Should we even call it “Climate Week” anymore? As Trump’s power grows, Democrats and green groups face a stark choice: stick to old climate rhetoric or adapt messaging to win elections. Chris Moyer argues that framing clean energy around affordability—not existential alarm—is the only way forward.
When some in Congress tried to quietly auction off half a million acres of public land to fund tax breaks, a bipartisan group of lawmakers stood firm—and one lawmaker stood out as a leading voice in killing the deal and keeping those lands in public hands.
He’s about to be in a position to help shape the communications and policy strategy on climate and clean energy for years to come. That’s very good news.
To prevent another successful attack on the the industry like the One Big Beautiful Bill—and to build the case for swift policy action in the next Congress and administration—clean energy can take action now to build political power.
With the GOP’s megabill now law—gutting key clean energy provisions from the Inflation Reduction Act—we turned to Pete Maysmith, newly named president of the League of Conservation Voters (LCV), to talk about his first few months on the job, and how LCV is preparing for the midterms.
