June 19, 2022 Elected Officials to Protect America celebrates Juneteenth as a historic victory for human rights and the end of chattel slavery.  This seminal holiday stands as a milestone for how far we have come as a nation but also reminds us that systemic racism and oppression still exist. As an organization dedicated to the values of diversity, equity […]

June 8, 2022 NOAA warns that human activities, like the burning of fossil fuels, deforestation, agriculture, and cement manufacturing, are contributing to heightened levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide along with other greenhouse gases. Together, these emissions trap heat that would otherwise escape Earth, leading to extreme heat and weather events like flooding, hurricanes, wildfires, and droughts. Carbon dioxide measured at NOAA’s […]

Executive Action Should Curb Fossil Fuels, Declare Climate Emergency June 6, 2022 WASHINGTON— President Biden signaled a major shift in climate strategy today, announcing executive actions that use the Defense Production Act to manufacture solar panel components, heat pumps, insulation, and grid transformers needed to speed the country toward renewable energy. “This is a tremendous sea change in the Biden administration’s approach […]

Fact Sheet from the White House June 6, 2022 Historic Actions Include Authorizing Defense Production Act to Lower Energy Costs, Strengthen Power Grid, and Create Good-Paying Jobs Today’s clean energy technologies are a critical part of the arsenal we must harness to lower energy costs for families, reduce risks to our power grid, and tackle the urgent crisis of a […]

June 1, 2022 The White House Action Plan on Global Water Security plan will harness the resources of the U.S. government—from leveraging science and technology to informing our diplomacy, defense, and development efforts—to advance progress toward global water security goals. The plan will engage partner countries, civil society, and the private sector to support a more water-secure world for all. Vice […]

May 25, 2022 LOS ANGELES — Today, Los Angeles resident and environmental justice activist Nalleli Cobo, 21, received the Goldman Environmental Prize for her work to end neighborhood oil drilling in South Los Angeles and across California. The Goldman Environmental Prize is awarded to grassroots environmental champions from around the world who take significant action to combat climate change and […]

 May 24, 2022 Ramona du Houx President Joe Biden will return from his visit to the Indo-Pacific region with stronger international climate pledges from allies and the promise of a new battery plant for electric vehicles in Georgia. His Indo-Pacific Economic Framework is designed to signal U.S. dedication to the region and address the need for stability in commerce after […]

May, 2022 The California Strategic Growth Council (SGC) and the Department of Conservation (DOC) invite applications for Round 8 of the Sustainable Agricultural Lands Conservation Program (SALC). While the total amount available in Round 8 of the Cap-and-Trade-funded program has yet to be determined, funds available in SALC’s seventh round last year totaled nearly $66 million. The funding enables successful applicants to develop plans […]

White House Office of Management and Budget released a snapshot of over $29 billion in new funding opportunity notifications and announcements that the Biden-Harris Administration has already rolled out to deliver on the Justice40 Initiative— MAY 23, 2022• STATEMENTS AND RELEASES from the White House White House announces that over $29 billion in funding opportunities have already incorporated Justice40 considerations President Biden’s […]

May 11, 2022 On May 9, 2022, Senator John Laird (D – Santa Cruz), Chair of the Senate Working Group on Climate Change, presented Senate Bill 1020, The Clean Energy Jobs and Affordability Act of 2022 in the Senate Appropriations committee. The bill is a product of months of collaboration by the Senate Working Group to meet the challenges of […]