1. Guiding Principle – ReImagine Appalachia

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Chapter 1

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GUIDING PRINCIPLE: “HIGHEST AND BEST USE”

Sustainable Development Venn Diagram

[/vc_column_text][vc_text_separator title=”” title_align=”separator_align_left” color=”turquoise”][vc_column_text]There is no one best way to shutter and redevelop a coal plant. However, some ways are better than others. This chart shows the sweet spot for redevelopment – where private sector interests coincide with community desires. That is where sustainable development can happen.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” top_margin=”0%” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ font_color=”#000000″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/2″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][image_with_animation image_url=”16088″ animation=”Fade In” hover_animation=”none” alignment=”center” img_link_large=”yes” border_radius=”none” box_shadow=”none” image_loading=”default” max_width=”100%” max_width_mobile=”default”][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”15px”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” top_padding=”20″ bottom_padding=”5″ text_align=”left”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ font_color=”#000000″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” top_margin=”0%” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ font_color=”#000000″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”3/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_background” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”20px” equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”top” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” bg_color=”#ffffff” scene_position=”center” top_padding=”1%” bottom_padding=”0%” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” shape_type=””][vc_column column_padding=”padding-2-percent” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” background_color=”#ffffff” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ font_color=”#000000″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none” enable_animation=”true” animation=”fade-in”][vc_column_text css_animation=”none”]

Highest and Best Use

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WHAT DOES “HIGHEST AND BEST USE” MEAN

[/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”20″][vc_column_text]Highest and best use is a concept used in appraising properties for value. The Appraisal Institute defines highest and best use as follows:

“The reasonably probable and legal use of vacant land or an improved property that is physically possible, appropriately supported, financially feasible, and that results in the highest value.”[/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”20″][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”20″][vc_column_text css_animation=”none”]

HIGHEST AND BEST USE FOR YOUR COMMUNITY

[/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”20″][vc_column_text]There are four key tests for determining highest and best use, which is the basis for a property appraisal. A developer must, at the minimum, determine, if the proposed the use is:

Physically possible,
Legally permissible,
Financially feasible, and
Maximally productive.

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A community may value manufacturing or warehousing use, which creates stable jobs with living wages. An artificial intelligence use, on the other hand, may provide higher remuneration to the owner (in other words, the buyer may be willing to pay more because of valuable electric connections) but create far fewer jobs than other uses. A community can express its version of the highest and best use in a community plan derived via a bottom-up community visioning process (See our ReImagine Your Community Visioning Process). Many federal incentives require community support. To get a federal grant, the federal government should require applicants to demonstrate their proposed project helps to implement what the community has already indicated it desires, as stated in its community visioning plan. [/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”20″][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”20″][vc_column_text css_animation=”none”]

FACTORS TO CONSIDER

[/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”20″][vc_column_text]Factors to be considered in visioning what a community wants and needs – and/or does not want – may include:

Will the use be sustainable (or, will it depend on resource extraction, which, like coal, ends when the resource is exhausted)?
Will the use be a factory whose headquarters could quickly move production to a different location or nation?
Will the use create good union jobs equivalent to those lost at the coal power plant?
Will the use rely on materials and production inputs that are sustainable over time and appropriate for the region in that they are not likely to run out? Are materials suitable for circular manufacturing?
Is the use climate-friendly and likely to contribute to the new clean economy?
Will the use receive substantial federal support?
Is the use likely to serve local businesses or purchase products and services from them?
Are there safety concerns with the proposed use?

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The Blueprint

Reimagine Appalachia outlines the goal for the redevelopment of the Ohio River Valley of Appalachia in the “Blueprint for Appalachia”.

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WHERE DO WE START?

[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][nectar_btn size=”jumbo” open_new_tab=”true” button_style=”regular-tilt” button_color=”Accent-Color” icon_family=”none” text=”Getting Started: Visioning for Redevelopment” url=”https://reimagineappalachia.org/coal-redevelopment/visioning-for-redevelopment/”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_background” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”20px” equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”top” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” bg_color=”#000000″ bg_image=”8400″ bg_position=”left top” bg_repeat=”no-repeat” scene_position=”center” top_padding=”1%” bottom_padding=”0%” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” disable_element=”yes” color_overlay=”rgba(0,0,0,0.81)” overlay_strength=”0.95″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” shape_type=””][vc_column column_padding=”padding-2-percent” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” background_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0.01)” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ font_color=”#000000″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none” enable_animation=”true” animation=”fade-in”][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” top_padding=”20″ bottom_padding=”20″ text_align=”left”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ font_color=”#ffffff” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column_text]This webpage is meant to serve as a “handbook” for redeveloping shuttered coal plants. It is designed to empower community stakeholders with the information they need to have a meaningful say in what these important assets in their communities become, while working towards achieving a site’s “highest and best use”–building on existing assets and skills of workforce to create jobs equivalent to those of the coal industry, generate equivalent tax base for the communities housing these sites, and promote sustainable, climate friendly options that are healthy for neighboring residents.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” top_padding=”20″ bottom_padding=”20″ text_align=”left”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ font_color=”#ffffff” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][nectar_highlighted_text color_type=”regular” highlight_color=”#80d0d8″ style=”half_text”]To help overcome barriers to redevelopment:[/nectar_highlighted_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” top_padding=”20″ bottom_padding=”10″ text_align=”left”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ font_color=”#000000″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][nectar_flip_box bg_color=”#80d0d8″ text_color=”dark” icon_color=”accent-color” bg_color_2=”#000000″ text_color_2=”light” h_text_align=”center” v_text_align=”center” image_loading=”default” flip_direction=”horizontal-to-left” front_content=”

