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Gov.-elect Spanberger’s affordability plan is going to be electric Op-Ed by Victoria Higgins, CCAN Action Fund’s Virginia Director, initially published in Richmond Times Dispatch. Abigail Spanberger’s ride to the governor’s mansion was electric. Literally. The governor-elect’s commanding more than 15-point victory was built on a campaign that promised to bring stability to everyday costs, not […]

Lessons from RFK: Standing Up to Corporate Power in DC Development By Lauren Greacen Gygax, CCAN’s Executive Operations Associate and Special Projects Coordinator Last summer, we saw how easily D.C.’s strong sustainability and community safeguards can be sidelined when a powerful third party with deep pockets enters the picture. Community leaders and activists struggled to

A Historic Night in the Commonwealth: The Largest Virginia Climate Majority in the Modern Political Era Is Here By Victoria Higgins, CCAN Action Fund’s Virginia Director   If you’re like us, today you’re breathing a sigh of relief. A sigh that maybe you’ve been holding for four years. We WON. And we just made history

Hot, humid, and getting worse: Why Maryland must step up on climate Op-Ed by Brittany Baker, CCAN Action Fund’s Maryland Director, initially published in Afro News “It’s not the heat, it’s the humidity.” How many times have we heard someone use that phrase to explain the sticky discomfort of a brutal summer day? How many

After Another Brutal Summer, Climate Solutions Must Come First Op-Ed by Dr. Jon Gorman, initially published in Maryland Matters.   With this summer’s relentless extreme heat, flash flooding and smoke from Canadian wildfires still lingering, Marylanders are gasping for air, battling rising water, with devastating consequences for their health, homes, and neighborhoods. At the same time,

Fighting for climate justice means taking on big polluters – including the richest corporations in the world. That’s why CCAN Action Fund hosts a Climate All Stars awards ceremony to say thank you to the state legislative champions who are willing to take on those big fights because it’s the right thing to do. Winners

Annapolis wrap up: Climate victories in a tough legislative year By Brittany Baker At midnight on April 7, the Maryland legislative session of 2025 comes to a close, and I think this year gets the award for “most improved.”  Just one month ago, it looked like lawmakers would pass legislation to build a gas plant,