A 100 Percent Clean Future ReportOctober 10, 2019 A 100 Percent Clean Future Strategies for building a net-zero economy in just three decades. Oct 10, 2019 John Podesta, Christy Goldfuss, Trevor Higgins, 3 More Bidisha Bhattacharyya, Alan Yu, Kristina Costa
Hear From a Child Care Director: How Extreme Heat Affects Young Children VideoSeptember 17, 2024 Hear From a Child Care Director: How Extreme Heat Affects Young Children Extreme heat places a strain on child care program facilities and poses risks to children’s health, learning, and development. Sep 17, 2024 Hailey Gibbs, Allie Schneider, Paige Shoemaker DeMio, 1 More Olivia Mowry
Hear From a Teacher: How Extreme Heat Affects Student Learning VideoSeptember 12, 2024 Hear From a Teacher: How Extreme Heat Affects Student Learning In rural and low-income communities, inadequate school infrastructure fails to protect students from extreme heat, negatively affecting student attendance, engagement, and achievement. Sep 12, 2024 Paige Shoemaker DeMio, Hailey Gibbs, Allie Schneider, 1 More Olivia Mowry
Hear From a Pediatrician: How Extreme Heat Endangers Children’s Health and What We Can Do About It VideoSeptember 10, 2024 Hear From a Pediatrician: How Extreme Heat Endangers Children’s Health and What We Can Do About It Dr. Debra Hendrickson, clinical professor of pediatrics and author of The Air They Breathe, explains the risks extreme heat and climate change pose to children's health and the actions parents, communities, and policymakers can take to protect them. Sep 10, 2024 Allie Schneider, Hailey Gibbs, Paige Shoemaker DeMio, 1 More Olivia Mowry
Protecting Older Adults From the Growing Threats of Extreme Heat ReportAugust 22, 2024 Protecting Older Adults From the Growing Threats of Extreme Heat Policymakers must improve heat resilience among older Americans, who face higher risks of extreme heat-related health conditions and deaths, and strengthen the social support and health care systems serving this growing share of the population. Aug 22, 2024 Marquisha Johns, Beth Almeida, Jill Rosenthal
Project 2025 Would Jeopardize Global Climate Action ArticleAugust 19, 2024 Project 2025 Would Jeopardize Global Climate Action During a critical decade for climate action, Project 2025’s architects call for an end to American climate leadership on the international stage, which would harm Americans and prevent the global community from achieving climate goals necessary to maintain a livable planet. Aug 19, 2024 Courtney Federico, Frances Colón, Mike Williams, 3 More Trevor Sutton, Kalina Gibson, Ashley Orlet
A Holistic Approach to Environmental Justice VideoAugust 16, 2024 A Holistic Approach to Environmental Justice The Friendship House Association of American Indians is using Inflation Reduction Act funds to support the building of Village SF, an inter-Tribal community project that will help the more than 18,000 Indigenous peoples in the San Francisco Bay Area reconnect with nature, their culture, and their community. Aug 16, 2024 Margaret Cooney, Jeremy Hill, Hai-Lam Phan, 2 More Olivia Mowry, Lauren Vicary
The United States, China, and the Climate Crisis: Imperative for Action in the Context of Competition Past EventAugust 15, 2024 The United States, China, and the Climate Crisis: Imperative for Action in the Context of Competition Please join the Center for American Progress for the second installment of our China Policy Virtual Roundtable Series. Aug 15, 2024 Dave Rank, Alan Yu, Joanna Lewis
How Project 2025 Threatens the Inflation Reduction Act’s Thriving Clean Energy Economy ReportAugust 15, 2024 How Project 2025 Threatens the Inflation Reduction Act’s Thriving Clean Energy Economy As the two-year anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act is commemorated, the Biden-Harris administration's historic climate action offers much to celebrate, having secured unprecedented clean energy advancements and substantial gains against climate change—but Project 2025 has the potential to reverse this pivotal progress and derail the nation's clean energy transition. Aug 15, 2024 Devon Lespier, Jessica Ordóñez-Lancet
Offshore Wind Development in Maine Is a Collaborative Effort VideoAugust 14, 2024 Offshore Wind Development in Maine Is a Collaborative Effort Building off the success of the Inflation Reduction Act, a coalition of labor unions, green nongovernmental organizations, and community leaders came together to advocate for the inclusion of strong labor standards in the build-out of offshore wind in Maine. Aug 14, 2024 Margaret Cooney, Adam Reich, Olivia Mowry, 2 More Hai-Lam Phan, Matthew Gossage
Unions Are Building a Clean Energy Future in Wisconsin VideoAugust 13, 2024 Unions Are Building a Clean Energy Future in Wisconsin The Inflation Reduction Act has introduced key standards for high-quality jobs that include apprenticeships to unlock federal funding, and it’s changing lives and communities in Wisconsin. Aug 13, 2024 Margaret Cooney, Devon Lespier, Adam Reich, 3 More Olivia Mowry, Hai-Lam Phan, Syrus Sadvandi
Project 2025 Proposes Eliminating Aid for Families and Businesses Rebuilding After Storms ArticleAugust 8, 2024 Project 2025 Proposes Eliminating Aid for Families and Businesses Rebuilding After Storms As climate change makes extreme weather events more common and more costly for Americans, the far right’s new authoritarian playbook would leave communities with fewer resources to rebuild after disasters like Hurricane Debby strike. Aug 8, 2024 David Ballard
New York Castleton-on-Hudson Bridge Restoration ArticleJuly 26, 2024 New York Castleton-on-Hudson Bridge Restoration This investment provides funding to restore one of the most economically significant bridges in the country, currently in deep disrepair, so that it can remain in use for another 65 years. Jul 26, 2024
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