Audience: Frontline Communities

In this newsletter, we’re excited to share a recap of the program and the great work our Partners have accomplished, a reflection from one of our Partners, and an overview of the program’s peer learning sessions.

Read on for my conversation with Andy Escobar from Houston’s Coalition for Environment, Equity, & Resilience (CEER) as we talk about why coalition work matters to them and how strategic culture has transformed their organizing practice.

Read on to hear more about the 2026 Blueprint Cohort Kick Off in Seattle, learn tips for hosting an effective in-person gathering, and read a member spotlight with Sarah from Families for a Livable Climate.

Through focus groups in three California communities — Orange and Ventura counties, the Central Valley, and the Central Coast — Data for Progress and the Reliable Grid Project examined Californians’ attitudes on the growing battery storage industry in the state. This research identified low existing awareness of battery storage projects among Californians, and high variability in views of battery storage’s potential to address the California grid’s most pressing challenges.

What are the real climate and environmental implications of AI, and how can climate organizations think about responsible use?

Lately, I’ve been thinking about how expensive it feels to simply live while being aware. Aware of the injustices everyday people are facing. This issue is more personal than usual. I want to take a moment to talk about what it feels like to navigate rising bills and rising temperatures at the same time and how to sustain self care in the midst of it all.

This training answers the question “how do mutual aid networks work?” by taking a deep dive case study of a mutual aid group and how it functions.