Denise Robbins

Climate candidates at a press conference with a banner that says "Climate Justice NOW!"

“Climate Champions” Are Winning BIG Across Maryland in Tuesday Primaries

So far, 98% of candidates endorsed by CCAN Action Fund are on track to win seats in their primary elections. Early results show climate change is a priority for MD voters ANNAPOLIS, MD – Based on early results, candidates who support strong action on climate change are in position to win seats up and down the ballot […]

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News on the Campaign to Electrify Mongtomery County

News on the Campaign to Electrify Mongtomery County Did you hear the news? A bill that will give Montgomery County fully electric new buildings that are cleaner and healthier has been introduced in the County Council. With pioneering leadership from Councilmember Hans Riemer and co-support from County Executive Marc Elrich, this bill would keep fossil fuels out

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Councilmember Hans Riemer and Climate Advocates Announce Legislation to Decarbonize New Buildings through “Clean Electrification”

Bill would require new construction to use 100 percent electric energy equipment beginning in 2024; technology has advanced making electric heating affordable and effective From the Office of Councilmember Hans Riemer ROCKVILLE, Md., April 14, 2022—Joined by local and statewide climate advocacy groups, Councilmember Hans Riemer will unveil new legislation that decarbonizes new buildings beginning

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Eight MD Gubernatorial Candidates Commit to 100% Clean Electricity by 2035, Other Equitable Climate Actions

2022 MD Climate Justice Platform asks candidates to commit to transformative climate action and worker protections. Sponsored by leading climate, social justice, and labor groups Takoma Park, MD — Eight leading candidates for Maryland governor have signed a resolution vowing to support legislation in 2023 that would set the state on the course to 100% clean electricity with

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U.S. Farmers and Climate Harmed by Trump’s Double Blow From EPA and USDA

Maryland Matters Op-Ed: On Climate, U.N. Says ‘Delay Means Death.’ Do Pepco and BGE Care in Maryland?

By Mike Tidwell, executive director of the Chesapeake Climate Action Network and CCAN Action Fund. Climate change has gotten so bad that any pause in the transition to a clean-energy economy will literally kill people. “Delay means death,” says United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres. He uttered those words after another blockbuster and depressing climate study came

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Fight For Our Future: WASHINGTON, DC Rally for Climate, Care, Justice, and Jobs!

President Biden and Congress are finally on the edge of taking climate action at the scale the crisis demands – creating millions of union clean energy and care jobs, racial, economic, and environmental justice are all on the line. But they won’t take action without a push from us! RSVP to join us in Lafayette

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