Climate Action Campaign The CAC is a coalition of major national environment, environmental justice, and public health groups, working together to drive ambitious federal action to address the climate crisis.
Equitable and Just National Climate Platform This coalition of environmental justice and national organizations advances economic, racial, and environmental justice to improve all communities’ well-being.
National Ocean Protection Coalition (NOPC) The NOPC supports and implements ocean policies that balance a variety of environmental, commercial, industrial, recreational, and infrastructure interests.
Ocean Justice Forum The forum works to create and advance an ambitious ocean policy agenda that promotes the goals of economic, racial, climate, and environmental justice.
Arctic Refuge Defense Campaign (ARDC) The ARDC is a coalition of Alaska Native, climate, and conservation groups that works to protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge from oil and gas drilling.
Opening More Lands and Waters for Oil Drilling Won’t Lower Energy Prices ArticleFebruary 10, 2025 Opening More Lands and Waters for Oil Drilling Won’t Lower Energy Prices Feb 10, 2025 Jenny Rowland-Shea, Mariel Lutz
Prioritize Community Needs Over Politics Prioritize Community Needs Over Politics Feb 7, 2025 InsideSources Margaret Cooney
Highlights from ‘State Efforts To Decarbonize Key Industrial Sectors’ VideoJanuary 28, 2025 Highlights from ‘State Efforts To Decarbonize Key Industrial Sectors’ Jan 28, 2025 Jamie Friedman, Reema Bzeih, Matthew Gossage
The Next Frontier in American Industrial Policy: Saving the Steel Industry by Decarbonizing It ReportJanuary 27, 2025 The Next Frontier in American Industrial Policy: Saving the Steel Industry by Decarbonizing It Jan 27, 2025 Mike Williams, Jamie Friedman
Opening More Lands and Waters for Oil Drilling Won’t Lower Energy Prices ArticleFebruary 10, 2025 Opening More Lands and Waters for Oil Drilling Won’t Lower Energy Prices Promises to lower prices through mandating oil leasing are overblown and would actually line the pockets of Big Oil. Feb 10, 2025 Jenny Rowland-Shea, Mariel Lutz
Prioritize Community Needs Over Politics In the NewsFebruary 7, 2025 Prioritize Community Needs Over Politics In an op-ed published by InsideSources, Margaret Cooney writes about the wildfires in Los Angeles and describes the practical ways local policymakers can better prepare to offset the effects of climate change. Feb 7, 2025 InsideSources Margaret Cooney
Highlights from ‘State Efforts To Decarbonize Key Industrial Sectors’ VideoJanuary 28, 2025 Highlights from ‘State Efforts To Decarbonize Key Industrial Sectors’ The Center for American Progress held a virtual event that explored state policy efforts to decarbonize and detoxify the production of construction materials and discussed lessons learned from policy implementation. Jan 28, 2025 Jamie Friedman, Reema Bzeih, Matthew Gossage
The Next Frontier in American Industrial Policy: Saving the Steel Industry by Decarbonizing It ReportJanuary 27, 2025 The Next Frontier in American Industrial Policy: Saving the Steel Industry by Decarbonizing It The United States has a once-in-history opportunity to transform its steel industry and establish it as a world leader for the next generation while giving workers the tools they need to build a future for their communities. Jan 27, 2025 Mike Williams, Jamie Friedman
The Trump Administration’s Retreat From Global Climate Leadership ArticleJanuary 21, 2025 The Trump Administration’s Retreat From Global Climate Leadership President Donald Trump’s withdrawal from the Paris Agreement marks a deliberate weakening of the multilateral system, jeopardizing global efforts to combat the climate crisis and risking America’s economic and environmental future. Jan 21, 2025 Kalina Gibson
The Biden Administration Took Record-Breaking Conservation Action ArticleJanuary 17, 2025 The Biden Administration Took Record-Breaking Conservation Action The Biden administration’s record-breaking conservation actions are one of the most popular pieces of their legacy. Jan 17, 2025 Sam Zeno, Jenny Rowland-Shea
8 Ways Special Interests Are Asking President-Elect Trump To Sell Out U.S. Public Lands ReportJanuary 16, 2025 8 Ways Special Interests Are Asking President-Elect Trump To Sell Out U.S. Public Lands Corporate insiders have shamelessly lined up a suite of proposals to enrich themselves at the expense of American families and future generations. President-elect Trump will soon make his choice: reject these bad ideas or sell out America’s parks and public lands on the cheap. Jan 16, 2025 Drew McConville, Jenny Rowland-Shea
States Must Lead the Way on Climate ReportJanuary 7, 2025 States Must Lead the Way on Climate State governments must step up to help avoid the worst impacts of climate change and build a more prosperous, inclusive, and globally competitive American clean energy economy. Jan 7, 2025 Reema Bzeih, Sam Ricketts, Shannon Baker-Branstetter
State Efforts To Decarbonize Key Industrial Sectors Past EventJanuary 2, 2025 State Efforts To Decarbonize Key Industrial Sectors Please join the Center for American Progress for a virtual event that will explore state policy efforts to decarbonize and detoxify the production of construction materials, and lessons learned from policy implementation. Jan 2, 2025 Wil Mannes, Michele Roberts, Jamie Friedman, 2 More Reema Bzeih, Louie Krak
The Designation of Chuckwalla National Monument Would Protect Connected Ecosystems and Close the Nature Gap ArticleDecember 23, 2024 The Designation of Chuckwalla National Monument Would Protect Connected Ecosystems and Close the Nature Gap By improving ecosystem connectivity and closing the nature gap, President Biden could cement his conservation legacy through designating Chuckwalla National Monument. Dec 23, 2024 Sam Zeno