GUIDING PRINCIPLES

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GETTING STARTED

KNOW YOUR SITE

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KNOW YOUR COMMUNITY

TURNING LIABILITIES INTO OPPORTUNITIES

FEDERAL RESOURCES AND INCENTIVES

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We learned about successful case studies and discussed the importance of building trusting and collaborative relationships with a diverse group of community members and share strategies.” link_text=”Check out the recordings, resources, and notes here!” url=”https://reimagineappalachia.org/debriefing-our-community-benefits-summit/”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_background” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”20px” equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”top” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” bg_color=”#f2f2f2″ scene_position=”center” top_padding=”1%” bottom_padding=”0%” text_color=”light” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” shape_type=””][vc_column column_padding=”padding-2-percent” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” centered_text=”true” background_color=”#f2f2f2″ background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none” enable_animation=”true” animation=”fade-in”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_background” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”20px” equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”top” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” bg_color=”#80d0d8″ scene_position=”center” top_padding=”5%” bottom_padding=”5%” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” disable_element=”yes” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” enable_shape_divider=”true” shape_divider_position=”top” shape_divider_height=”50″ bg_image_animation=”none” shape_type=”mountains”][vc_column column_padding=”padding-2-percent” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” centered_text=”true” background_color=”#ffffff” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none” enable_animation=”true” animation=”fade-in”][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” top_padding=”20″ bottom_padding=”20″ text_align=”center”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”padding-3-percent” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ font_color=”#000000″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/6″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” top_margin=”1%” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ font_color=”#000000″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”2/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column_text css_animation=”fadeIn”]

Materials

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Below please find a continuously updated repository of community benefits materials so you can see case studies, skills, and tools on how to apply them to your community.

