CCL Community Bulletin

July 17, 2024 It’s been one month since CCL volunteers held 442 citizen lobby meetings on Capitol Hill. Since then, we’ve seen an exciting amount of legislative movement on climate bills that we’re supporting!  CCL’s Vice President of Government Affairs, Ben Pendergrass, joined CCL’s July meeting last weekend to help us understand the impact our ... more

July 10, 2024 We lobbied — and Congress listened! A bipartisan group of lawmakers has just introduced the PROVE IT Act ( H.R. 8957 ) into the U.S. House of Representatives. Last month on Capitol Hill, CCL volunteers held 442 meetings asking Congress to advance this legislation. In recent months, we’ve also generated 10,617 calls and emails urging ... more

July 3, 2024 On a meet-and-greet call last night, hundreds of CCL volunteers connected face to face with CCL’s new Executive Director, Rachel Kerestes. It was a meaningful evening of CCL volunteer stories and Q&A with Rachel, helping us all get to know each other as Rachel begins to lead the organization. On the call, Rachel answered questions ... more

June 26, 2024 It's an exciting day at CCL — our new Executive Director, Rachel Kerestes, officially joins the team! Rachel was hired by the Citizens' Climate boards this spring, and today she takes the baton from CCL’s longtime leader, Mark Reynolds. “We are thrilled about the expertise Rachel brings to the Citizens’ Climate team,” board chairs Zaurie ... more

June 19, 2024 Last week, CCL volunteers from every state traveled to Washington, D.C., for our 2024 Summer Conference and Lobby Day. Now that all of those volunteers are back home, the stories of their conference experience and lobby meeting successes are getting out in the local media.  Three volunteers from Illinois State University were featured ... more

June 12, 2024 Our 2024 Summer Conference and Lobby Day was a smashing success! We were thrilled to welcome more than 1,000 climate-concerned volunteers from all around the country to Washington, D.C., over the last few days. After two days packed with great conference programming, we held 442 lobby meetings on Capitol Hill. We met with senators and ... more

June 5, 2024 Get excited — CCL’s biggest annual event is upon us! In just a few days, more than 1,000 volunteers from all around the country will pour into D.C. for “ Making Moves and Moving Congress ,” our 2024 Summer Conference and Lobby Day. Conference attendees will hear powerhouse speakers, go to transformative trainings, and hold climate ... more

May 22, 2024 Pre-registration for the in-person conference is now closed. But you can still join in the fun!  Some sessions throughout the day will be livestreamed on Zoom and our YouTube channel. Sign up for the Zoom livestream to get reminders ahead of time, or head to  CCL’s YouTube channel  the day of to join in.  The livestream will start at 9:00 a.m. ... more

May 15, 2024 This Monday is the final day to register to join us in D.C. June 8-11. Join us to make sure that volunteer lobbyists outnumber corporate lobbyists on Capitol Hill. And in case you missed it, we just announced Nathaniel Stinnett, Founder & Executive Director of the Environmental Voter Project as a keynote speaker. He joins a stacked lineup of ... more

This post first appeared May 14, 2024  on CCL Blog :   After a search process spanning several months and hundreds of candidates, the governing boards of Citizens’ Climate Education and Citizens’ Climate Lobby are excited to announce Rachel Kerestes as the organizations’ new incoming Executive Director. A trained biologist and public policy ... more

May 8, 2024 Hands down, CCL’s annual Capitol Hill lobby day is our most energizing, inspiring day of the year. Volunteers from all around the country flock to the Capitol steps for a group photo, and the atmosphere is buzzing. Then they head off to hundreds of lobby meetings — in both the House and Senate, with both Republicans and Democrats — all in one ... more

May 1, 2024 After a busy few weeks of outreach, we’ve achieved something incredible — we BEAT our goal of 25,000 climate conversations in April!  CCLers had more than 27,000 climate conversations all across the country during Earth Month. These chats happened everywhere:  At home with your family and friends  In restaurants, bars, and coffee shops ... more