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CCAN Action Fund Joins Bipartisan Effort to Fix FEMA

CCAN Action Fund Joins Bipartisan Effort to Fix FEMA Statement: Congress should pass “FEMA” Act As Soon As Possible   WASHINGTON, DC–CCAN Action Fund is joining leading advocacy organizations, state and local officials, emergency managers, and disaster response organizations in supporting the Fixing Emergency Management for Americans Act, or “FEMA” Act of 2025. As the […]

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Lessons from RFK: Standing Up to Corporate Power in DC Development

Lessons from RFK: Standing Up to Corporate Power in DC Development By Lauren Gygax, CCAN’s Executive Operations Associate and Special Projects Coordinator   Last summer, we saw how easily D.C.’s strong sustainability and community safeguards can be sidelined when a powerful third party with deep pockets enters the picture. Community leaders and activists struggled to

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MD Black Caucus, Advocates Call for Override of RENEW and Reparations Vetoes to Confront Climate Vulnerability and Repair Historic Harm

MD Black Caucus, Advocates Call for Override of RENEW and Reparations Vetoes to Confront Climate Vulnerability and Repair Historic Harm Panel highlights the legacy of redlining and how past injustices exacerbated current heat and flood risks while urging the state legislature to take action  ANNAPOLIS, MD – To call attention to reparative policy action needed

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A Historic Night in the Commonwealth: The Largest Virginia Climate Majority in the Modern Political Era Is Here

A Historic Night in the Commonwealth: The Largest Virginia Climate Majority in the Modern Political Era Is Here By Victoria Higgins, CCAN Action Fund’s Virginia Director If you’re like us, today you’re breathing a sigh of relief. A sigh that maybe you’ve been holding for four years. We WON. And we just made history in

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Hot, humid, and getting worse: Why Maryland must step up on climate

Hot, humid, and getting worse: Why Maryland must step up on climate Op-Ed by Brittany Baker, CCAN Action Fund’s Maryland Director, initially published in Afro News “It’s not the heat, it’s the humidity.” How many times have we heard someone use that phrase to explain the sticky discomfort of a brutal summer day? How many

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Two Weeks In: Trump Administration’s Shutdown Hurts Millions, Threatens Public Safety

Two Weeks In: Trump Administration’s Shutdown Hurts Millions, Threatens Public Safety Agencies vital to weather monitoring, environmental safety, and disaster response are crippled during peak hurricane season, as the President’s Congressional allies refuse to end the crisis   WASHINGTON, DC — Today marks two weeks since President Trump and his allies in Congress triggered a

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After another brutal summer, climate solutions must come first

After Another Brutal Summer, Climate Solutions Must Come First Op-Ed by Dr. Jon Gorman, initially published in Maryland Matters.   With this summer’s relentless extreme heat, flash flooding and smoke from Canadian wildfires still lingering, Marylanders are gasping for air, battling rising water, with devastating consequences for their health, homes, and neighborhoods. At the same time,

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Government Shutdown Is a Direct Hit to American Families, a Reckoning for Climate and Democracy

Government Shutdown Is a Direct Hit to American Families, a Reckoning for Climate and Democracy Trump’s shutdown guts vital federal safeguards, including disaster relief, clean energy, and worker protections  WASHINGTON, DC — The American people are faced today with a major shutdown of the federal government, but the Trump Administration has been slowly shutting down

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U.S. Senate Secures Unanimous Decision to Save D.C.’s Local Budget Amid Continuing Resolution Controversy

Washington Gas Lobbies Congress to Undermine Energy Efficiency Standards, Seeks Pipeline Bailout

Washington Gas Lobbies Congress to Undermine Energy Efficiency Standards, Seeks Pipeline Bailout In a complete mask-off moment, the utility corporation regurgitated talking points from Congressional allies of the fossil fuel industry against energy efficiency standards and requested a bailout for its failing pipeline replacement program. WASHINGTON, D.C. — Washington Gas is escalating its lobby campaign

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Congratulations to Our 2025 Virginia Climate All-Stars Award Winners

Fighting for climate justice means taking on big polluters – including the richest corporations in the world. That’s why CCAN Action Fund hosts a Climate All Stars awards ceremony to say thank you to the state legislative champions who are willing to take on those big fights because it’s the right thing to do. Winners

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