🚨 Baltimore residents: June 13 is the FINAL opportunity to receive FREE in-home assistance for DPW's lead service line self-reporting survey. Protect your water. Protect your home. 💧 Sign up: bit.ly/baltimoretesting #Baltimore #EnvironmentalJustice #LeadAwareness #WaterEquity #YoungGiftedAndGreen

📣 Memphis, your voice belongs at the table. TODAY at 3PM CT the Community Benefits Ordinance Community Advisory is meeting at Memphis City Hall (125 N. Main St, 6th Floor) The live stream should be posted here: https://memphistn.gov/watch-city-council-meetings/

NEW BLOG ALERT🚨 Checkout our latest blog by or Federal Policy Organizer Brandon Barlow highlighting his DOPE experience with Climate Action Campaign in Detroit this Spring 🔗 bit.ly/CACBlog. #ActOnClimate #DefendOurClimate #YoungGiftedGreen

The MD Dept, of the Environment audit is in, and the findings demand action. Our children deserve healthy homes. YGG is calling for urgency, transparency, and real investment in the communities that need it most. Read our full statement 🔗 bit.ly/MDEAudit

🚨 Memphis, your vote is under threat. Many voters still haven't been notified of congressional district and polling place changes ahead of the August 6 election. 📅 June 1 | 3 PM 📍 Shelby County Board of Commissioners https://bit.ly/Fight2VoteTN #VotingRights #Memphis #Vote

🚰 What happens when protections against "forever chemicals" start disappearing? The EPA is rolling back drinking water limits for several PFAS compounds linked to cancer and other health risks. https://planetdetroit.org/2026/05/epa-pfas-rollback-michigan-water/ #CleanWater #EnvironmentalJustice

🚨 A massive sewage spill contaminated the Potomac River. Communities deserve accountability and action. We can't afford to ignore aging infrastructure. https://marylandmatters.org/2026/05/21/lawmakers-seek-answers-on-major-sewage-spill-in-potomac-river/ #CleanWater #WaterJustice

MEMPHIS FAM🚨 Happening Now--Advisory Board Related to Public Use Funds from AI Properties: https://memphis.granicus.com/player/event/15906

⚡ Rising utility bills are hitting families hard. NAACP youth in Jacksonville are demanding answers, transparency, and accountability from decision-makers. #EnergyJustice https://jacksonvillefreepress.com/naacp-youth-demand-answers-and-accountability-for-rising-utility-costs/

🌱✊🏾 ROOTED IN PEACE #Memphis, join MICAH, TN Interfaith Power & Light, and Young, Gifted & Green for a workshop on spiritual nonviolence, direct action, mutual aid, storytelling, and youth organizing. 🗓 May 30 | 9AM–2:30PM Register: secure.everyaction.com/ape1mUDrD0qj... #CommunityPower

Memphis' vote is under threat. 🗳️✊🏾 We need YOU at the Shelby County Board of Commissioners Mtg 6/1/26 3PM CT & ask the Board to urge the Shelby County Election Commission to mail every voter their new district and polling place before 8/6/26. 📥 Download the Public Comment Guide: bit.ly/Fight2VoteTN

🚨 Baltimore residents: June 13 is your FINAL chance to get FREE in-home assistance completing DPW's lead service line survey. Knowing what connects to your home is a key step toward safer drinking water and stronger infrastructure. 🔗 bit.ly/baltimoretesting #Baltimore #EnvironmentalJustice

OFFICIAL STATEMENT🚨 National Black-led and ally organizations Young, Gifted & Green, Color of Change and Young, Gifted & Green respond to Gerrymandering in TN. Read the statement 👉🔗 bit.ly/DefendTheVoteTN.

ATTENTION MEMPHIS🚨 The City of Memphis has formally released the Data Center Community Benefits Ordinance Survey. This is a survey intended for residents within 5 miles of a data center, which (for now) is 38109 and 38116. To access the survey, visit bit.ly/CBOsurvey.

🚨 Baltimore — next date is May 3. Don’t miss it. Protect your water. Protect your home. Get FREE in-home help to complete DPW’s lead service line survey. Know what’s connected to your home. 📅 May 3 | June 13 🔗 bit.ly/baltimoretesting Clean water is a right. 💧

🚨 The air we breathe shouldn’t be making us sick—but for 150M+ Americans, it is. Pollution is rising again. Heat + wildfires are making it worse. Black & Brown communities are hit hardest. Clean air isn’t optional—it’s essential. 🔗 insideclimatenews.org/news/2204202... #EnvironmentalJustice

