Brian Gumm

When Climate Work Comes at a Cost: Dispatches From the Upside Down Human-caused climate change is fueling extreme floods, wildfires, rising seas, and record-breaking heat all around the world. At the same time, some of the most senior U.S. government officials and ot...

As many of you may know, a fossil fuel funded NGO is currently suing the University of Michigan to obtain my personal communications with environmental groups.
I recently went on the @climateone.org podcast to talk about my work and the toll the lawsuit has taken: www.climateone.org/audio/when-c...

Halfway to Fascism: What Project 2025 Has Already Put in Motion Project 2025, a conservative movement, has executed 251 of 532 policy objectives, transforming government and eroding rights.

"According to the Center for Progressive Reform, 48% of the policy objectives have been enacted across multiple federal agencies. Each move is deliberate, eroding rights that generations fought to secure and tightening the grip of a government bent on control." bit.ly/47KVLS1
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Government Shutdown Puts Millions At Risk of Not Being Able to Heat Their Homes The federal budget includes billions in funding for low-income Americans that might otherwise struggle to pay their energy bills.

“The skyrocketing demands for rate increases that utilities are requesting at the state level are threatening higher residential prices...” says Member Scholar Uma Outka, of Kansas Law

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State AGs Attacking ESG Are Flirting With Ethics Violations Opinion: Campaigns to discredit ESG may be morphing from being a questionable policy position to attorneys toeing the line of violating rules of legal ethics.

Great piece from @progressivereform.bsky.social scholar Victor Flatt. And it taps into a broader issue: Professional ethic standards have really failed in constraining the rise of MAGA. news.bloomberglaw.com/legal-exchan...

The Rise of OIRA 2.0 The Trump Administration's use of individualized, firm-level waivers and exemptions marks a new frontier in presidential control of the administrative state. This strategy allows the administration to...

Today, @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social explains how the Trump Administration’s use of individualized, firm-level waivers and exemptions marks a new frontier in presidential control of the administrative state — turning deregulation into a tool for distributing political favors.

Building Electrification in Maryland: Implementation of Zero-Emission Heating Equipment Standards for Low-Income Households - Center for Progressive Reform Maryland has committed to an equitable approach to achieving its ambitious climate goals while minimizing harms or costs placed on historically disadvantaged communities. One of the programs critical to achieving the state’s climate and energy goals as mandated under the Climate Solutions Now Act of 2022 is zero-emission heating equipment standards (ZEHES). Equitable implementation of ZEHES requires low-income households to be able to fully benefit from clean, efficient heating under the program. This report addresses the costs and the benefits of installing heat pumps and how to...

New research shows that Maryland’s Zero-Emission Heating Equipment Standards (ZEHES) could save low-income families $350M a year by 2050, but only if the state funds equitable implementation.

Learn more in Center for Progressive Reform’s report below.

Tracking Project 2025 Update: 47% of Domestic Policy To-Do List Commenced Ahead of Government Shutdown - Center for Progressive Reform The Trump administration managed to initiate or fulfill more than 47 percent of the Project 2025 domestic regulatory agenda before the current government shutdown, according to the latest data from th...

NEWS: Along with our friends at Governing for Impact, @progressivereform.bsky.social is releasing the latest update of our Project 2025 Tracker. So far, the Trump administration has initiated or fulfilled more than 47 percent of its domestic regulatory agenda progressivereform.org/publications...

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“It’s easy for (communities) to get scared that they’re going to be overwhelmed by all this development,” said Member Scholar David Adelman. “But a gigawatt or so of development isn’t a huge amount of land in most counties and can be consequential for residents.”

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New Report: Maryland’s Zero-Emission Heating Equipment Standards (ZEHES) could save low-income families $350M a year by 2050, but only if the state funds equitable implementation. Lower Bills. Clean air. Healthier homes.

📘 Read it here. → progressivereform.org/publications...

Revisiting Congressional Oversight | The Regulatory Review Abolishing needed protections through the Congressional Review Act is not effective oversight.

Check out my latest with @federicoholm.bsky.social: Our analysis of the recent use of the CRA provides fresh evidence that the law "fails as a mechanism for reinforcing constitutional checks and balances between the executive and legislative branches."
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Revisiting Congressional Oversight | The Regulatory Review Abolishing needed protections through the Congressional Review Act is not effective oversight.

NEW: @theregreview.bsky.social commentary from the Center’s @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social &
@federicoholm.bsky.social. The piece explores how the Congressional Review Act has been used and abused thus far in the 119th Congress. www.theregreview.org/2025/10/13/g...

We’re just two weeks away from this important discussion on building climate resilience!

Secure your virtual seat today! Don’t miss out. 👇

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Facts and Action for Banned Books Week | GLAAD Banned Books Week takes place October 5-11, 2025. The annual event raises awareness of the harm and the rising trend of book challenges and bans, especially targeting books by and about LGBTQ people a...

Banned Books Week takes place October 5-11, 2025. The annual event raises awareness of the harm and the rising trend of book challenges and bans, especially targeting books by and about LGBTQ people and books about race and racism.

It's that time of year again... is there anything spookier than impediments to free and open access to information? We think not!!

Make sure you follow along with us this Banned Books Week—we'll be sharing all the resources, updates and cool events they don't want you to know about.

YouTube video by Banned Books Week George Takei, Banned Books Week 2025 Honorary Chair

"Those who ban books want to lock away ideas they fear. But in truth, they are trying to steal our freedom."

