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MEMO: Rising energy costs dominated the ballot in 2025—and created a playbook for Democratic candidates in 2026
November 4, 2025
MEMO: Día Internacional de Acción Climática
PARA: Partes Interesadas DE: Climate Power en Acción FECHA: 24 de octubre, 2025 TEMA: Día Internacional de Acción Climática A solo tres semanas del inicio de la COP 30 en Brasil, mientras el resto del mundo celebra los avances durante el Día […]
October 24, 2025
MEMO: International Day of Climate Action
TO: Interested Parties FR: Climate Power En Acción DT: October 23, 2025 RE: International Day of Climate Action Only three weeks before the start of COP 30 in Brazil, while the rest of the world celebrates progress during the International Day of Climate Action, the United States is undergoing a historic […]
October 24, 2025
Trump’s EPA Is Recklessly Rolling Back Protections That Keep Our Air Clean and Families Healthy
Washington, D.C. — Trump’s EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin is expected to announce plans to repeal the longstanding pollution policy that obligated the federal government to protect communities from climate pollutants in our air.
July 29, 2025
SIGNED OUT: John James Said ‘No’ to $5 Million for Flint Water Crisis on Same Day He Endorsed $45 Million Parade for Trump’s Birthday
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week, John James refused to join efforts supporting $5 million for the Flint Lead Exposure Registry backed by Michigan’s entire congressional delegation on the same day that he endorsed a $45 million military parade for Donald Trump’s birthday. While James frequently touts his literal signature as a reason to vote for him, it was nowhere to be found […]
May 30, 2025
El presidente Biden toma medidas para proteger las aguas federales de la perforación en alta mar, protegiendo a las comunidades de color
Washington, D.C. — Hoy, el presidente Biden anunció acciones ejecutivas para proteger más de 625 millones de acres de tierras y aguas federales, incluida toda la costa atlántica este de EE. UU., el Golfo de México oriental, la costa del Pacífico a lo largo de California, Oregón y Washington, y el Mar de Bering del […]
January 6, 2025
President Biden Takes Action to Protect Federal Waters, Keeping Air and Water Clean
Washington, D.C. — Today, President Biden announced additional executive actions to protect more than 625 million acres of federal waters.
January 6, 2025
Climate Change is Real, and So Is America’s Clean Energy Manufacturing Boom
Washington, D.C. — Donald Trump today named Chris Wright, the founder and CEO of a Big Oil company, as his nominee to head the Department of Energy. Wright, who gave $450,000 to Trump’s election, has said, “There is no climate crisis, and we’re not in the midst of an energy transition either.” In response to the announcement, Climate Power executive director Lori Lodes issued the following statement:
November 16, 2024
Protecting Our National Treasures, Natural Resources, and Public Lands Must Remain the Priority of the Department of the Interior
Washington, D.C. — Tonight, Donald Trump named North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum as his nominee to head the Department of the Interior.
November 15, 2024
ICYMI: The New York Times – “Kennedy Says Trump Will ‘Make Americans Healthy.’ His Record Suggests Otherwise.”
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Donald Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spent months pledging to “Make America Healthy Again,” so here’s a reminder of how that went during Trump’s first term, and what Americans should expect from a second.
November 14, 2024
Trump Taps Lee Zeldin, Who Promises to Gut Pollution Protections, to Lead the EPA
Washington, D.C. – Donald Trump has selected fellow Big Oil lackey Lee Zeldin to run the Environmental Protection Agency. This pick is one of Trump’s first appointments – showing that he’s making good on his promise to be a “dictator on day one” when it comes to backing up Big Oil and slashing climate protections. In response to the news, Climate Power executive director Lori Lodes released the following statement:
November 11, 2024