Entergy is helping 17 environmental organizations protect our natural resources by contributing $1 million in shareholder-funded grants through the company’s Environmental Initiatives Fund.
“We know that protecting natural resources is foundational to helping our communities thrive,” said John Weiss, Entergy’s vice president of sustainability and environmental policy. “For 24 consecutive years, our shareholders have supported the work of community partners who are stewarding our local ecosystems to ensure a brighter future for both the customers we serve and the natural world.”
Entergy’s Environmental Initiatives Fund identifies projects or programs that improve the environment by reducing emissions, protecting natural resources, and restoring wetlands and forests.
The fund also supports projects designed to educate Entergy’s customers, employees, communities and owners on the value of natural resources and other environmental improvements.
Recipients of the 2024 Environmental Initiatives Fund grants include:
- The Nature Conservancy Texas to steward the longleaf pine ecosystem in the 5,673-acre Roy E. Larsen Sandyland Sanctuary with a focus on wildfire risk prevention, invasive species control, and restoration of native ecosystem function in Kountze, Texas ($50,000).
- Woodlands Conservancy to restore habitats for migratory birds in Belle Chasse, Louisiana ($37,000).
- Lake Hamilton Fire and Rescue to purchase hazardous materials mitigation supplies for emergency response and containment in Lake Hamilton and Lake Catherine, Arkansas ($160,000).
- Mississippi Wildlife Rehabilitation, Inc. to build new enclosures to house education ambassador raptors and add flight cages for conditioning rehabilitated birds for release back to the wild. MWR plans to open the Valery E. Smith Nature Center as a free destination for the public in Coldwater, Mississippi ($72,000).
- Urban Conservancy to support programming to educate residents about building climate resilience and biodiversity in the Melia and Pines Village neighborhoods of New Orleans, Louisiana ($25,000).
Since 2001, Entergy shareholders have reportedly invested nearly $44 million in environmentally beneficial projects and programs through the fund. The fund also contributes to Entergy’s role as an advocate for and contributor to solutions to our most critical environmental challenges.
If you or someone you know has a project idea that promotes conservation, energy efficiency or delivers other environmental benefits, review the Environmental Initiatives Fund’s 25th request for proposals for funding.
Source: Entergy
