth’s FY2025 budget, to support community-based projects that address environmental harms in disadvantaged communities and funded through civil penalties obtained in judgments and settlements in the Attorney General’s Office (AGO)’s Environmental Protection Division. 

“This funding marks a major milestone for communities around our Commonwealth that have waited far too long for meaningful investment. When I proposed the Environmental Justice Fund, along with Representative Fluker-Reid and Senator Gomez, I did so with the conviction that every neighborhood deserves clean air, safe water, and a healthy environment. These funds, which we procured by holding polluters accountable, will help repair historic harms and ensure that these resources flow directly to the communities most in need of our support.” -AG Campbell