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Building the Systems That Keep Green Infrastructure Working Building a green schoolyard is one thing. Making sure it still works a decade later—capturing stormwater, serving students, strengthening a neighborhood—is something else entirely. In Chicago, Healthy Schools Campaign is tackling that harder, less visible challenge head-on. “While significant investments have been made in public green infrastructure, … Continued

Laying the Groundwork for a Public Health System Built by Communities The federal public health infrastructure didn’t just weaken in 2025, large parts of it were dismantled. For Health Leads, that rupture created an uncomfortable but real opening: if the old systems were being torn down, communities could have a hand in shaping what comes … Continued

Building the Table When It Matters Most When the federal administration changed in 2025, Just Solutions didn’t scramble. It was ready. The organization had spent the second half of 2024 running scenario planning exercises to map out what a hostile federal landscape could look like and what the climate justice field would need in response. … Continued

Scaling Clean Energy from the Ground Up When federal climate action stalled in 2025, a lot of clean energy work slowed down with it. Building Power Resource Center didn’t have that experience because its model was never built around waiting for Washington. Founded in late 2023, BPRC provides hands-on strategy and technical assistance to community … Continued