Resources
Michigan City Sustainability-Climate Action Plan 2020-2030
Sustainability Action Plan for Michigan City, 2022
Electric Vehicles Resource Hub
This resource explains how electric vehicles can reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve air quality, and lower transportation costs for communities. It highlights the climate, health, and economic benefits of EV adoption, with a focus on policy tools, charging infrastructure, and equity considerations to ensure underserved communities can access clean transportation options.
Climate Mayors Electric Vehicle Purchasing Collaborative
The Collaborative represents unprecedented cooperation among Climate Mayors cities across the country to leverage their collective buying power and accelerate the conversion of public fleets to EVs–sending a powerful signal to the global auto market and helping the United States maintain its commitment to the Paris Climate Agreement
Grand Rapids Climate Action & Adaptation Plan (CAAP)
Grand Rapids’ roadmap outlining 197 actions across six sectors to reduce GHG emissions — aiming for 62.8% per-capita cut by 2030 and net zero by 2050 — while strengthening resilience.
Influencing Federal Dollars for Clean Transportation
This tool kit is a grassroots advocacy guide so that everyday people can have more influence over how federal transportation dollars are spent in their communities and over transportation decisions in general.
Organizations
Environmental Resilience Institute Indiana University
Confronting environmental change through research, education, and community collaboration
Environmental Protection Network
The Environmental Protection Network harnesses the expertise of over 650 former EPA career staff and political appointees from across the country to serve as a trusted resource, answering calls for objective analysis, scientific rigor, and a vision for a transformed 21st century EPA.
Southeast Michigan Council of Governments
The regional planning organization for Southeast Michigan, providing transportation and sustainability resources such as the Commuter Connect program.
Michiana Area Council of Governments
A regional council of governments serving the Michiana area that provides planning support and technical assistance, including solar education and local readiness resources.
1000 Friends of Iowa
Nonprofit organization focused on community planning, land use, and transportation policy that supports healthier and more climate-friendly communities in Iowa.