Clean Energy Is Essential To Preventing Blackouts During Dangerous Extreme Heat and Cold ReportAugust 28, 2025 Clean Energy Is Essential To Preventing Blackouts During Dangerous Extreme Heat and Cold A wide variety of clean energy resources can strengthen the electric grid and help protect Americans from the increasing health threats and power outages fueled by climate change-driven extreme heat waves and cold snaps. Aug 28, 2025 Akshay Thyagarajan
Reaching a Boiling Point: State and Local Efforts To Protect Children From Extreme Heat Past EventAugust 13, 2025 Reaching a Boiling Point: State and Local Efforts To Protect Children From Extreme Heat Join CAP for a discussion on how to protect the United States' youngest learners from extreme heat in the face of efforts to roll back climate progress. Virtual Aug 13, 2025
House Spending Plans Would Increase Pollution, Harming Americans’ Health and Raising Energy Costs ArticleAugust 12, 2025 House Spending Plans Would Increase Pollution, Harming Americans’ Health and Raising Energy Costs The House appropriations proposal for FY 2026 would make deep cuts to programs that fight air pollution and climate change, putting Americans’ health at risk and driving up their energy costs. Aug 12, 2025 Jamie Friedman
Climate Change Is Subjecting More Americans to Unbearable Extreme Heat ReportJuly 31, 2025 Climate Change Is Subjecting More Americans to Unbearable Extreme Heat Climate change is exacerbating extreme heat waves across the country, burdening families, putting Americans’ health at risk, driving up utility bills, straining ecosystems, and deepening inequality. Jul 31, 2025 Jessica Ordóñez-Lancet, Jasia Smith, Cathleen Kelly, 2 More Kate Petosa, Angelo Villagomez
About Extreme Heat, We Need to Prioritize Children In the NewsJuly 8, 2025 About Extreme Heat, We Need to Prioritize Children In an op-ed published by InsideSources, Hailey Gibbs highlights proven strategies that communities and policymakers can adopt to better mitigate the deadly effects of climate change for young children and infants. Jul 8, 2025 InsideSources Hailey Gibbs
Last School Year Was the Hottest on Record. How Do We Protect Students? In the NewsJune 16, 2025 Last School Year Was the Hottest on Record. How Do We Protect Students? In an op-ed published by The 74, Paige Shoemaker DeMio argues that state policymakers and advocates need to step up to protect students from the deadly effects of extreme heat. Jun 16, 2025 The 74 Paige Shoemaker DeMio
States Must Lead the Way To Protect Workers From Extreme Heat ArticleMay 20, 2025 States Must Lead the Way To Protect Workers From Extreme Heat In the absence of federal action to protect workers from the rising dangers of exposure to extreme heat on the job, states must take the lead—and can look to existing and proposed standards from other localities for guidance. May 20, 2025 Jill Rosenthal, Reema Bzeih
We’re In It: Climate Change and Extreme Weather Are a Here and Now Problem VideoApril 30, 2025 We’re In It: Climate Change and Extreme Weather Are a Here and Now Problem Army veteran and farmer Vickie Walsh shares how climate change is threatening her family, her community, and her farm after experiencing multiple extreme weather events over the past four years. Apr 30, 2025 Margaret Cooney, Toni Pandolfo, Hai-Lam Phan, 1 More Tom Moore
4 Ways States Can Safeguard Public Health During the Trump Administration ArticleApril 1, 2025 4 Ways States Can Safeguard Public Health During the Trump Administration In the face of Trump administration threats to public health, states can empower and equip public health officials with the tools they need to protect their communities. Apr 1, 2025 Marquisha Johns, Jill Rosenthal
CAP’s Comment on the Department of Labor’s Proposed Regulation on Heat Injury and Illness Prevention Notice in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings ArticleMarch 24, 2025 CAP’s Comment on the Department of Labor’s Proposed Regulation on Heat Injury and Illness Prevention Notice in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings The Center for American Progress submitted a comment letter to the Department of Labor on the agency’s proposed rule to protect the rising number of workers who are exposed to extreme heat conditions that cause injury, illness, and death across the United States. Mar 24, 2025 Jill Rosenthal, Rosa Barrientos-Ferrer, Kate Petosa
2024 Elections and the Future of Global Climate Ambition ReportNovember 1, 2024 2024 Elections and the Future of Global Climate Ambition As the 2024 elections usher in new leaders and reshuffle political power, the trajectory of climate ambition is at a crossroads, with the potential to accelerate toward meaningful progress or falter in the face of new obstacles. Nov 1, 2024 Kalina Gibson
How Congress Can Protect Families From Dangerous Heat and Ensure Cool and Healthy Homes for All ReportOctober 28, 2024 How Congress Can Protect Families From Dangerous Heat and Ensure Cool and Healthy Homes for All On the heels of record-breaking heat this summer and fall, Congress must act to safeguard low-income Americans from extreme heat by investing in efficient and cost-effective heat pump air conditioning and programs to lower electricity costs for households. Oct 28, 2024 Cathleen Kelly, Lucero Marquez, Jasia Smith