Sitting within the Jones Fall Watershed, a sub-watershed of the Chesapeake Bay, lies Druid Heights in West Baltimore, one of the city’s oldest neighborhoods. The state of Maryland has identified … Read more
Environmental Justice
Community Spotlight with the Keaukaha Action Network
For generations, the Keaukaha Hawaiian Homelands Community on Hawai’i Island has shouldered risks that few outside the community ever see. Surrounded by a cluster of industrial and military facilities known … Read more
Planting the Seeds of a Just Green Workforce
I. Planting the Seed – Origins of “Green Jobs” Green jobs aren’t just job titles in a siloed sector, they’re about cultivating green skills, values, and equity across all work … Read more
CECC Roundtable Event Recap: Data Centers, Local Perspectives, and Community Impacts
The Clean Economy Coalition of Color (CECC) is an alliance of some of the nation’s most insightful Black, Latinx/é, Indigenous, Asian, and Pacific Islander leaders and advocates of color. This … Read more
11 Books, Podcasts, and More to Celebrate Black History Month’s 100th Anniversary
2026 marks 100 years of Black History Month in the U.S! This holiday originally started as Black History Week under the guidance of Carter G. Woodson, for a sole purpose … Read more
WildSTEM Is Blooming
With Links chapters all over the country and a few outside of the U.S., WildSTEM has been blooming since 2019. Check out part one of this blog to understand the … Read more
WildSTEM is Winning!
What is WildSTEM? “WildSTEM” is a term coined by The Links, Incorporated, under the leadership of National Wildlife Federation (NWF) Board Member, Dr. Mamie Parker, and the former LINKS-STEMREADY National … Read more
Honoring the Past to Imagine the Future
The Clean Economy Coalition of Color (CECC) is an alliance of some of the nation’s most insightful Black, Latinx, Indigenous, Asian, and Pacific Islander leaders and advocates of color. This … Read more
Preempting Justice: Trump’s AI Executive Order Is an Environmental Justice Problem
When people talk about environmental justice and artificial intelligence, they usually picture data centers: massive buildings guzzling energy and water, often sited in communities already living with more than their … Read more
When the Smoke Clears: The Health and Environmental Toll of Refinery Explosions
The Chevron refinery explosion in El Segundo California on October 2nd, 2025 could have been a deadly disaster, and it raised serious concerns about public safety and environmental justice. Though … Read more
