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After Brazil Climate Talks, Thank God There’s Research Into a Plan B

January 27, 2026 / Mike Tidwell / Blog

By Mike Tidwell, Executive Director, Chesapeake Climate Action Network (CCAN) “We are moving in the right direction but at the wrong speed.” That was the key message from Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio

Gridlocked

December 19, 2025 / Jake Schwartz / Blog

LTE by Jake Schwartz, CCAN Federal Campaigns Manager, initially published in the Philadelphia Inquirer The Pennsylvania-New Jersey-Maryland Interconnection, the powerful but little-known operator of our region’s electric grid, is currently tasked

Texas shows that solar works

December 12, 2025 / CCAN Supporter / Blog

LTE by Jamie DeMarco, CCAN’s former Maryland Director, initially published in the Baltimore Sun. The recent op-ed, “Rising energy costs demand action in Maryland,” omits the most basic fact of

Data centers and AI are gouging ratepayers

December 4, 2025 / CCAN Supporter / Blog, MD

LTE by Gita Lefstein, a CCAN Volunteer from Baltimore, initially published in the Baltimore Sun. I was glad to see The Baltimore Sun address the question of data centers in

The World Moves Forward Without Trump: From Virginia’s Climate Victories to Global Action at COP30

November 12, 2025 / Denise Robbins / Blog, Latest News

A New Chapter for Climate Leadership If you’re like us, it feels like we’re at a turning point. Last week in Virginia, voters just made history — electing the Commonwealth’s

PJM’s Coal Bias Is Giving Us Pollution, High Electric Bills

September 23, 2025 / Jake Schwartz / Blog, Federal, Op-Ed

Op-Ed by Jake Schwartz, CCAN Federal Campaigns Manager, initially published in the Bay Journal. Your electricity bill is going up again. And no, it’s not just inflation. A big part

Book Q&As with Deborah Kalb & Mike Tidwell on The Lost Trees of Willow Avenue

August 21, 2025 / Kidest / Blog

Interview with Deborah Kalb on her book blog, Book Q&As with Deborah Kalb Mike Tidwell is the author of the new book The Lost Trees of Willow Avenue: A Story of Climate

A Starting Point for the U.S. Climate Movement: Reflections from a Workshop on Solar Geoengineering

July 30, 2025 / Quentin Scott / Blog, Federal

By Whitney Peterson, Alliance for Just Deliberation on Solar Geoengineering; Quentin Scott, Chesapeake Climate Action Network; and Natasha Vidangos, Environmental Defense Fund As global temperatures rise and emissions reductions

Make Your Kitchen Safer by Saying Goodbye to Gas Stoves!

July 28, 2025 / Ayla Frost / Blog, DC

By Ayla Frost, CCAN DC Organizer Walking into your kitchen and taking a deep breath should mean peace of mind, knowing the air is safe for you and your family.

Standing Strong for Chesapeake: How Community Voices Are Defeating Polluting Projects

July 11, 2025 / ccan-intern / Blog, VA, Virginia Actions

By Michelle Ueltschi, CCAN’s Carol Brantley Environmental Justice Fellow As I approached the Chesapeake City Hall, heart pounding, I had no idea what to expect. The closest I’d ever been