Enough with the budget cuts 😡 Tell DC Council: invest in residents, parks, transit, clean energy & housing 💚 Join Green Budget Day of Action 📅 May 4 | ⏰ 8AM 📍 Wilson Building Rally + lobby day—wear green & show up 🔗 sc.org/greenbudgetdc #GreenBudgetDC #DCClimate #InvestInDC

AI expansion is hitting communities where it hurts. In Memphis, residents are raising concerns about toxic emissions from an xAI data center impacting nearby neighborhoods. www.democracynow.org/2026/4/22/me... #Memphis #EnvironmentalJustice #AirPollution #PublicHealth #ClimateJustice

Congratulations to our Memphis Griots for successfully hosting their capstone project honoring #EarthDay + #EarthMonth with a beautification project at the historic T.O. Fuller Park🌎 Thank you to our community partner Sierra Club Chickasaw Group + Youth Minds United 💚

Spring Greening Fair in DC = a wrap! Thank you Friends of Leder Gardens for hosting us. S/o to our friends @freedcproject.bsky.social @younggiftedgreen.bsky.social @wepowerdc.bsky.social @waba.org @empowereddc.bsky.social @gnd4dc.bsky.social ⁠ @dcseu.bsky.social @electrifydc.bsky.social and more! ⁠

Stay informed by following organizations working to advance environmental and reproductive justice, including these and many more ⬇️ @blackwomensrj.bsky.social @younggiftedgreen.bsky.social @weact4ej.bsky.social @biologicaldiversity.org

🚨 What if pesticides were sprayed near your child’s school—and no one told you? Illinois is pushing for advance notice laws. Only a few states have protections. Kids are more vulnerable. Drift travels. 🔗 insideclimatenews.org/news/1804202... #EnvironmentalJustice #PublicHealth

Our Flint Youth EJ Council Members from Flint Cultural Center Academy had a REMARKABLE day in Detroit at @michiganegle.bsky.social Michigan Healthy Climate Conference today! We believe in the next generation of Climate & Environmental Justice Leaders💚 #YoungGiftedGreen #MIHealthyClimate

🌱 THIS SATURDAY 🌱 Join Young, Gifted & Green, Youth Minds United & Sierra Club (Chickasaw Group) at T.O. Fuller State Park for a community clean-up! 🗓️ April 25 | 12–4 PM 📍 Memphis ⚠️ Registration required 🔗 bit.ly/YGGparkday #Memphis #Volunteer #CleanUpDay

Join Young, Gifted & Green and Memphis Community Against Pollution for an engaging and interactive public comment training for EPA’s Ethylene Oxide (ETO) comment collection 4/20/26 @ 3PM CT/4PM ET. Register 🔗bit.ly/fighting4air26.

✊🏾 South Memphis deserves safe homes & clean water. Join us April 18 (11AM–2PM) at Memphis Rox to canvass homes impacted by lead & connect residents to FREE testing. Your presence matters. 🔗 bit.ly/canvassmem #Memphis #EnvironmentalJustice

Black Maternal Health Week is here & we're asking an important question: What is the environment doing to Black mothers & why aren't we treating it like the emergency it is? Read and share 🔗bit.ly/bmehblog26 #BlackMaternalHealthWeek #BlackMaternalHealth #EnvironmenralJustice #YoungGiftedGreen

Mane, mane, MANE! We did our BIG ONE this year for Black Maternal & Environmental Health Day🙌🏿🙏🏿✊🏿💪🏿 Thank you to everyone that made this year a success. See y'all April 1, 2027... Until next time 🤰🏿 #WombWednesday #BMEHDay #MaternalHealth #BlackMaternalHealth

Water restoration efforts are contributing to improving economies across the Great Lakes region. Learn more about with expert John Austin, @mkeriverkeeper.bsky.social @bnwaterkeeper.bsky.social & Friends of the Detroit River #GreatLakes #CleanWater www.healthylakes.org/latest-news/...

🚨 Microplastics are now on the radar—but we’re still not protected. EPA added them to its drinking water watch list, but listing ≠ regulation. No limits, no guarantees, no real protection yet. ✊🏾 Clean water shouldn’t be optional. 🔗 insideclimatenews.org/news/0304202...