[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/6″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner column_margin=”20px” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” top_padding=”20″ bottom_padding=”20″ left_padding_desktop=”20″ right_padding_desktop=”20″ translate_y=”0″ text_align=”left” css=”.vc_custom_1681830336345{background-color: #bacad6 !important;}”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”padding-3-percent” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ font_color=”#000000″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_custom_heading text=”The Basics” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left|color:%23000000″ use_theme_fonts=”yes”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” top_margin=”3%” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ font_color=”#000000″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”3/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column_text]Community Benefits 101 (by Fair Shake Environmental Legal Services)– Learn the basics of CBAs and how they benefit the community in tangible, needed, measurable ways. This is an in depth introduction and includes resources if you would like to learn more. [/vc_column_text][nectar_btn size=”small” open_new_tab=”true” button_style=”regular” button_color_2=”Accent-Color” icon_family=”none” text=”Get the PowerPoint” url=”https://reimagineappalachia.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2_Community-Benefits-101-copy-2.pptx.pdf”][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”20″][vc_column_text]ReImagine Appalachia Summit Debrief (by ReImagine Appalachia) – This is a fantastic overview of the CBA Summit in May 2023 – there are videos from each session, powerpoints, presentations, and other documents – even if you didn’t attend, by going through these resources and links, you will feel like you were there! [/vc_column_text][nectar_btn size=”small” open_new_tab=”true” button_style=”regular” button_color_2=”Accent-Color” icon_family=”none” text=”Read the Summit Overview” url=”https://reimagineappalachia.org/debriefing-our-community-benefits-summit/”][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”20″][vc_column_text]Maximizing value: Ensuring Community Benefits (by Amanda K. Woodrum, Kathleen Mulligan-Hansel, Stephen Herzenberg, Anna McLean) – Our gold standard of community benefit policies and agreements. A white paper via ReImagine Appalachia that overviews how community benefits agreement can create pathways to local prosperity and a thriving economy.[/vc_column_text][nectar_btn size=”small” open_new_tab=”true” button_style=”regular” button_color_2=”Accent-Color” icon_family=”none” text=”Read the Whitepaper” url=”https://reimagineappalachia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Community-Benefits_Whitepaper.pdf”][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”20″][vc_column_text]CBA’s in Rural Context: Coal Mine Reclamation (by App Voices and Reclaiming Appalachia Coalition) – Community Benefits Agreements are legally binding contracts between community representatives and a developer, and can empower vulnerable communities to hold the developer accountable and ensure that the development benefits the local community. Coal impacted land remediation can be part of a CBA. While often difficult to incent a developer to finance remediation work, if the project is in the local community’s best interest, the terms of the agreement may include conditions that the locality or developer commit to funding the cleanup.[/vc_column_text][nectar_btn size=”small” open_new_tab=”true” button_style=”regular” button_color_2=”Accent-Color” icon_family=”none” text=”Read the Research Report” url=”https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wibaG3ikJyoPC4TvCf5bxYcYLvul225Q/view”][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”20″][vc_column_text]Community Benefits Agreements: A Potential Negotiating Tool for Rural Communities (by Mountain Association for Community Economic Development) – CBAs can provide meaningful and enriching benefits for communities who are facing large-scale development in their communities: investing in a permanent community fund, prioritizing local workforce hiring, enriching community assets, or mitigating environmental impacts. This paper provides illuminating examples of rural CBAs in action.[/vc_column_text][nectar_btn size=”small” open_new_tab=”true” button_style=”regular” button_color_2=”Accent-Color” icon_family=”none” text=”Read the Paper” url=”https://mtassociation.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/MACED_Community_Benefits_Agreements_2017.pdf”][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”20″][vc_column_text]What’s the difference between a Community Benefit Plan and a Community Benefit Agreement (by ReImagine Appalachia) – DOE requires Community Benefit Plans. It’s not exactly the same thing as a community benefit agreement. Instead, it’s a process from which to come to a community benefit agreement. What should / could that look like?[/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”20″][vc_column_text]1. ReImagine Appalachia’s Community Benefit Plans Series Part I: Community Benefits Plans: How do they work? A deep dive! Part I of this series is an outline of what Community Benefits Plans are and in particular, how they differ from Community Benefit Agreements[/vc_column_text][nectar_btn size=”small” open_new_tab=”true” button_style=”regular” button_color_2=”Accent-Color” icon_family=”none” text=”Read Community Benefits Blog Part 1″ url=”https://reimagineappalachia.org/community-benefits-plans-how-do-they-work-a-deep-dive/”][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”20″][vc_column_text]2. ReImagine Appalachia’s Community Benefit Plans Series Part II: The Department of Energy’s New Approach to Community Benefits Plans (CPBs)[/vc_column_text][nectar_btn size=”small” open_new_tab=”true” button_style=”regular” button_color_2=”Accent-Color” icon_family=”none” text=”Read Community Benefits Blog Part 2″ url=”https://reimagineappalachia.org/part-ii-reimagine-appalachias-community-benefits-plans-series-the-department-of-energys-new-approach-to-community-benefits-plans-cpbs/”][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”20″][vc_column_text]The Law of Community Benefits Agreements. (by Julian Gross. Chapter in Building Healthy Communities: A Guide to Community Economic Development for Advocates, Lawyers, and Policymakers; a publication of the Forum on Affordable Housing & Community Development of the American Bar Association, 2009) – This chapter describes several legal and political issues that may arise when writing and implementing a CBA, as well as varying roles for public and private actors. [/vc_column_text][nectar_btn size=”small” open_new_tab=”true” button_style=”regular” button_color_2=”Accent-Color” icon_family=”none” text=”Read the Paper” url=”http://juliangross.net/docs/Gross_CBA_chapter.pdf”][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”20″][vc_column_text]Negotiating Community Benefits Agreements: Lessons learned from a rural mining community. (by Jackson Rose. Earth Sciences Department, Montana State University. 