CCL Community Bulletin

Feb. 12, 2025 Hundreds of CCL chapters and volunteers around the country gathered on Zoom this weekend for our February meeting — our first all-volunteer meeting since President Trump’s inauguration. CCL Executive Director Rachel Kerestes opened the call by recognizing the unusual pace and concerning nature of the administration’s early moves. ... more

CCL Cincinnati has recently had a flurry of local media hits, with letters published by chapter members Cindy Johnson (Jan. 16), Elaine Olund (Jan. 24), Stephen Druffel (Jan. 30), and Chris Heckman (Feb. 3). “Our city’s paper has put out a lot of climate change-related articles,” says Kelly Patterson, who co-leads the Cincinnati chapter with Tony ... more

February 5, 2025 Two weeks ago, we updated you about President Trump signing an executive order to pause the disbursement of funds from the Inflation Reduction Act. Now, national media outlets are starting to report on how that move is hurting the economy. A New York Times story, “ Trump’s Halt on Climate Spending Freezes Jobs and Stalls Projects ,” says ... more

CCL Milwaukee West is a busy chapter that puts a premium on working together and staying connected with each other. Last year, the chapter wrote around 500 postcards to voters, completing many of those during three writing parties at their chapter members’ homes. They also got together for a hike at the local nature preserve. Heading into 2025, the ... more

Jan. 29, 2025 You asked, and Congress is answering. Earlier this month, after seeing the devastating fires in Los Angeles, we sent 4,509 messages to Congress urging them to work in a bipartisan way to reduce wildfire risk. A bipartisan pair of House Representatives (Democratic Rep. Scott Peters from California, pictured, and Republican Rep. Bruce ... more

When CCL set a goal of raising $1.25 million for our year-end fundraiser last month, the San Mateo County Chapter was eager to step up and help. Through PledgeIt, the chapter aimed to raise $10,000 in support of Citizens’ Climate’s national efforts. “Once we pledged to raise a certain amount of money, we felt responsible for getting that money,” says ... more

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Dear CCL volunteers, As you may have heard from your State Coordinators, your Group Leaders, or perhaps your Regional Directors themselves, CCL is undergoing a restructuring of our program department. Thank you for your patience as we shared the news first with our volunteer leadership and our staff earlier this month. I have seen your comments and ... more

CCL’s national Outdoor Recreation Action Team brings together outdoor enthusiasts to advocate for bold climate solutions. If you’re passionate about hiking, skiing, climbing, walking, gardening, pickleball, golf — or any outdoor activity — this is the team for you! Recently rebranded from “Outdoor Industry” to “Outdoor Recreation,” this team ... more

January 15, 2025 The wildfires in Los Angeles continue to rage, displacing tens of thousands of people and wiping thousands of buildings off the map. The immediate impacts are heartbreaking enough — but the economic ripples don’t stop there. In a new article out this week from Yale Climate Connections, CCL Research Coordinator Dana Nuccitelli ... more

Delaware is a small state represented by two Democratic senators — Sen. Chris Coons and newly inaugurated Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester — and just one representative in the House, Rep. Sarah McBride. CCL volunteers in Delaware coordinate through a single statewide chapter under the leadership of State Coordinator Beth Chajes and Group Co-Leader Phil ... more

Jan. 8, 2025 Happy New Year! We hope all our CCL volunteers had a restful holiday season and enjoyed some time with the people, pets or places you love. We’re now one week into 2025, with the 119th Congress sworn in and incoming President Trump’s inauguration coming up later this month. Citizens’ Climate staff are hard at work strategizing the best ways to ... more