#BannedBooksWeek honorary chair @georgetakei.bsky.social encourages all of us to stand up for the freedom to read! #CensorshipIsSo1984

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🌍 Now more than ever, we need real solutions for a changing climate. Join us Oct. 23 at 3 PM ET for a powerful talk with 3 leading voices who will share fresh ideas, Indigenous wisdom, and creative approaches to resilience and justice.

✨RSVP: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Trump’s bid to scrap EPA climate finding may hit CA car emissions, experts warn Endangerment Finding repeal proposal sparks legal, scientific and political battles in California

“There are two possibilities. One is, if the federal government is no longer regulating greenhouse gasses, there might be some argument that California no longer even needs a waiver outside of the Clean Air Act,” said Member Scholar Dan Farber, of Berkeley Law.

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Featuring insights from Member Scholars Alexandra Klass of @umichlaw.bsky.social & Dave Owen of @uclawsf.bsky.social.

Sustainability Now! Sunday, September 14: What's Happening with Climate Law across the World, the United States and California? with Professor Alice Kaswan, USF School of Law What's Happening with Climate Law across the World, the United States and California? with Professor Alice Kaswan, University of San Francisco School of Law What’s up with climate change and climate l...

What happens when U.S. leaders roll back climate protections while international courts demand urgent action?

🎙️ Join Sustainability Now! host Ronnie Lipschutz & Member Scholar Alice Kaswan as they break down climate law, justice & what’s at stake.

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Trump Regulatory Agenda Swings the Pendulum Against Crucial Protections - Center for Progressive Reform To say that the policy priorities of the Trump administration represent a U-turn from the Biden administration is a severe understatement. The recent release of the long-awaited Spring 2025 Regulatory...

The Trump admin’s first 2025 Regulatory Agenda is more than a shift; it’s a rollback. Climate, energy, health: all on the line. What’s new? How are Biden-era actions being treated? The Center's @federicoholm.bsky.social & @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social have answers.

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What a cool diagram from @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social and @progressivereform.bsky.social showing the changes from the Fall 2024 Unified Agenda to the (recently issued) Spring 2025 Unified Agenda.

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Inside EPA’s analysis for killing the endangerment finding The regulatory impact analysis is about 3.5 percent as long as the Biden-era documents, which together ran about 1,800 pages.

“'They basically just flip the columns so that costs are now benefits, and benefits are now costs,' said James Goodwin, policy director for @progressivereform.bsky.social."
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Public participation has evolved from an “open door” formality into a fight for meaningful, inclusive engagement, and today, regulatory democracy once again stands at a crossroads.

Check out "A Brief History of Regulatory Democracy" by Center Policy Director James Goodwin. 👇

80 Groups Call on Congress to Pass the EXPERTS Act 80 Groups Call on Congress to Pass the EXPERTS Act September 3, 2025 | Download PDF CC: Members of the House of Representatives Dear Chairman Jordan and Ranking Member Raskin: The undersigned organiza...

Believe it or not, progressives, we don't have to accept status quo regulatory policy. We can actually create, through law, an administrative state that aligns with progressive values and is robust, responsive, and inclusive. The EXPERTS Act would do just that. sensiblesafeguards.org/outreach/80-...

Spring 2025 Unified Regulatory Agenda is a Nightmare for the American People Spring 2025 Unified Regulatory Agenda is a Nightmare for the American People For Immediate Release: September 4, 2025 Contact: David Rosen, drosen@citizen.org WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Trump administrati...

NEW: Trump's historically late Spring 2025 Unified Agenda is a deregulatory nightmare for the American people.

It’s yet another manifestation of the worst corporate favoritism since the Gilded Age.
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E&E News: Trump shares blueprint to chop and change rules The Unified Agenda lays out the president's deregulatory goals and details plans to rework and roll back a wide range of regulations.

"James Goodwin, policy director at @progressivereform.bsky.social..., said 'presidents have an enormous amount of control' over what’s in and out of the semiannual rulemaking plan 'and how aggressively they pursue particular actions.'” subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...

‘People Will Die’ — Stories Behind Trump Budget Bill The Trump administration’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” is anything but, especially in its unraveling of efforts to weave environmental and climate justice into American society, argues the new Voices of ...

“Not only are we going to have destruction of one of the last pristine areas in Alaska and vital habitat for endangered species, but also traditional lands of peoples who have been custodians of that land for millennia...”

-Member Scholar @rbratspies.bsky.social

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The Trump admin’s Big Beautiful Bill is anything but, especially in its unraveling of efforts to weave environmental & climate justice into American society, argues #SEJournalVoicesofEJ. @yessfun.com calls on reporters to report its ramifications for the most vulnerable. www.sej.org/publications...

Which Effects Count? - Center for Progressive Reform Not that long ago, conservatives demanded that the government balance costs and benefits. They still do, but with a twist: They demand special limits on consideration of environmental effects. But tha...

Which effects count? Conservatives twist cost-benefit rules to ignore environmental harms, skewing results in their favor. Read more on this double standard in a blog post by Member Scholar @dfarber1950.bsky.social of @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social here:

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Data Wars and Baseball Magic - Civic Media Maggie Daun takes on the dangerous manipulation of government data under Donald Trump, unpacking Project 2025’s authoritarian blueprint with guest James Goodwin. They explore how efforts to scrub and ...

Maggie Daun takes on the dangerous manipulation of government data under Donald Trump, unpacking Project 2025’s authoritarian blueprint with guest James Goodwin.

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@maggiedaunshow.bsky.social
@jamesgoodwin.bsky.social

Listen here: civicmedia.us/shows/maggie...