2023) – This is a powerpoint presentation covering the basics of CBAs in mining project contexts, potential challenges of CBAs in these situations, and lessons learned from a case study of Meagher County, MT.[/vc_column_text][nectar_btn size=”small” open_new_tab=”true” button_style=”regular” button_color_2=”Accent-Color” icon_family=”none” text=”See the Powerpoint” url=”https://usea.org/sites/default/files/event-/Rose%20-%20Negotiating%20Community%20Benefits%20Agreements.pdf”][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”20″][vc_column_text]PowerSwitch Action (by PowerSwitch Action) – PowerSwitch is a network of 21 grassroots affiliates that weave strategic alliances and alignments amongst labor, neighborhood, housing, racial justice, faith, ethnic-based, and environmental organizations. Their work is grounded in breaking the interlocking chains of oppression and replacing them with systems built for human dignity and authentic democracy. They have a detailed overview of CBAs, including a long list of examples.[/vc_column_text][nectar_btn size=”small” open_new_tab=”true” button_style=”regular” button_color_2=”Accent-Color” icon_family=”none” text=”Visit the Website” url=”https://www.powerswitchaction.org/resources/community-benefits-agreements”][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”20″][vc_column_text]Community Benefits Agreements Database (by Sabin Center for Climate Change Law) – The Sabin Center has compiled this database of publicly available CBAs in conjunction with the publication of a guide on Expert Insights on Best Practices for Community Benefits Agreements. More information about several of the CBAs listed below can be found here. CBA projects in this database range from renewable energy to transportation to entertainment. [/vc_column_text][nectar_btn size=”small” open_new_tab=”true” button_style=”regular” button_color_2=”Accent-Color” icon_family=”none” text=”See the Database” url=”https://climate.law.columbia.edu/content/community-benefits-agreements-database”][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”20″][vc_column_text]Expert Insights on Best Practices for Community Benefits Agreements (by Sabin Center for Climate Change Law) – This report outlines 35 recommendations for developers and host communities when negotiating and drafting Community Benefits Agreements (CBAs) for clean energy projects. These recommendations come from interviews with attorneys and other experts who have collectively negotiated dozens of CBAs for climate infrastructure and other types of projects. [/vc_column_text][nectar_btn size=”small” open_new_tab=”true” button_style=”regular” button_color_2=”Accent-Color” icon_family=”none” text=”Read the Guide” url=”https://scholarship.law.columbia.edu/sabin_climate_change/206/”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner column_margin=”20px” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” top_padding=”20″ bottom_padding=”20″ left_padding_desktop=”20″ right_padding_desktop=”20″ text_align=”left” css=”.vc_custom_1681830368346{background-color: #bacad6 !important;}”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”padding-3-percent” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ font_color=”#000000″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_custom_heading text=”Community Benefits, Step-by-Step” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left|color:%23000000″ use_theme_fonts=”yes”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” top_margin=”3%” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ font_color=”#000000″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”3/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column_text]Action Tank CBA Toolkit (by Action Tank Cincinnati) – This is an incredible resource created by Action Tank Cincinnati that introduces users to CBAs, their benefits, and when to use them. It then outlines a step-by-step guide to creating and utilizing a CBA in user’s own communities.[/vc_column_text][nectar_btn size=”small” open_new_tab=”true” button_style=”regular” button_color_2=”Accent-Color” icon_family=”none” text=”See the Toolkit” url=”https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e907d1c6f62ac522c31bff5/t/5f79deb2f54a4032051b0941/1601822409403/CBA+Toolkit+for+Website.pdf”][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”20″][vc_column_text]Emerald Cities Justice40 Playbook (by Emerald Cities) – This playbook offers frontline groups and community organizations guidance for developing a People’s Justice40+ Community Benefit Plan (CBP). The goal of Justice40+ is to ensure that federal infrastructure and climate investments significantly benefit the communities that need them most. This playbook will answer a range of questions about various federal spending bills. [/vc_column_text][nectar_btn size=”small” open_new_tab=”true” button_style=”regular” button_color_2=”Accent-Color” icon_family=”none” text=”See the Toolkit” url=”https://emeraldcities.org/j40playbook/”][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”20″][vc_column_text]ReImagine Your Community Toolkit (by ReImagine Appalachia, the League of Women Voters Pennsylvania, ReImagine Beaver County) – For phase one, visioning, this toolkit provides hands-on guidance on how faith communities can vision, and, in time, implement sustainable development projects in their neighborhood, town, county, or region. This toolkit is a project of ReImagine Appalachia’s Faith in Action team and the League of Women Voters in Pennsylvania.[/vc_column_text][nectar_btn size=”small” open_new_tab=”true” button_style=”regular” button_color_2=”Accent-Color” icon_family=”none” text=”See the Toolkit” url=”https://reimagineappalachia.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/ReImagine-Our-Communities-Sustainable-Economy-Toolkit-2023.pdf”][nectar_btn size=”small” open_new_tab=”true” button_style=”regular” button_color_2=”Accent-Color” icon_family=”none” text=”Visit the ReImagine Your Community Page” url=”https://reimagineappalachia.org/reimagine-your-community/” margin_left=”20px”][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”20″][vc_column_text]BlueGreen Alliance Checklist for Federal Funding Applications (by BlueGreen Alliance) – The Inflation Reduction Act, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), and CHIPS and Science Act hold incredible transformational potential in the Appalachian region. This checklist outlines and supports the consistent use of the application criteria for Workforce, Worker Rights and Protections, Engaging and Targeting Investments to Communities and Workers, Reducing Emissions and Ensuring Environmental Justice, and Reinvesting in U.S. Manufacturing. [/vc_column_text][nectar_btn size=”small” open_new_tab=”true” button_style=”regular” button_color_2=”Accent-Color” icon_family=”none” text=”See the Checklist” url=”https://www.bluegreenalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Companies-Succeed-Communities-Benefit-User-Guide-vFINAL.pdf”][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”20″][vc_column_text]All-In Cities’ Community Benefits Agreements Toolkit (All-In Cities) – This resource has four main comprehensive categories:

