The Winning With webinar series is a monthly lunch-and-learn hosted by the Center for Oil & Gas Organizing (COGO) designed to connect frontline leaders and advocates with practical, replicable strategies that have been used to challenge fossil fuel expansion. The series fosters cross-regional learning by sharing practical tools, proven strategies, and lessons that organizers can adapt to campaigns in their own communities, from pipelines and LNG exports to data centers and beyond.

Our first webinar, Winning With: Local Laws, will explore how communities can use municipal tools to influence development, protect local resources, and build community power. The session will feature Megan McDonough and Robin Lesko from Food & Water Watch Pennsylvania, who will discuss how local governments can shape decisions around fossil fuel infrastructure and other large-scale development projects.

Participants will gain a better understanding of zoning and land use authority, municipal ordinances, resolutions, and other local actions available to communities. The webinar will also examine the opportunities these tools present, their limitations, and how they can fit into a broader organizing strategy. The session will conclude with a live Q&A.

Date: Wednesday, July 29, 2026
Time: 1-2 PM est
Location: Zoom

Register today to reserve your spot! If you can't attend live, we encourage you to register anyway. Everyone who registers will receive a recording after the webinar. Missed a previous session? Watch recordings from the Winning With webinar series on our YouTube channel.

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Food & Water Watch is a national environmental group fighting for safe food, clean water and a livable climate, partnering with people and communities across the country to protect our health and democracy from the polluting industries threatening our future.