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Derek Kilmer Mike Kelly State of the Union
Attending the State of the Union to highlight the climate crisis

Rep. Derek Kilmer (D-WA-06) used the State of the Union to elevate the important climate work that Congress and CCL are doing.

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Karen Bass and CCL volunteers
Growing number of Congressional Black Caucus members support the Energy Innovation Act

One group with notable—and still growing—support of the Energy Innovation Act is the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC).

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Kiera O'Brien
Kiera O’Brien shares her experience as a conservative environmentalist

Kiera O’Brien has been working hard to to mobilize political will among conservative students for carbon dividends legislation.

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Senator Mike Braun
Bipartisan climate working group forms in Senate, led by Sens. Coons, Braun

Sen. Chris Coons, a Democrat from Delaware, and Sen. Mike Braun, a Republican from Indiana, are creating a bipartisan climate caucus in the Senate.

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El Paso vigil
Un clima vivible after El Paso

After a white nationalist shooter took 22 innocent lives in El Paso, Texas, Karina Ramirez shares advice for supporting fellow Latino CCLers.

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Harley Rouda
Rep. Harley Rouda and local advocates discuss climate action, bipartisanship

In April, Rep. Harley Rouda spent an hour with his local CCL chapter discussing climate action and his decision to cosponsor the Energy Innovation Act.

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Greg Walden climate change
More Republicans are talking about climate solutions

Reps. Greg Walden, Mark Meadows, and Matt Gaetz are some of the Republicans who acknowledge human-caused climate change and are pursuing solutions.

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NAACP climate
Talking climate justice with the NAACP

Don Addu, CCL’s Southeast Director, was recently invited to join a panel at the TN State Conference of the NAACP annual Race Relations Advocacy Summit.

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Yale Program on Climate Change Communication
Americans’ climate alarm reaches an all-time high

Data from the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication shows the number of Americans alarmed about climate change has doubled over the past years.

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David Jolly
A former Republican congressman’s take on the midterms

Former Republican congressman David Jolly offered CCL his take on the 2018 midterms and their implications for climate action in Congress.

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