What is it?
Who implements it?
Key considerations
Where is it working?

The toolkit concisely summarizes the benefits of CBAs and outlines key examples of CBAs in action. This is a great introductory and/or refresher resource for anyone wanting to learn more about CBAs.[/vc_column_text][nectar_btn size=”small” open_new_tab=”true” button_style=”regular” button_color_2=”Accent-Color” icon_family=”none” text=”See the Toolkit” url=”https://allincities.org/toolkit/community-benefits-agreements”][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”20″][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner column_margin=”20px” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” top_padding=”20″ bottom_padding=”20″ left_padding_desktop=”20″ right_padding_desktop=”20″ text_align=”left” css=”.vc_custom_1681830368346{background-color: #bacad6 !important;}”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”padding-3-percent” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ font_color=”#000000″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_custom_heading text=”Example CBA’s” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left|color:%23000000″ use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]Here are some other examples CBA’s that you may find useful. ReImagine was not involved in these and merely sharing for informational and educational purposes. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” top_margin=”3%” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ font_color=”#000000″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”3/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column_text]Nashville, TN 2018 – A coalition called Stand Up Nashville successfully advocated for this CBA in connection with a soccer stadium development project. The CBA includes, among other things, commitments on jobs that pay a living wage, hiring priorities, affordable housing, and a childcare center.[/vc_column_text][nectar_btn size=”small” open_new_tab=”true” button_style=”regular” button_color_2=”Accent-Color” icon_family=”none” text=”Stand Up Nashville” url=”https://standupnashville.org/historic-community-benefits-agreement-reached/”][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”20″][vc_column_text]Silicon Valley, CA 2016 – This CBA, associated with an office expansion, is between Facebook and a coalition of community groups. In this agreement, Facebook made an almost $20 million commitment to affordable housing in the area, which led to an additional $60 million in other donor commitments.[/vc_column_text][nectar_btn size=”small” open_new_tab=”true” button_style=”regular” button_color_2=”Accent-Color” icon_family=”none” text=”Facebook Campus” url=”https://juliangross.net/docs/CBA/ETB-Facebook-CBA-2016.pdf”][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”20″][vc_column_text]Cincinnati, OH 2017 – Using the local purchasing power enabled by the State of Ohio’s Community Choice Aggregation policy, the City of Cincinnati issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for a 25-MegaWatt solar project in order to help meet the electricity demands of the City Cincinnati, its small businesses and its residents, while encouraging the use of project labor agreements and on-the-job training opportunities while moving closer to the City’s goal of becoming 100% renewable by 2035 and avoiding energy cost increases for the city. [/vc_column_text][nectar_btn size=”small” open_new_tab=”true” button_style=”regular” button_color_2=”Accent-Color” icon_family=”none” text=”Cincinnati Solar Model” url=”https://cityrenewables.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/CRA_Cincinnati_Case-Study.pdf”][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”20″][vc_column_text]Los Angeles, CA 2001 – Largely viewed as a model for other CBAs, this CBA was negotiated by a coalition of over 20 organizations who negotiated about $150 million in commitments from the developer, including for housing, parks, and hiring priorities.[/vc_column_text][nectar_btn size=”small” open_new_tab=”true” button_style=”regular” button_color_2=”Accent-Color” icon_family=”none” text=”Los Angeles Sports and Entertainment District” url=”https://juliangross.net/docs/CBA/Staples_CBA.pdf”][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”20″][vc_column_text]Pittsburgh, PA 2014 – This redevelopment project was one of the most transformative development projects in the Southwestern Pennsylvania region, and the project utilized a CBA. However, the building trades were not party to the negotiation of this CBA; partly for that reason, the local/community hiring section was too general and did not ensure hiring local community members into union construction jobs. [/vc_column_text][nectar_btn size=”small” open_new_tab=”true” button_style=”regular” button_color_2=”Accent-Color” icon_family=”none” text=”Read the Plan” url=”https://www.hilldistrict.org/sites/default/files/lowerhilldistrict-communitycollaborationandimplementationplan-final_0.pdf”][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”20″][vc_column_text]San Diego, CA 2005 – The CBA outlined numerous community benefits such as quality jobs with healthcare benefits for workers, affordable housing created for working families and residents in surrounding communities, and environmentally-sensitive construction and design.[/vc_column_text][nectar_btn size=”small” open_new_tab=”true” button_style=”regular” button_color_2=”Accent-Color” icon_family=”none” text=”Ballpark Village” url=”https://juliangross.net/docs/CBA/Ballpark_Village_Agreement.pdf”][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”20″][vc_column_text]Los Angeles, CA 2005 – This Community Benefits Agreement set forth (1) a range of community benefits and impact mitigations that will be provided by the Los Angeles World Airports as part of the LAX Master Plan Program, and (2) an ongoing role for the LAX Coalition in implementation and oversight of these benefits and mitigations. The agreement includes residential noise mitigation, Suspension of Avigation Easement, job training and first source hiring, and living wage, worker retention, and contractor responsibility, among other agreements.[/vc_column_text][nectar_btn size=”small” open_new_tab=”true” button_style=”regular” button_color_2=”Accent-Color” icon_family=”none” text=”Los Angeles International Airport” url=”https://juliangross.net/docs/CBA/LAX_CBA.pdf”][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”20″][vc_column_text]Los Angeles, CA 2004 – The Hollywood and Vine Mixed-Use Development Project CBA included a detailed living wage program and first source hiring policy, significant financial backing for job training throughout the duration of the project, healthcare outreach, and a legal agreement about CBA implementation. [/vc_column_text][nectar_btn size=”small” open_new_tab=”true” button_style=”regular” button_color_2=”Accent-Color” icon_family=”none” text=”Hollywood and Vine” url=”https://juliangross.net/docs/CBA/Hollywood_Vine_Agreement.pdf”][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”20″][vc_column_text]Los Angeles, CA 2003 – The Marlton Square’s Development Project CBA detailed agreements such as at least 1.8 acres at the Site for a facility to be used for community services, a first source hiring program, responsible contracting in accordance with city ordinances, a living wage policy, and an implementation strategy. [/vc_column_text][nectar_btn size=”small” open_new_tab=”true” button_style=”regular” button_color_2=”Accent-Color” icon_family=”none” text=”Marlton Square” url=”https://juliangross.net/docs/CBA/Marlton_Square_Agreement.pdf”][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”20″][vc_column_text]Los Angeles, CA 2001 – The Community Benefits Plan for the SunQuest Industrial Park Project, agreed upon by the Valley Jobs Coalition and SunQuest Development, LLC, agreed upon traffic management, access and reviewal of the project design plans, significant financial support of a neighborhood improvement fund (i.e. new sidewalks, new street lights, improved storm drains, and new bus shelters), a public art fund for seven public schools, facilities for a youth center, and a living wage, among other agreements. [/vc_column_text][nectar_btn size=”small” open_new_tab=”true” button_style=”regular” button_color_2=”Accent-Color” icon_family=”none” text=”SunQuest” url=”https://juliangross.net/docs/CBA/Sunquest_Agreement.pdf”][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”20″][vc_column_text]Los Angeles, CA 2001 – This CBA served to maximize community involvement in the planning, development and use of area resources to ensure that low-income individuals residing in the Valley Community benefit from the Development. Agreements included an on-site child care center, job training and first source hiring programs, and a living wage policy, among other agreements. [/vc_column_text][nectar_btn size=”small” open_new_tab=”true” button_style=”regular” button_color_2=”Accent-Color” icon_family=”none” text=”NoHo Commons” url=”https://juliangross.net/docs/CBA/NoHo_Agreement.pdf”][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”20″][vc_column_text]Oakland, CA 2012 – The Oakland Army Base is an ongoing redevelopment project to convert the decommissioned Army Base into a warehouse and logistics center for the Port of Oakland. This is particularly relevant to repurposing industrial assets[/vc_column_text][nectar_btn size=”small” open_new_tab=”true” button_style=”regular” button_color_2=”Accent-Color” icon_family=”none” text=”Oakland Army Base” url=”https://juliangross.net/oakland-army-base.html”][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”20″][vc_column_text]PowerSwitch List of Examples – You can find another list of examples at this site.[/vc_column_text][nectar_btn size=”small” open_new_tab=”true” button_style=”regular” button_color_2=”Accent-Color” icon_family=”none” text=”PowerSwitch Website” url=”https://www.powerswitchaction.org/resources/community-benefits-agreements/#examples”][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”20″][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner column_margin=”20px” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” top_padding=”20″ bottom_padding=”20″ left_padding_desktop=”20″ right_padding_desktop=”20″ text_align=”left” css=”.vc_custom_1681830368346{background-color: #bacad6 !important;}”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”padding-3-percent” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ font_color=”#000000″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_custom_heading text=”Further Reading” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left|color:%23000000″ use_theme_fonts=”yes”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” top_margin=”3%” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ font_color=”#000000″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”3/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column_text]Legal Enforcement of CBAs – Research & Recommendations for Community Coalitions

