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D.C Residents Speak Out: Public Testimonies Challenge Washington Gas’s Excessive Bills

April 29, 2025 / Claire Mills / Blog, DC

Crowds have stepped up at multiple hearings to protest the utility monopoly’s high bills and health risks, and call for PSC to reject proposed rate hikes. “A system that leaks

Let’s Ensure Maryland’s Children Breathe Healthy Air

April 14, 2025 / Anne Havemann / Blog, MD

Op-Ed by Ruth Ann Norton and Anne Havemann, CCAN Deputy Director, initially published in The Baltimore Sun. A healthy home is more than just four walls and a roof. It’s a

Cheating the System: How PJM’s Bias Against Clean Energy Hurts Us All

April 4, 2025 / Jake Schwartz / Blog, Federal, Uncategorized

A blog by Jake Schwartz, CCAN’s Federal Campaigns Manager. PJM is cheating. As the nation’s largest regional transmission organization (RTO), with a responsibility to manage and oversee the transmission grid,

From Hurricane Anxiety to Climate Action: A Journey of Hope

March 7, 2025 / CCAN Supporter / Blog, VA

Facing the Fury of Nature, One Floridian Now Living in Norfolk Finds Purpose in the Fight Against Climate Change with CCAN A blog by Britt Flanagan, member of CCAN’S Hampton

Black History Month and the Environmental Justice Movement

February 28, 2025 / Kidest / Blog

Happy Black History Month, climate family! Black History Month is coming to a close, and I’m still fired up to talk about the incredible impact Black leaders have had on

The Greater Cost of Eliminating DEI in the Face of the Climate Crisis

February 7, 2025 / CCAN Supporter / Blog

Written by Kate Saylor, CCAN’S NoVa New Leaf Volunteer The Trump administration has chosen to recklessly eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) from the fabric of our federal government, and

The Day After Inauguration: MLK Day 2025 and the Ongoing Struggle for Environmental Justice

January 21, 2025 / Kidest / Blog

As we reflect on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day in 2025, we honor the remarkable work of a leader who fought tirelessly for justice, equality, and the upliftment of

Meet a CCANer: Kidest!

November 21, 2024 / Kidest / Blog, VA

That's me at a Mountain Valley Pipeline protest outside the White House -- second from left behind the banner

The Mideast war hurts humanity and climate progress. We support Bernie Sanders’ resolutions.

November 19, 2024 / Kidest / Blog

We are a climate group laser focused on clean energy solutions to global warming. But we are also human beings whose hearts break over the seemingly endless war and suffering

Hurricane Helene Mutual Aid Resources

October 3, 2024 / Denise Robbins / Blog, Federal, Uncategorized, VA

Our hearts are with the people of Appalachia, who are currently suffering brutal devastation from climate change-supercharged Hurricane Helene. Those affected need support now more than ever – click the