Deregulation was bad for consumers, but utilities’ proposal for re-regulation would be worse Op-Ed by Brittany Baker, CCAN Action Fund’s Maryland Director, initially published in Maryland Matters For the past quarter-century, Marylanders have been struggling with the impact of policymakers’ decision to deregulate the state’s gas and electric utility markets. By many accounts, deregulation has […]
Farmers Can Adopt Solar to Help Maintain Their Property and Add Income LTE by Ruth M. Amundsen, CCAN Action Fund Volunteer from Norfolk, initially published in The Virginia Pilot. Re “Solar growth asks too much of Virginia’s rural communities” (Other Views, Jan. 26): A recent opinion piece suggests that solar energy expansion harms Virginia’s agricultural
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This was a busy week in Richmond for our allies and “Action Members” of the CCAN Action Fund.
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Every time I buy groceries for my elderly neighbor, I think of Joe Manchin, my U.S. Senator. My neighbor has had multiple back surgeries over the years here in rural Pocahontas County. She lives in pain and discomfort, and requires lots of prescription drugs. But as the cost of those drugs skyrocket every year, I’ve
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By: Davonte Douglas As a native resident of Maryland’s Eastern Shore, I’ve watched my home slowly be swallowed by rising sea levels. Studies have shown that sea levels around Maryland have been rising and are projected to continue to rise by as much as 2.1ft in the Chesapeake Bay by 2050. My family’s history is
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By Jamie DeMarco To be honest, the past few months have been really hard. In 2021, I tied my well-being to the passage of the Build Back Better Act, which led to a long series of heartbreaks. First the bill was supposed to pass by Fourth of July, then by August, then by the end
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By Madison Reynolds There’s a nice stability to growing up in the same state your whole life. At least, that’s what people have always said to me. My name is Madison, and I have always lived in Colorado. Originally born in Denver, I lived in the city for the first 18 years of my life.
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By Xandra Coleman, Chesapeake Climate Action Network (CCAN) Intern Overview Biden’s January executive order on tackling climate change included a “Justice40” pledge promising 40 percent of all benefits from federal investments flow to disadvantaged communities. As the bipartisan infrastructure bill and budget reconciliation are working their way through Congress, how Justice40 will be formally enacted
The coronavirus pandemic laid bare what needs to be fixed in America. Inequality skyrocketed as millions of Americans were laid off or forced to put themselves at risk. But now, with President Biden’s proposed American Jobs Plan, we have the opportunity for historic change. As a local AFL-CIO representative for the union workers that kept
Statements by State Senator Brian Feldman, State House Delegate Cheryl Glenn and Mike Tidwell, Director CCAN Action Fund ANNAPOLIS, MD— Maryland state lawmakers today strongly urged the General Assembly to pass a landmark clean energy bill in the wake of an alarming federal report last week showing climate change is already affecting Americans nationwide, including