This resource is part of Fair Shake Environmental Legal Service’s Community Democracy River. The in-depth report explains the most common ways in which a private CBA between community members and a developer can be implemented and maintained. For more information and additional resources, tools, and levers, visit: https://www.fairshake-els.org/community-organizingresources. – Fair Shake Environmental Legal Services. Researched and written by Daniel Weimer, Fair Shake Legal Intern, December 1, 2023[/vc_column_text][nectar_btn size=”small” open_new_tab=”true” button_style=”regular” button_color_2=”Accent-Color” icon_family=”none” text=”Read the Memo” url=”https://static1.squarespace.com/static/52d06637e4b03daab13b67f6/t/6581f6a9e3abb22e92590dbb/1703016105612/Legal+Enforcement+of+Community+Benefit+Agreements.pdf”][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”20″][vc_column_text]Do Community Benefits Agreements Benefit Communities?

This Article places focus back on CBAs as private contracts enforceable by inclusive and representative community coalitions. – Edward De Barbieri. Cardozo Law Review, Vol. 37, June 2016; Brooklyn Law School, Legal Studies Paper No. 462 (2016).[/vc_column_text][nectar_btn size=”small” open_new_tab=”true” button_style=”regular” button_color_2=”Accent-Color” icon_family=”none” text=”Read the Paper” url=”https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2802409″][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”20″][vc_column_text]Community Benefits Agreements – the Los Angeles Staples Development

This toolkit describes implementation of the landmark CBA for the Staples development in Los Angeles; an appendix listing past CBAs; an appendix describing some current community benefits campaigns; and several sections on legal issues, community benefits, victories, and new approaches. Making Development Projects Accountable, Julian Gross, with Greg LeRoy and Madeline Janis-Aparicio (2005).[/vc_column_text][nectar_btn size=”small” open_new_tab=”true” button_style=”regular” button_color_2=”Accent-Color” icon_family=”none” text=”Read the Toolkit” url=”http://juliangross.net/docs/CBA_Handbook.pdf”][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”20″][vc_column_text]Common Challenges in Negotiating Community Benefits Agreements & How to Avoid Them January 2016

