Spring 2026 Campaign Wrap-Up
The Green Corps Class of 2026 just wrapped up their spring 2026 campaigns, working in Los Angeles, Chicago, Baltimore, and across the country. Our team built their skills while advancing campaigns that protected wildlife, advanced clean energy, and conserved our ocean ecosystems.
In California, our team joined CALPIRG’s efforts to expand Marine Protected Areas in state waters. These underwater parks protected marine ecosystems like kelp forests and rocky reefs that provided essential habitat for species ranging from crabs to migrating gray whales. Our organizer, Jackson, recruited 31 students who attended and testified at recent California Fish and Game Commission hearings.
In Chicago, organizers supported Illinois PIRG’s Safer Cleaner Energy initiative. Following a massive utility rate hike announcement in January, our organizers executed a rapid response effort to stop the funding of unnecessary fossil fuel infrastructure. Organizers recruited community members to testify at city council hearings, collected more than 3,000 petition signatures, and coordinated a rally covered by most major news outlets across the city.
Across Colorado, the battle for utility accountability intensified. Working with the Sierra Club, our organizers recruited volunteers in Denver and Colorado Springs to push for cleaner energy policies and called on utility companies to adhere to their prior clean energy commitments. Our team drove in more than 500 calls to legislators, coordinated tours of clean energy infrastructure, and hosted press conferences as they delivered thousands of signatures to utility executives and Governor Polis.
In Maryland, we partnered with Mothers Out Front to launch their Make Polluters Pay campaign. The first goal was to call on local governments to support retroactive corporate carbon fees to fund community protections. The second was to recruit and train local parents to establish volunteer chapters. Organizers succeeded in establishing new volunteer groups in Prince George’s County and Baltimore County.
Finally, in Massachusetts, our organizers worked with MASSPIRG Students on a diverse range of local conservation efforts. From protecting bees and whales to advocating for bike lanes in Lowell, Green Corps organizers built student power across the Commonwealth. Organizers activated students for Massachusetts Oceans Day, which brought together 140 people to learn advocacy skills and discuss the critical issues facing our oceans.
While our organizers made a tangible impact on these campaigns, they also honed essential skills in campaign planning, recruitment, and leadership development.
