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The #BecauseOfYouth Spotlight series highlights young environmentalists in MCE’s service area who are leading the fight against climate change. Alexa Vidaurre is an East Bay youth activist with Earth Team. After seeing Earth Team's inspiring work, Alexa knew she needed to be involved with individuals who prioritized education and field experience. Since joining Earth [...]
The #BecauseOfYouth Spotlight series highlights young environmentalists in MCE’s service area who are leading the fight against climate change. Justin Vilaysouk (he/him) is a youth climate leader for the City of Richmond, where he actively contributes to a cleaner future as part of Earth Team. Justin and his team enhance the city's environmental health [...]
The Richmond Earth Day Celebration is an event aimed at uniting the community to discover innovative methods for leading sustainable lives and nurturing our planet. Through engaging activities like upcycling clothes, gardening, mural painting, park and garden beautification projects, games, inspiring speakers, bike-powered smoothies, and various other interactive booths, participants will explore enjoyable ways to [...]
Calling all community heroes! Join us in honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s legacy through a day filled with togetherness, action, and joy. Urban Tilth, alongside an incredible coalition of partners, invites you to be a part of a transformative day in Richmond.
Join Ride and Drive Clean in Richmond for an annual drive electric event and Ebike share relaunch. Attendees can learn about EV ownership, local electric mobility services and programs, and EV charging equipment. Connect with financing and rebate program representatives, view several models of electric vehicles, landscape equipment, autonomous vehicles, and meet EV owners. Ride [...]
Join the Richmond North East Neighborhood Picnic this year after a several-year hiatus! There will be games, food, and general fun for anyone to come and enjoy!
MCE’s Workforce Education and Training (WE&T) team is proud to announce the completion of our first in-field mentorship session. The team met with contractors installing a state-of-the-art heat pump water heating system at the Greater Richmond Interfaith Program (GRIP) shelter in Richmond. GRIP seeks to help stabilize low-to-moderate income residents in the West Contra [...]
Multifamily property owner Bakari Kafele has much to be thankful for: His wife, his baby, and MCE’s partnership with the City of Richmond that provided him with substantial cash rebates for energy-efficient upgrades. Bakari reached out to this program, known as Energize Richmond, when he needed to perform upgrades on his three tenant units, [...]
MCE has partnered with solar developer Cenergy Power to build what will be the largest publicly-owned solar project in the Bay Area, MCE Solar One. The 60 acre, 10.5 MW ground mounted solar farm in Richmond, CA will support 341 jobs and provide power for 3,417 homes per year. The City of Richmond and [...]
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced that RichmondBUILD will receive a $200,000 Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training grant to help low-income residents learn the skills needed to secure employment in the environmental field. Click to read the EPA's full press release. About MCE’s partnership with RichmondBUILD 2013 | MCE and RichmondBUILD [...]