👏🏼👏🏼 Berlin has developed an app where people can adopt and care for trees on the street, getting messages when they need water! When Berlin hit 103.8°F on June 27, 2026, volunteers collectively poured 8,000 liters of water on their adopted trees, helping them survive the extreme heatwave 🌳💚

South Korea increased its food waste recycling rate from 2.6% in 1996 to a whopping 97% in 2026! A powerful reminder that better systems are possible!

Jessica will share what she’s learned from years of organizing: how small, consistent actions can add up to meaningful electoral engagement, and why staying hopeful can help sustain civic participation. It’s free. It’s online. And it’s happening on Wednesday, October 7, 2:00–3:00 PM ET. Join us!

...published Chop Wood, Carry Water, a newsletter reaching more than 152,000 subscribers with short, doable political actions five days a week. She’s also an elected member of the Los Angeles County Democratic Party and a correspondent for Courier News.

California just legalized balcony/plug-in solar! 👏🏼 Beginning in 2027, plug-in solar panel kits will be available for renters, apartment dwellers, and anyone who cannot install traditional rooftop solar. Lower bills + cleaner energy = win-win! 🌎

AB 1448 will prevent existing state-water pipelines, rigs & related infrastructure from being used to support new federal oil & gas leases 👏🏼👏🏼 The law comes as the Trump administration pushes to reopen California’s coast to new offshore drilling for the first time in more than 40 years.

They’re great!

Gov. Newsom just signed AB 1448 into law, blocking new offshore oil and gas leases in California waters and cutting off state infrastructure that would support federal drilling! A big win for California’s waters, coastal communities, and marine wildlife!

Clean energy gives us a way to power our homes, schools, and businesses WITHOUT TREATING THE ATMOSPHERE LIKE A DUMPING GROUND.

This comes alongside the EPA's broader repeal of power plant carbon standards and a proposal to loosen methane leak rules for hundreds of thousands of oil and gas wells. Decisions that can affect the health of entire communities deserve transparency, accountability, & meaningful public oversight.

Per ProPublica, 180+ facilities have received two-year exemptions from certain Clean Air Act requirements in 2026. Companies could request an exemption by emailing an inbox set up by the EPA. The requests were then forwarded to the White House for a decision. No public comment. No review. Nothing.