Salem Alliance for the Environment, Inc.

Salem Alliance for the Environment, known as SAFE, is a volunteer organization working on the climate crisis and a sustainable future for Salem. It centers environmental justice in its campaigns, arguing that a green transition must be fair and that those who have suffered most from fossil fuel pollution should benefit from it. SAFE backs the build-out of Salem’s port to serve offshore wind projects and advocates for solar, networked geothermal, heat pumps and electrification, along with the jobs those industries create.

Much of its work happens at street level. With the North Shore Community Development Coalition, the City of Salem, the MAPC and Salem State, it supports a resident-led heat resiliency pilot in the El Punto neighborhood using heat sensors, surveys and mapping. SAFE has installed ten air quality monitors around the city, mostly near the port and El Punto, and has worked with Tufts University to study public power options.

What to Know

• SAFE’s board includes local residents with climate and nonprofit expertise.
• Latino community leaders handle its Spanish-language access and outreach.
• Salem State students work with the group as interns.
• The Essex County Community Foundation has awarded SAFE a grant.