5 Ways State and Local Governments Can Make Climate Jobs Good Jobs
Pro-worker advocates must advance strategies and policies that will ensure that all climate jobs are high-quality union jobs that make the economy more equitable.
Fact Sheet: How State and Local Governments Can Make Climate Jobs Good Jobs
Tackling climate change will require state and local action alongside federal policy change. State and local policymakers can ensure that good jobs are created in the new clean economy by focusing on five proven job-quality strategies.
Building Equitable, Healthy, and Climate Change-Ready Communities in the Wake of COVID-19
Investing in equitable, healthy, and climate change-ready communities is essential to ensure a just economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Equitable and Just Hurricane and Disaster Preparedness Amid COVID-19
As the United States struggles to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, federal, state, and local governments must prepare communities for an extremely active hurricane season fueled by climate change, as well as support resilient and equitable rebuilding in the wake of disasters.
Electric Vehicles Should Be a Win for American Workers
Federal policymakers must invest in domestic electric vehicle production and deployment now in order to support high-quality American jobs, cut greenhouse gas emissions over the long term, and ensure national competitiveness in a key area of growth.
Blocking Access to Scarce Water Supply Can Stop Oil Companies From Drilling the Arctic Refuge
Building a massive seawater treatment plant along the Arctic Refuge’s coastline is among the many regulatory and technical hurdles that the oil industry is likely to have to clear.
A Reform Agenda for the U.S. Department of Transportation
The severe economic downturn caused by the coronavirus has created an urgent need to boost federal infrastructure spending and reform programs and policies to ensure they achieve the greatest social, economic, and environmental return on investment.
Building a Just Climate Future for North Carolina
Amid the deadly threat of the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists have detailed how the ongoing threat of climate change is expected to worsen in the future, highlighting the need for state leaders to accelerate actions to provide access to pollution-free energy and build healthy climate change-ready communities.
The Plan for a 100 Percent Clean Future Must Include Saving Nature
Protecting 30 percent of U.S. lands by 2030 is a necessary step to protect and expand American’s carbon sink.
Bridging the Water Access Gap Through COVID-19 Relief
In its next COVID-19 relief package, Congress must include specific environmental justice provisions to ensure equitable access to safe, clean drinking water and sanitation services.
The Fed’s Oil and Gas Bailout Is a Mistake
The Federal Reserve should not be throwing a public lifeline to an industry that is stoking serious risks to the financial system, economy, and environment.
The Nature Gap
People of color, families with children, and low-income communities are most likely to be deprived of the benefits that nature provides.
How To Reform and Strengthen Fishery Habitat Protection
This CAP report analyzes the use of fishing-restrictive area designations and provides recommendations on how the United States can improve them.
Extreme Heat During the COVID-19 Pandemic Amplifies Racial and Economic Inequities
During the COVID-19 pandemic, heat waves will present an even deadlier public health threat than usual, further exacerbating racial and economic injustices.
Financial Markets and Regulators Are Still in the Dark on Climate Change
Public disclosure of how emissions are financed and of other climate-related financial risks is essential to start mitigating a climate-driven financial shock.