By Jamesa Johnson-Greer and Jennifer Somers What does it take to build energy programs that communities trust? That question is at the center of a new Forbes article, in which contributor Brynn Cooksey makes the case that community-based organizations (CBOs) are often the difference between energy efficiency programs that look good on paper and those that actually work in practice for the communities they intend to serve. Cooksey spotlights Collectrify grantee-partner We Wan

We are excited to welcome Audree Gousse, Black Girl Environmentalist Hazel M. Johnson Fellow to Collectrify for summer 2026. Named after Hazel M. Johnson, the Mother of Environmental Justice, this fellowship honors her legacy by supporting the next generation of Black climate leaders through resourced, community-centered opportunity. The Hazel M. Johnson Fellowship is the first and only climate internship pipeline created for and by Gen Z, increasing access to climate career

By Jennifer Somers and Jamesa Johnson-Greer On February 12, 2026, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency finalized its repeal of the Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding, the bedrock climate regulation in the United States for more than fifteen years. The latest in a series of rapid, deliberate clawbacks that have dismantled federal climate commitments and stripped resources from the communities that need them most, this action incapacitates regulations across the power, tra

A week at the Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) left me more convinced than ever that climate solutions live at the intersection of policy, public health, and community leadership—and that the relationships we build across sectors and borders are just as important as the frameworks we use. I recently completed the Climate Change and Energy: Policymaking for the Long-Term Program, led by Professor Robert Stavins and Professor Robert Stowe alongside an outstanding cadre of lecturer