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

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

A blog 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

Your Electricity Bill Will Rise This Summer. Guess Why?

June 5, 2025 / Ayla Frost / Blog, DC

By Ayla Frost, CCAN, and Harrison Pyros, We Power DC Keep an eye on your electricity bills this summer! As we know, climate change is making our summers hotter, and

We’ve Stopped Pipelines Before, Let’s Do It Again: Join the Fight Against the Dangerous MVP Southgate Extension

May 19, 2025 / Kidest / Blog, Take Action, VA, Virginia Actions

A blog by Kidest, CCAN’s Virginia Communications Manager My journey as a Virginia climate activist began as a college intern in the fight against the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, a battle

How to Buy “Green Electricity” for Your Maryland Home After SB1

May 15, 2025 / Kidest / Blog, MD

A blog by Laurel Peltier, originally published on Retail Energy Revealed Maryland families recently received letters and emails from their retail energy supplier informing them that their contracts were

Takoma Park rescues 4000 trees from invasive vines

Maryland Energy Talk Interviews Mike Tidwell about The Lost Trees of Willow Avenue

May 8, 2025 / Denise Robbins / Blog, Federal, MD

This interview first aired on Maryland Energy Talk and is reprinted here with permission. Jamie DeMarco: Welcome back everyone. This is Maryland Energy talk for April 17th 2025: Mike Tidwell’s

Solar Investing – Making a Concrete Difference

May 8, 2025 / Ruth Amundsen / Blog, VA

A blog by Ruth Amundsen, CCAN supporter from Hampton Roads In these days of political maelstrom and uncertainty, I love doing something that makes a concrete difference for our climate.

Why We Can’t Afford to Lose FEMA: Lessons from Hurricane Helene and Beyond

May 1, 2025 / Elle Falkowski / Blog, Federal

A blog by Elle Falkowski, CCAN Carol Brantley Climate Justice Policy Fellow Throughout my three years at Wake Forest University, North Carolina has become my home away from home. One

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

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,