Join the Mid-South Environmental Justice Center for our exclusive screening of Riverkeeper, making its first public debut in Memphis! FREE heavy appetizers and beverages will be served. FREE RSVP at bit.ly/riverkeepermemphis

✊🏾 South Memphis deserves safe homes & clean water. Join us April 18 (11AM–2PM) at Memphis Rox to canvass homes impacted by lead & connect residents to FREE testing. Be part of the movement for environmental justice. 🔗 bit.ly/canvassmem #Memphis #EnvironmentalJustice

From microplastics in placentas to endocrine-disrupting phthalates in beauty products marketed to Black women, plastic is a maternal health issue. We’re pushing for a toxic-free world: bit.ly/bmehday. #BMEHDay Source: The Endocrine Society - Plastics, EDCs, and Health

The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) is meant to protect us from chemical risks. Rollbacks to these standards disproportionately harm Black mothers. Join us TOMORROW @6PM ET with @edfaction.bsky.social + @actonclimateus.bsky.social for #TheGreenAgenda: bit.ly/THEGREENAGENDA #BMEHDay

PFAS are linked to preeclampsia and lower birth weights. Black communities often face higher exposure due to industrial proximity. It’s time to clean up our communities and our futures. #BMEHDay Source: National Institutes of Environmental Health Sciences

#BMEHDay was founded in 2024 by Young, Gifted & Green & highlights the critical intersection of environmental justice & Black Maternal Health. The day takes place the first Thursday in April with Black Maternal Health Week at the end of the month: bit.ly/bmehday.

Every fight for justice is connected by the air we breathe and the water we drink, as #TheGreenAgenda host Kayla Shannon and Mar Zepeda Salazar remind us. Watch the full episode from @younggiftedgreen.bsky.social for more.

Thank you to the amazing students from @riceuniversity.bsky.social who spent their Alternative Spring Break with us for our Lead Free South Memphis Canvassing Day along with our partners @healthyhousing.bsky.social!

Maryland is investing $200K+ in community-led environmental work—cleaning neighborhoods, restoring spaces, and building local stewardship. This is what real impact looks like. How do we scale it? news.maryland.gov/dnr/2026/03/... #EnvironmentalJustice #Sustainability

⚠️ Mississippi regulators approved 41 natural-gas turbines to power the xAI data center connected to Memphis. The decision is raising concerns about air quality and community health as energy demands from AI infrastructure grow. Read more: wreg.com/news/local/x... #EnvironmentalJustice

🚨 Aging infrastructure is an environmental justice issue. Sewage spills like the recent Potomac River incident show how failing sewer systems and underinvestment are putting communities at risk. Clean water shouldn’t depend on your ZIP code. www.news4jax.com/news/nationa... #EnvironmentalJustice

FLINT FAMILY🚨 From ABC12 News 👇🏿 ⚠️NO CONTACT ORDER⚠️ Avoid the Flint River this week after the Flint wastewater treatment plant released untreated sewage over the weekend. [As of 3/9/26] bit.ly/4umaOuO

Congratulations to our Founder CEO & President LaTricea Adams along with Co-Founder Krys White for making history at the NAACP Image Awards featuring Climate + Environmental Justice on the Red Carpet✊🏿💪🏿 What a GREAT way to celebrate #BlackHistoryMonth💚

🚨 Cancer-linked chemical found in private wells near Byhalia, MS. Families rely on this water daily. Who’s accountable? Clean water isn’t optional. Read: www.fox13memphis.com/news/cancer-... #EnvironmentalJustice #WaterSafety #Byhalia #PublicHealth

DC FAM! 🍳⚡ Join us 3/14/26 for Cooking with Good Energy — learn how gas stoves impact health & climate, explore clean electric options & catch a live demo with Chef GiGi. Food giveaway + raffle (must register & attend). RSVP: bit.ly/yggcooking #DCEvents #CleanEnergy

Thank you to @momscleanairforce.org for this once in a lifetime opportunity to bring our Founder CEO & President LaTricea D. Adams to meet with the legendary @gloriasteinem.bsky.social, an icon and pioneer of the Women's Liberation Movement🥹

New research shows hair extensions commonly used by Black women may contain harmful chemicals linked to cancer, hormone disruption, and reproductive harm. In an unregulated beauty industry, safety and transparency are overdue. Read more: insideclimatenews.org/news/1102202... #EnvironmentalJustice

Young, Gifted, & Green 🌍 is teaming up with @paintanddebate 🎨 and a professional beekeeper 🐝 to spark meaningful conversation on environmental justice THIS SATURDAY. 📆: February 21, 2026 🕦: 6:30-8:00pm 📍: Dupont Underground, 19 Dupont Cir NW, Washington, DC 20036

South Memphis deserves safe homes & clean water. 🚰✊🏾 Join Young, Gifted & Green on Feb 21 (11AM–2PM) at Memphis Rox to canvass homes impacted by lead exposure and connect residents to FREE lead paint + water testing. 🔗 bit.ly/canvassmem #EnvironmentalJustice #Memphis

#Baltimore residents—protect your water and your home. 💧 Join our FREE in-home lead service line testing & DPW self-reporting support on Feb 21, 2026. Know your service line, keep families safe, and strengthen our water infrastructure. Sign up: bit.ly/baltimoretesting #EnvironmentalJustice