CCL Community Bulletin

October 5, 2022 With the midterm elections just over a month away, CCL volunteers nationwide are working hard to push the issue of climate change in candidates’ platforms and fellow voters’ minds. To date, CCLers have conducted 1,144 nonpartisan election season activities since June, charging ahead toward our national goal of 2,000 by election day ... more

September 28, 2022 Last week, the Kigali Amendment was ratified by Congress, receiving bipartisan support. This amendment aims for the phasing down of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), which will positively impact the ozone layer and in turn, global warming.  The amendment was ratified with a final vote of 69 in favor, 27 against, with 21 Republicans ... more

September 21, 2022 While the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is set to make historic progress in addressing climate change, it’s important to recognize that the work still isn’t done. CCL Research Coordinator Jonathan Marshall makes a compelling case for the continued push for a carbon price, even after the successes brought by the reconciliation ... more

September 14, 2022 With the midterms closing in, it’s time to make climate an election issue. Fortunately, CCL’s “Get loud, take action” page has some suggestions for making a greener difference during campaign season and at the ballot box.  Every election cycle, tens of thousands of environmentally minded voters fail to turn up at the polls. CCL ... more

September 7, 2022 Following the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, conservative voices have remained critical in the climate conversation, despite the fact that the IRA was a Democrat-only bill.  CCL organized a media tour for 2022 Conservative Outreach Fellow Hannah Rogers, who gave interviews in nine states across the country to explain the ... more

August 31, 2022 In his last legislative update, CCL VP of Government Affairs Danny Richter recaps the climate wins CCL has helped secure in this Congress. He thanks volunteers for their efforts on the Inflation Reduction Act, saying, "Your respectful, appreciative, optimistic and persistent outreach to Congress, especially at critical times, I ... more

August 24, 2022 CCL volunteers around the country have been working hard to publish CCL's latest op-ed, which celebrates the Inflation Reduction Act for its progress on climate. They have succeeded in placing the op-ed in 16 publications across 10 different states so far.  “The significance of this legislative victory cannot be overstated,” reads ... more

August 10, 2022 On Sun., Aug. 7, the U.S. Senate passed the Inflation Reduction Act by one vote. The bill, which is scheduled for a vote in the House of Representatives within days, includes by far the largest and most consequential measures to reduce domestic climate pollution in the nation’s history, with a $386 billion clean energy investment, ... more

  August 3, 2022 In a stunning turn of events, news broke last week that Sen. Joe Manchin and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer reached an agreement on the inclusion of climate policy in the 2022 budget reconciliation bill.  In a  statement  last week, we announced that CCL is “enthusiastically supportive of this massive slate of climate policies.” ... more

July 27, 2022 Good news: Our neighbors to the north are perfecting their carbon fee and dividend policy! As of this month, Canadians have begun receiving their first quarterly dividend checks from the country’s carbon fee. Before now, Canadians received a rebate on their annual taxes. Moving forward, they will receive direct cash payments. “The ... more

July 20, 2022 News broke late Thursday evening that Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) has rejected the climate elements in the budget reconciliation package the Senate is considering, citing concerns over economic inflation. He has since suggested that he may be open to climate action after seeing the July inflation numbers, but his colleagues in the Senate ... more

July 13, 2022 You’d be surprised that some environmentalists don’t vote. The need for big congressional action on climate and the Supreme Court’s recent EPA ruling are both examples of why it’s so crucial for us to push climate to the forefront of campaign platforms during election season. For our July monthly call, CCL heard from guest speaker ... more