This guide is designed for individuals and organizations interested in moving community benefits campaigns forward in their communities. The guide includes detailed checklists, case studies on ineffective and harmful CBA practices, charts breaking down and comparing the elements of strong and weak CBAs, principles for effective CBAs, indicators of potentially weak CBAs, and other resources designed to help you with your community benefits campaigns. – Partnership for Working Families and Community Benefits Law Center (2016).[/vc_column_text][nectar_btn size=”small” open_new_tab=”true” button_style=”regular” button_color_2=”Accent-Color” icon_family=”none” text=”Read the Report” url=”https://www.powerswitchaction.org/resources/common-challenges-in-negotiating-community-benefits-agreements”][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”20″][vc_column_text]Affordable Housing Equitable Development Rubric

This Equitable Development Rubric, along with the accompanying framework, provide a baseline for a creative and inclusive housing policy in Cincinnati. – Peaslee Neighborhood Center. [/vc_column_text][nectar_btn size=”small” open_new_tab=”true” button_style=”regular” button_color_2=”Accent-Color” icon_family=”none” text=”Read the Report” url=”http://peasleecenter.org/rubric/”][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”20″][vc_column_text]Community Democracy River

This document has a basic definition of community benefits along with a summary of many community benefit agreements from across the country to help you get a sense of what’s been done and what’s possible. – Fair Shake Environmental Legal Services. [/vc_column_text][nectar_btn size=”small” open_new_tab=”true” button_style=”regular” button_color_2=”Accent-Color” icon_family=”none” text=”Read the Example Worksheet” url=”https://static1.squarespace.com/static/52d06637e4b03daab13b67f6/t/6481e9f1e5d7ad0da0a65566/1686235633687/Community+Benefits+Example+Worksheet.pdf”][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”20″][vc_column_text]Community Benefit Agreements and Funds: A summary of key literature and case studies

This report explores the mechanics and outcomes of community benefits agreements (CBAs) and community benefit funds (CBFs) in the context of major industrial projects (such as mines) located in rural communities. The purpose of this report is to inform community decision makers and other stakeholders responding to proposals for major industrial projects about some of the challenges they face and options for negotiating those challenges. – Jackson C. Rose & Julia H. Haggerty. Resources & Communities Research Group, Earth Sciences Department, Montana State University. 2018.[/vc_column_text][nectar_btn size=”small” open_new_tab=”true” button_style=”regular” button_color_2=”Accent-Color” icon_family=”none” text=”Read the Paper” url=”https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5490f581e4b040d63fb03c5f/t/5ca4b8c8104c7b0d3418db30/1554299081198/CBAreport_Final+.pdf”][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”20″][vc_column_text]Navigating The Local Costs and Benefits of Modern Mineral Mines: The Role of Non-Regulatory Agreements

This thesis explores natural resource development at the local level from the perspective of resource peripheries in the United States. Using three case studies—two in Montana and one in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan—this study combines qualitative mixed-methods with on-the-ground experience to explore the dynamics of the costs and benefits of extractive industries in the context of short-duration, high-impact underground mines. – Jackson Cooper Rose. Department of Earth Sciences, Montana State University. 2020.[/vc_column_text][nectar_btn size=”small” open_new_tab=”true” button_style=”regular” button_color_2=”Accent-Color” icon_family=”none” text=”Read the Dissertation” url=”https://scholarworks.montana.edu/xmlui/bitstream/handle/1/15994/rose-navigating-local-2020.pdf?sequence=3″][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”20″][vc_column_text]Companies Succeed, Communities Benefit: A Bluegreen Alliance User Guide for Companies to Demonstrate Community Benefits in Federal Funding Applications (by BlueGreen Alliance) – Due to the funding the Biden Administration introduced through the $1.2 trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), the $280 billion CHIPS and Science Act (CHIPS), and the $740 billion Inflation Reduction Act, Federal agencies are now tasked with distributing more than $2 trillion nationwide to revitalize manufacturing, strengthen supply chains, support clean energy deployment, tackle the climate crisis, create good union jobs, and deliver benefits to communities. This user guide provides recommendations designed to help organizations create strong federal funding applications. BlueGreen Alliance has created this material guided by their foundational principle “that we can no longer choose between good jobs and a clean environment—that the actions we take to create quality jobs and to protect working people and the environment must go hand-in-hand, and that together, we will build a clean, prosperous, and fair economy.”

Please direct your questions to [email protected] for more information. [/vc_column_text][nectar_btn size=”small” open_new_tab=”true” button_style=”regular” button_color_2=”Accent-Color” icon_family=”none” text=”Read the User Guide” url=”https://www.bluegreenalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Companies-Succeed-Communities-Benefit-User-Guide-vFINAL.pdf”][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”20″][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” disable_element=”yes” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” shape_type=””][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/6″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” top_margin=”5%” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”2/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/6″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_background” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” bg_color=”#006e82″ scene_position=”center” bottom_padding=”17%” text_color=”light” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” disable_element=”yes” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” shape_type=””][vc_column column_padding=”padding-1-percent” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”left-right” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/2″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none” enable_animation=”true” animation=”fade-in”][vc_column_text]

Calling for a federally-funded Appalachian Climate Infrastructure Program

ReImagine Appalachia has spent months working from the ground up to create a framework for the investment we need to thrive. We know our communities. We know what works. We know our economy should celebrate our culture and heritage, invest in communities, generate good, stable, and meaningful union jobs, be just and equitable while valuing the contributions of coal miners and other fossil fuel industry workers.

