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House GOP’s Reconciliation Bill Cuts Clean Energy Tax Incentives, Threatening Hundreds of Thousands of Jobs and Raising Energy Costs Nationwide WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. House of Representatives Republicans passed today a sweeping reconciliation bill that threatens to gut federal clean energy growth policies in America. The new bill effectively repeals federal clean energy tax

Governor Moore Breaks Climate Promises With Veto Of Essential Environmental Studies   ANNAPOLIS, MD – Maryland’s leading climate organizations joined together to express outrage and disbelief with Governor Moore’s decision to veto the RENEW Act (HB128 / SB149), a critical and necessary climate study bill, in an inexplicable reversal of a position that threatens to

House Republicans’ Plan to Cut Clean Energy Tax Incentives Sparks Community Action to Safeguard $2.1 Billion in Clean Energy Jobs in West Virginia Nearly 3,000 residents join telephone town hall, urging Rep. Carol Miller to protect federal tax credits that are fueling clean energy sector growth    CHARLESTON, WV – Republicans in the U.S. House

Maryland General Assembly Passes First Step to ‘Make Polluters Pay’ Maryland’s landmark climate superfund cost assessment bill is now on its way to Governor Moore’s desk  ANNAPOLIS, MD – The Maryland General Assembly committed today to ‘Make Polluters Pay’ by passing a historic bill mandating a comprehensive study of the cumulative financial impact of climate

MD General Assembly Passes Next Generation Energy Act: Minimizing Support for Gas Plants While Advancing Battery Storage, Data Center Reform, Pipeline Reform, Trash Incineration Reform, and More Incentives for gas virtually disappear from new bill (HB1035/SB937) while legislators commit to multi-layered approach to advancing clean energy    ANNAPOLIS, MD – The Maryland General Assembly passed

Governor Youngkin’s Veto of Rural EV Program Leaves Rural Economies Behind Richmond, VA – Governor Glenn Younkin vetoed yesterday the bipartisan Rural Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Program and Fund, a measure supported by a diverse group of business, tourism, and clean energy stakeholders. CCAN Action Fund expresses deep disappointment as this veto undermines efforts to support

Hundreds of DMV Activists Linked Arms to Protect NOAA Headquarters in Protest Against Job Cuts   Local attendees joined Congressman Raskin, former NOAA scientists, and environmental advocates to voice their concerns about the mass layoffs that threaten public safety and vital environmental research      Silver Spring, MD – Hundreds of concerned citizens and activists gathered