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NEW REPORT: More Than 400,000 New Clean Energy Jobs Have Been Created Since IRA Passage
January 14, 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
VOICES: Biden-Harris team tackles Michigan’s urgent water safety issues
LANSING, Mich. – Highlighting the Biden-Harris administration’s efforts to ensure clean water for every citizen, Planet Detroit yesterday published this important perspective by Ebony Twilly Martin, the former executive director of Greenpeace USA. In her column, Martin writes: “Flint’s crisis shocked the nation, but some governments’ promises of help have been empty. Prior Republican Governor Rick Snyder was criminally […]
October 29, 2024
Last Night’s Senate Debate Showed Baldwin is the Clear Choice for Working People of Wisconsin
Madison, WI— Senator Tammy Baldwin and GOP Senate candidate Eric Hovde held their first and only debate in Madison. The candidates were asked about the cost of living, PFAS contamination, and Wisconsin farmers. Their answers highlighted how only one candidate is putting Wisconsinites first – Senator Tammy Baldwin. Senator Baldwin has fought to bring in more than $120 million to Wisconsin for water […]
October 19, 2024
Tonight: Baldwin’s Clean Energy Economy vs. Hovde’s Fossil Fuel Allegiance
Madison, WI— Ahead of tonight’s U.S. Senate debate between Senator Tammy Baldwin and GOP Senate candidate Eric Hovde, it’s more important than ever to lay out the facts on the climate and clean energy issues facing Wisconsin. A Climate Power poll found 65% of Wisconsin voters say climate change and clean energy will be important […]
October 18, 2024
Tonight’s Senate Debate Showed Rosen is the Clear Choice for Nevadans on Climate, Water, and Energy
Las Vegas, NV — Tonight, Senator Jacky Rosen and Sam Brown met for a debate in Las Vegas. The candidates were asked about expanding clean energy, the state’s water crisis, and Yucca Mountain, and their answers highlighted how only one candidate is putting Nevadans first – Senator Jacky Rosen. “As Nevadans across the state are coping […]
October 17, 2024