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

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
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Guadalupe River flood.

Texas’s Deadly Floods: Failure to Warn

A Deadly Storm as a Bellwether for Climate Change For three days from July 4, a tropical storm brought a deadly deluge to a region of central Texas known as
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Your Electricity Bill Will Rise This Summer. Guess Why?

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

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

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
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Takoma Park rescues 4000 trees from invasive vines

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

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
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Solar Investing – Making a Concrete Difference

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

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

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
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Let’s Ensure Maryland’s Children Breathe Healthy Air

Let’s Ensure Maryland’s Children Breathe Healthy Air

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
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