Fairmount Indigo CDC Collaborative

This month, we traveled to Memphis, TN for @kresgefdn’s “Climate Change, Health & Equity” grantee convening. ✨ Highlights included inspiring keynotes, thought-provoking peer learning, and off-site learning tours about Memphis’ legacy pollution and food justice work.

📣 Are you a renter, homeowner, or small business owner in #Boston? 💰 Want to save on your energy bills? Boston Energy Saver gives you free, 1-on-1 support to find the right programs for you. Visit boston.gov/save or call 617-635-SAVE for a free consultation!

Is affordable housing and protecting our communities from climate change important to you? Take action with us! 🌎🏡✊🏽 📨 Send your policymakers an email at: linktr.ee/fairmountcollab

Join us on Thursday for @swbcdc Annual Meeting as we come together to connect with neighbors and partner, celebrate community, reflect on our shared impact, and look ahead to what’s next. 🌱✨ RSVP: forms.gle/nfzopidyy6n3Ya…

Are you paying the lowest possible rate for electricity? Your city or town may allow you to save on electricity as part of a “municipal aggregation” plan... and Boston has one! 🤩 bostonglobe.com/2026/03/18/bus… via @BostonGlobe

🌧️ Flooding is affecting our communities! Let’s unite to protect our neighborhoods and prepare for what’s ahead! 💧 Join this interactive Climate Change Workshop on flooding in Mattapan next weekend. ➡️ Scan the QR code or register here: qrco.de/bgeZ1T

Our member-CDC, @swbcdc, is now hiring for their Green Team program! Join this paid youth summer program to gain hands-on environmental experience and build leadership skills. No experience needed—apply today at linktr.ee/greenteam_swbo… 🌳💼

Brenda is on the move for clean air! 💨🚲 From biking in Dorchester to riding the Red Line, she's capturing real-life air quality data. Her journey helps us understand and improve the air we breathe daily. 🌱✨

We support the Crane Ledge Woods Coalition and strongly urge @MayorWu's administration to purchase the land for permanent conservation, with owner Jubilee Christian Church and its development partner compensated fairly. 🌳 bostonglobe.com/2026/03/02/opi… via @BostonGlobe

Could starfish skeletons help preserve Massachusetts roads? bostonglobe.com/2026/03/15/sci… via @BostonGlobe

🌱 Applications are open for the next cohort of PowerCorps Boston cohort, the City's green industry workforce development program for young people! FICC is proud to have advocated for this program's creation. 📋 Learn more and apply at: boston.gov/departments/wo…

📢 Review and submit feedback on the final draft of Boston's 2030 Climate Action Plan by March 30th! This plan aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and promote clean air, jobs, healthy homes, and green spaces for everyone. 🌳🌎 📑 Take action at: boston.gov/climate-action…

🌿 Join us for this month's Codman Square Climate Justice Alliance Meeting with @CSNDC! We’re excited to welcome the @MassDEP to discuss their environmental justice programs. 🍴 Dinner will be provided. ➡️ RSVP at tinyurl.com/CSCJARSVP

Electric buses are passing a brutal cold-weather test in Wisconsin grist.org/transportation…

We could all use some good climate news... 🪻⤵️ The beautiful Venetian plant with a secret climate superpower grist.org/solutions/the-…

Backpack Monitor Ambassador Spotlight – Week 1! Meet Ayomide and Margaret. They're using monitor-equipped backpacks on their walking and bus commutes to help us understand the air we breathe while our community's on the go. 🚍 Thank you, Ayomide and Margaret! 💙

House passes landmark energy bill with deep cuts to Mass Save, sending it to Senate commonwealthbeacon.org/energy/house-p… via @cwbeacon

Flooding affects our neighborhoods, but green infrastructure can help. 🌧️🌳 Boston residents: share your thoughts by completing a survey to shape Green Stormwater Infrastructure in the city. Your voice is vital for a resilient and equitable Boston. Visit: bit.ly/3OBYeXX

Mass. House advances bill aimed at tackling energy affordability wbur.org/news/2026/02/2…

The Winter Olympics & Paralympics this year take place in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. ⛷️⛸️🥌 In the 70 years since Cortina first held the Winter Games in 1956, February temperatures have warmed 6.4°F. Swipe to see other climate change impacts on the Winter Games ⤵️