by LaTricea Adams | Jul 17, 2026 | Catch the Green Tea, Young, Gifted & Green Blog Series
I have buried too many people from one ZIP code. In 38109, Southwest Memphis, my father died, along with countless family members from cancer and heart disease…more than one…in the same neighborhood. 38109 has more than 17 polluting industries including a...
by younggiftedgreen | Jun 23, 2026 | Catch the Green Tea, YGG Spotlights, Young, Gifted & Green Blog Series
Young, Gifted & Green Among other Leaders Recognized at the 2026 American Water Works Association ACE Conference Washington DC–On June 23, 2026, the Lead Service Line Replacement Collaborative (LSLRC) recognized Young, Gifted & Green for their highly...
by Brandon Barlow | Jun 1, 2026 | Catch the Green Tea, Policy Statements, YGG Spotlights, Young, Gifted & Green Blog Series
BALTIMORE, MD – The Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) has fundamentally violated its sacred duty to protect the public. The audit here released regarding MDE’s performance reveals a horrific, systemic collapse of regulatory oversight that directly threatens...
by Brandon Barlow | Jun 1, 2026 | Catch the Green Tea, YGG Spotlights, Young, Gifted & Green Blog Series
Long-term strategizing can feel like a whiteboard exercise with so much time and energy invested in hopeful, incremental shifts and safe bets. But while representing Young, Gifted & Green at the Climate Action Campaign’s (CAC) workshop, I realized that for Gen Z,...
by younggiftedgreen | May 13, 2026 | Catch the Green Tea, Policy Statements, YGG Spotlights, Young, Gifted & Green Blog Series
BALTIMORE, MD — On May 11, 2026, the Baltimore City Council passed Bill 26-0158, establishing a citywide moratorium on new data centers. For the families living in Baltimore’s most overburdened communities who are the most vulnerable to rapid data center...
by younggiftedgreen | May 7, 2026 | Catch the Green Tea, Policy Statements, YGG Spotlights, Young, Gifted & Green Blog Series
Alongside Young, Gifted, and Green and Color Of Change, organizations collectively disavow this effort to dilute the voices of Black voters in Memphis and Shelby County NASHVILLE, TN – On the third day of a special session in the Tennessee State...