Trump’s Tariffs Would Raise Prices, Harm U.S. Workers, and Make It Harder To Solve Global Problems Trump’s Tariffs Would Raise Prices, Harm U.S. Workers, and Make It Harder To Solve Global Problems Smart tariffs are an important part of industrial policy, but Trump’s tariff agenda is ill-conceived, self-defeating, and harmful to workers. Dec 18, 2024 Ryan Mulholland, Mike Williams
Protecting Public Land Revenue-Sharing Governments From the Fiscal Risks of Economic Transitions ReportDecember 9, 2024 Protecting Public Land Revenue-Sharing Governments From the Fiscal Risks of Economic Transitions The COVID-19 pandemic exposed the vulnerability of state, local, and Tribal governments’ dependence on payments tied to resource extraction on public lands. The Local Assistance and Tribal Consistency Fund offered a temporary solution and a framework for a permanent one. Dec 9, 2024 Sharon Ferguson, Mark Haggerty
State Efforts To Decarbonize Key Industrial Sectors ReportNovember 14, 2024 State Efforts To Decarbonize Key Industrial Sectors States are pioneering policies that incentivize low-emission production of construction materials. Nov 14, 2024 Jamie Friedman, Mike Williams, Reema Bzeih, 1 More Shelah Ott
Official COP29 Side Event: Climate, Trade, and Industrial Policy: How Policies in Global North and Global South Economies Are Driving Decarbonization Past EventNovember 7, 2024 Official COP29 Side Event: Climate, Trade, and Industrial Policy: How Policies in Global North and Global South Economies Are Driving Decarbonization The Center for American Progress, the Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation, Resources for the Future, and Australian National University are excited to host this official UNFCCC COP29 side event in Baku. Nov 7, 2024 Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, Mahendra Shunmoogam, Soma Banerjee, 5 More Frank Jotzo, Kurt Van Dender, Mike Williams, Milan Elkerbout, Milan Elkerbout
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
Automakers Must Leverage Biden-Harris Administration Policies To Boost Affordable EV Production ArticleOctober 31, 2024 Automakers Must Leverage Biden-Harris Administration Policies To Boost Affordable EV Production The Biden-Harris administration’s restrictions on Chinese electric vehicles are a lifeline for domestic automakers, but only if U.S. companies are willing to innovate and prioritize long-term success over short-term profits. Oct 31, 2024 Leo Banks
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
Climate Is the Future of the U.S.-India Trade Relationship ReportOctober 23, 2024 Climate Is the Future of the U.S.-India Trade Relationship As the United States and India seek to turn climate action into economic opportunities, the case for a deeper trade partnership has never been stronger. Oct 23, 2024 Trevor Sutton, Arunabha Ghosh
Disappearing Parks: How Project 2025 Would Decrease Protections for Nature ArticleOctober 21, 2024 Disappearing Parks: How Project 2025 Would Decrease Protections for Nature Eight landscape-level national monuments designated by the Biden-Harris administration have helped close the nature gap for millions of Americans, but their protections are at risk from extreme anti-conservation measures in Project 2025. Oct 21, 2024 Sam Zeno
Project 2025 Would Put the Oil and Gas Industry Before Americans and Their Public Lands ArticleOctober 17, 2024 Project 2025 Would Put the Oil and Gas Industry Before Americans and Their Public Lands Project 2025 would further benefit oil and gas CEOs and investors at the expense of the health, well-being, and economic freedom of everyday Americans by offering up public lands and waters to the oil and gas industry. Oct 17, 2024 Mariel Lutz, Jenny Rowland-Shea
A Day in the Life of Climate Activist Adrian Arellano VideoOctober 15, 2024 A Day in the Life of Climate Activist Adrian Arellano Spend a day with Adrian Arellano, manager for climate initiatives at NextGen America, as he attends New York Climate Week events and talks about the importance of climate action to Latinos, how the Biden-Harris administration climate investments are benefiting the community, and how Project 2025 is a threat to climate action and future generations. Oct 15, 2024 Jessica Ordóñez-Lancet, Margaret Cooney, Hai-Lam Phan, 2 More Adam Reich, Toni Pandolfo
Blue Lake Rancheria: Working Toward a Climate-Resilient Future VideoOctober 14, 2024 Blue Lake Rancheria: Working Toward a Climate-Resilient Future One Northern California Tribe has been working toward a transition to a zero-carbon community for its economic, environmental, health, and overall resilience benefits. Oct 14, 2024 Margaret Cooney, Hai-Lam Phan, Adam Reich, 3 More Olivia Mowry, Toni Pandolfo, Matthew Gossage
Small-Scale Farm Brings Food Justice To Strengthen Communities Across New Mexico’s Food Deserts VideoOctober 11, 2024 Small-Scale Farm Brings Food Justice To Strengthen Communities Across New Mexico’s Food Deserts Los Jardines Institute is supporting Justice40 implementation in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and beyond to build healthy and sustainable communities. Oct 11, 2024 Margaret Cooney, Devon Lespier, Olivia Mowry, 1 More Hai-Lam Phan
In the Wake of Hurricane Helene, Congress Must Invest in Rebuilding Strong, Prosperous, and Climate-Resilient Communities ArticleOctober 4, 2024 In the Wake of Hurricane Helene, Congress Must Invest in Rebuilding Strong, Prosperous, and Climate-Resilient Communities The Biden-Harris administration has rapidly mobilized disaster relief aid to Appalachia and other hard-hit areas. Congress must act quickly to deliver the funds required to rebuild communities that can prosper and withstand future climate disasters. Oct 4, 2024 Cathleen Kelly, Christian E. Weller, Natalie Baker