About JTNWI

Just Transition Northwest Indiana (JTNWI) is a grassroots environmental justice organization that serves Northwest Indiana. Our work centers on a just transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy. The NWI region is also home to the Indiana Dunes National Park and Lake Michigan. It is one of North America's most ecologically rich areas, important for time immemorial to dozens of Native American tribes.

Within this unique biodiversity exists the legacy of the fossil fuel industry, representing a stark dichotomy. These facilities have long treated the region as a sacrifice zone, where communities are sacrificed by corporate polluters.

What We Stand For

  • JTNWI is committed to educating and organizing Northwest Indiana communities and workers, giving voice to our shared stories, and supporting a just transition to a regenerative economy that protects the environment, climate, and future generations.

  • We are working toward an empowered Northwest Indiana where people live in clean, healthy, and united communities.

  • We value Inclusivity by intentionally and consistently reaching out to and organizing those impacted by the energy industry and the climate crisis, especially our youngest generations, fossil fuel workers, communities of color, and working-class communities.

    We value Solidarity as expressed in unity and support in our struggles, celebrating our successes, and through resource sharing to help create a community-powered movement.

    We value Justice for All community members and workers to ensure no individual will be left behind personally, socially or economically.

  • From the Jemez Principles for Democratic Organizing:

    1. Be Inclusive 

    2. Emphasis on Bottom-Up Organizing 

    3. Let People Speak for Themselves 

    4. Work Together In Solidarity and Mutuality

    5. Build Just Relationships Among Ourselves 

    6. Commitment to Self-Transformation