Union leaders, racial justice advocates, environmental groups, faith-based constituencies and so many more are coming together to show our support for this new deal that works for us. We need all local elected officials working in tandem in this collective effort.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_background” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” bg_color=”#006e82″ scene_position=”center” top_padding=”16%” bottom_padding=”5%” text_color=”light” text_align=”center” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” disable_element=”yes” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” shape_type=””][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column_text][icon color=”Extra-Color-3″ animation_speed=”Fast” enable_animation=”true” icon_size=”” animation_delay=”1500″ image=”software_layout_header_complex.svg”]

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Public Investments

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Good Jobs

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Diversity Workforce

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Sexy Design

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True Power

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Icon Paradise

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Page Builder

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Top Quality

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Customizable

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This work is done together. We’ve gathered visions from around the region and received input from scores of community leaders. Our diverse array of endorsements come from organizations with a combined membership of three? million across four states: Ohio, West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Kentucky.

Expand opportunity through public investments.[/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”15″][vc_column_text]Ensure that jobs created are good jobs and our future workforce is diverse and inclusive, creating opportunity for older workers and those just entering the workforce.[/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”75″][/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”padding-4-percent” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_color_hover=”#0a0a0a” background_hover_color_opacity=”0.2″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”75″][vc_column_text][icon color=”Accent-Color” animation_speed=”Slow” icon_size=”60″ animation_delay=”” image=”basic_mouse.svg”]

Create good, permanent jobs.

[/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”15″][vc_column_text]This includes prevailing wages and benefits, along with the right to unionize.[/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”75″][/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”padding-4-percent” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_color_hover=”#0a0a0a” background_hover_color_opacity=”0.2″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”75″][vc_column_text][icon color=”Accent-Color” animation_speed=”Slow” icon_size=”60″ animation_delay=”” image=”arrows_rotate_dashed.svg”]

Ensure coal workers get priority

[/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”15″][vc_column_text]The region’s workforce can easily pivot, we just need to make sure coal workers come first for newly created jobs.[/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”75″][/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”padding-4-percent” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_color_hover=”#0a0a0a” background_hover_color_opacity=”0.2″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”75″][vc_column_text][icon color=”Accent-Color” animation_speed=”Slow” icon_size=”60″ animation_delay=”” image=”basic_video.svg”]

Generate union jobs for women and people of color.

[/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”15″][vc_column_text]We must be more diverse and inclusive, building career pathways out of poverty into family-sustaining jobs.[/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”75″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_background” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” bg_color=”#1896ae” bg_image=”5928″ bg_position=”center center” bg_repeat=”no-repeat” scene_position=”center” top_padding=”15%” bottom_padding=”15%” text_color=”dark” text_align=”center” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” disable_element=”yes” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” shape_type=””][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none” enable_animation=”true” animation=”fade-in-from-bottom”][/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/2″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][nectar_single_testimonial testimonial_style=”bold” color=”Default” quote=”Quote to go here” name=”Name of person” subtitle=”Subtitle”][/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_background” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” bg_color=”#a65bf4″ bg_image=”5930″ bg_position=”center center” bg_repeat=”no-repeat” scene_position=”center” top_padding=”15%” bottom_padding=”15%” text_color=”light” text_align=”center” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” disable_element=”yes” color_overlay=”#a3a3a3″ overlay_strength=”0.5″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” shape_type=””][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none” enable_animation=”true” animation=”fade-in-from-bottom”][vc_column_text]

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Federal policymakers are designing stimulus packages and we are on the brink of an election. We’re work at all levels to ensure the people of Appalachia have a say in how our region rebuilds.

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ReImagining the Shuttered Coal Plant

Chapter 1

GUIDING PRINCIPLE: “HIGHEST AND BEST USE”

Sustainable Development Venn Diagram

Highest and Best Use

WHAT DOES “HIGHEST AND BEST USE” MEAN

HIGHEST AND BEST USE FOR YOUR COMMUNITY

FACTORS TO CONSIDER

The Blueprint

Reimagine Appalachia outlines the goal for the redevelopment of the Ohio River Valley of Appalachia in the “Blueprint for Appalachia”.

WHERE DO WE START?

GUIDING PRINCIPLES

GETTING STARTED

KNOW YOUR SITE

KNOW YOUR COMMUNITY

TURNING LIABILITIES INTO OPPORTUNITIES

FEDERAL RESOURCES AND INCENTIVES

Materials

Calling for a federally-funded Appalachian Climate Infrastructure Program

Public Investments

Good Jobs

Diversity Workforce

Sexy Design

True Power

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Working From the Ground Up

This work is done together. We’ve gathered visions from around the region and received input from scores of community leaders. Our diverse array of endorsements come from organizations with a combined membership of three? million across four states: Ohio, West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Kentucky.

Create good, permanent jobs.

Ensure coal workers get priority

Generate union jobs for women and people of color.

Taking Action Now

Our work is time sensitive.

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