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May 21, 2025 Republicans in Congress are pushing hard to advance their budget reconciliation bill through the relevant committees and bring it to the House floor for a vote. The House vote could happen as early as today. As we shared last week, the current version of the bill makes drastic changes to America’s clean energy tax credits that will be bad for ... morein CCL Community Bulletin on 05/26/2025 09:18 PM
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May 14, 2025 This week, the House Ways and Means Committee released and marked up its portion of the budget reconciliation bill. After an hours-long overnight meeting, they passed their portion of the bill this morning. As a reminder, House Ways and Means is the committee we’ve been watching — and lobbying — most closely this spring to protect America’s ... morein CCL Community Bulletin on 05/20/2025 09:48 AM
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May 7, 2025 As the budget reconciliation process continues, with House committees beginning to release and vote on their draft portions of the bill, more and more lawmakers are speaking up on the fate of the clean energy tax credits. Last Thursday, a new support letter emerged from 26 House Republicans. They named a few specific tax credits (45U, 45Y, ... morein CCL Community Bulletin on 05/12/2025 11:34 AM
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April 30, 2025 For the last few weeks, CCLers nationwide have been working hard to tell Congress loud and clear: Don’t repeal America’s clean energy tax credits. We’ve held lobby meetings, sent thousands of emails, placed phone calls, and dropped off constituent letters at local congressional offices around the country. This push began in February, ... morein CCL Community Bulletin on 05/02/2025 07:53 AM
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CCL Chicago volunteers (l to r) Sumaya Mitchell, Dana Nehls, Samantha Centerbar, and Jenna Cohen By Joe Tedino, CCL Chicago The Chicago chapter of CCL hosted a public screening in March of the documentary “Join or Die,” which says joining a group is one of the keys to democracy. The 2023 award-winning film focuses on the importance of joining a club and ... morein CCL Community Bulletin on 04/30/2025 06:44 AM
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April 23, 2025 Thanks to Earth Day, April is always a big month of outreach for CCLers in communities across America. This year has been no exception! Volunteers have been out tabling about climate policy, giving presentations about climate solutions, and building more local connections through special events like tree plantings and trash pickups. ... morein CCL Community Bulletin on 04/25/2025 11:45 AM
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April 16, 2025 As you know, CCL has been hard at work defending America’s clean energy tax credits. These important measures have been reducing climate pollution since their passage in 2022, but they are at risk of repeal in the Republicans’ budget reconciliation process this year. We’ve spent the last few weeks making sure Republican lawmakers ... morein CCL Community Bulletin on 04/18/2025 01:52 PM
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CCL’s chapter in Portland, Maine, knows how to keep up a drumbeat of climate action — literally! Last fall, the group held a “ Concert for Climate ” fundraiser, featuring a multimedia program featuring pianists, a violinist, a jazz group, a spoken word performance, and more. The event, organized by chapter member Sydney Patton and a committee of ... morein CCL Community Bulletin on 04/16/2025 12:58 PM
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April 9, 2025 Yesterday, two Republican Senators introduced a bill called the Foreign Pollution Fee Act. It’s led by Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC). “It is long past time that the polluters of the world, like China and others, pay a price for their policies,” said Sen. Graham in a press release . “This bill calls out the foreign ... morein CCL Community Bulletin on 04/10/2025 12:38 PM
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April 2, 2025 It’s officially Earth Month. How are we celebrating? By digging in to defend America’s clean energy tax credits. You’ve heard us talk about this for a while now. As Republicans in Congress press forward on a budget reconciliation package that could make major cuts to federal spending, these tax credits could be on the chopping block. But ... morein CCL Community Bulletin on 04/04/2025 01:18 PM
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CCL Hawaii has chapters spread all across the islands — but they’re more connected than ever! Hawaii State Coordinators Ron Reilly, Noel Morin, Ashley Boggs and Paul Bernstein coordinate a monthly meeting for all Hawaii chapters. The State Coordinators maintain a website for CCL Hawaii and send a monthly email to all the Hawaii group leaders, who pass ... morein CCL Community Bulletin on 04/02/2025 06:00 AM
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March 26, 2025 We’re just a few days away from April, which is Earth Month — that means there will be an uptick in people’s attention on climate and environmental issues. It’s our time to shine We’ll be using Earth Month to inform and inspire more people to take action to protect America’s clean energy tax credits. One way we’re doing that is by tabling at ... morein CCL Community Bulletin on 03/28/2025 08:11 AM
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