Eddie Bautista

Executive Director @New York City Environmental Justice Alliance

The New York City Environmental Justice Alliance (NYC-EJA) is a network of community-based groups in low-income neighborhoods of color throughout NYC. Founded in 1991, NYC-EJA organizes its member groups to advocate for the empowerment of environmentally overburdened communities of color by coalescing around City & State-wide issues which threaten their ability to thrive. For over 30 years, Eddie & NYC-EJA have been at the forefront of City & State campaigns to advance environmental & climate justice. Our recent campaign accomplishments have re-defined environmental/climate justice advocacy in NY – our leadership has included:* the Waterfront Justice Project,(NYC’s first citywide community resiliency campaign)* the Sandy Regional Assembly,* the historic 2014 People’s Climate March (the largest climate mobilization in history, with over marchers),* NYC’s first “waste equity” law (reduced waste transfer station capacity in NYC\'s most overburdened communities),* Transform Don’t Trash NY (the largest proposal to overhaul NYC’s commercial waste system in decades),* Climate Works for All (won the 2019 NYC Climate Mobilization Act, the most ambitious climate action plan by any major U.S. city),* NY Renews (lead for the Climate Leadership & Community Protection Act, CLCPA, the most aggressive climate action law among U.S. states - inspired President Biden\'s Justice40 Initiative),* congestion pricing for NYC’s central business district (the first by any North American city); and * the NYC Climate Justice Agenda. Eddie is an award-winning organizer, planner, strategist and non-profit leader. In addition to his work with NYC-EJA, Eddie serves on the NYS Climate Justice Working Group, the entity that created NYS\'s first \"disadvantaged communities\" criteria under the CLCPA, whereby 35-40% of NYS\'s entire clean energy funding will be directed. Eddie also serves on several non-profit boards of directors and multiple government advisory boards.