Annapolis wrap up: Climate victories in a tough legislative year By Brittany Baker At midnight on April 7, the Maryland legislative session of 2025 comes to a close, and I think this year gets the award for “most improved.” Just one month ago, it looked like lawmakers would pass legislation to build a gas plant, […]
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Soaring Energy Costs in Washington, D.C.: How Rising Bills Are Impacting Households As utility rates climb and infrastructure ages, many D.C. residents, particularly low-income families, are feeling the financial strain of skyrocketing energy costs. A blog by Kidest Gebre, CCAN’s Communications Manager, & Claire Mills, CCAN Action Fund D.C. Campaigns Manager Rising utility costs, aging
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Governor Youngkin should sign the CARE Act to lower energy bills LTE by Linda Harder, CCAN Action Fund Volunteer from Oakton, VA, initially published in The Fairfax Times. Expanding access to clean energy in Virginia by passing the Community Access to Renewable Energy Act (CARE Act) is good for many reasons, but what matters
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The Maryland legislative session is in full swing and there’s a lot happening on the ground. CCAN Action Fund’s own Maryland Director, Brittany Baker joined Jamie DeMarco on his Maryland Energy Talk podcast to break down the biggest energy bills of the year and what they mean for Maryland’s clean energy future—good and bad.
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Virginia 2025 General Assembly Wrap-Up: Big Wins on Climate, But More Work to Do. On Saturday, the Virginia state legislature concluded its business. For the last six weeks, members like you have helped us get climate priorities over the finish line – often with bipartisan support. As you know, the Trump administration has effectively declared
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Interview with Senator Chris Van Hollen on Taxpayer Relief through the RENEW Act This interview was initially posted on Maryland Energy Talk Podcast, hosted by Jamie DeMarco. Jamie DeMarco: Right now, Marylanders are paying for the cost of climate change. Higher tides, hotter heat waves and heavier rain events are damaging infrastructure and requiring expensive
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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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2025 Virginia General Assembly Session: Halftime Climate Update GET IN THE GAME! Read this Halftime Update. Then email your lawmakers to keep fossil fuel handouts out of the budget. This past Tuesday officially marked half-time for the 2025 General Assembly session! With half of our very short session behind us, we have some big wins to
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Global Climate Action in the Era of Trump 2.0 — Is It Possible? Spoiler Alert: Yes. Right now, leaders from all over the world are gathered in Baku, Azerbaijan, to take part in the 2024 United Nations Conference of the Parties – more commonly known as COP29, the 29th UN Climate Change Conference. Donald Trump
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Trump wins. You can do something about it. It hurts. It hurts so bad. We know you’re in shock. So are we. We know you’re exhausted and sad. So are we. It feels like 2016 all over again. Only worse. The country was fully warned this time and was offered a smart, joyful, country-saving alternative.
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