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The Inclusion Conference has started! Thanks for joining us! cclusa.org/inclusion @cclusa.org #rootedincare #growingincommunity

#CCL2025InclusionConf It is here, see you in a bit @cclusa.org for our conference reception. Join us at cclusa.org/inclusion #rootedincare #growingincommunity

This Sept. 26 & 27, join us for @cclusa.org's 4th #Inclusion Conf!

🌺 Theme: "Rooted in Care, Growing in Community."

🗣️ Speakers: #JacobShoresArguello, #VanessaNakate, #JulianCauzae, #UkemeAwakessienJefer, @clarafang.bsky.social & @pamelabensonowens.bsky.social

Register: cclusa.org/inclusion

CCL @cclusa.org has many teams and groups dedicated to different communities. Here are some of the activities taking place. Visit CCL's Action Team Directory to join the teams and learn the needed Zoom information to connect with our volunteers. Info: community.citizensclimate.org/groups/actio...

After Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans evacuees changed Houston — and Houston changed them | Houston Public Media It’s hard to know how many people made Houston their permanent home after the destruction in Louisiana, but they changed the culture in the Texas city.

"You know what it’s like to stand in an American city and hear not a bird chirp, not a cricket ... you hear nothing," Moore said. "And you start to wonder, can I live here?"

www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/new...

#hurricanekatrina

#Today At the next Inclusion Workshop (08/25/25 @ 8 p.m. ET) we will learn about environmental justice. Join the discussion: community.citizensclimate.org/groups/event...

@cclusa.org follow along - National Monthly Call - cclusa.org/meeting #climate

#CCL2025 We are setting up for the Action Team Fair. The cultural question this year is: What is the story behind your name? Fill out the sticky note and share.

Photo of the registration sign for citizens climate lobby’s summer conference and lobby day in the Omni hotel in Washington DC.

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#CCL2025 If you are attending the @cclusa.org Summer Conference, the members of the People of the Global Majority (BIPOC) and Affinity Team members will be connecting at our annual gathering on Monday, July 21, at 6 p.m. at the Omni Shoreham. You can register at cclusa.org/pgmdinner.

#CCLBlog "To stop this from happening, we have to reduce our dependence on dirty energy and move to clean, safe alternatives like renewable electricity...We can actually reduce climate change through policy change." - Elissa Tennant

'My heart is broken': Court finds no duty of care owed to Torres Strait Islanders over climate change - ABC listen Coverage that provides news and analysis of national issues significant to regional Australians.

#news Torres Strait Islanders say they are heartbroken after a federal court found the Commonwealth does not owe a duty of care to Torres Strait Islander peoples to protect them from the impacts of climate change or fund adaptation measures. www.abc.net.au/listen/progr... via #abclisten

Trump administration says it won't publish major climate change reports on NASA website as promised The Trump administration has made it harder for people, local and state governments to find critical climate change reports.

#news We need this information to make critical decisions. #climate
apnews.com/article/clim...

As Deadly Floods Hit America, a Meteorologist Looks Ahead - Inside Climate News “Be prepared for flooding, heat, in ways that maybe you didn’t think of before and pay attention to those warnings—they can save your life.”

As Deadly Floods Hit America, a Meteorologist Looks Ahead insideclimatenews.org/news/1207202... @insideclimatenews.org

CCL Monthly Meeting YouTube video by Citizens' Climate Lobby

@cclusa.org National Call for July www.youtube.com/live/17Kl_UG...

Tell Congress to protect the clean energy tax credits Tell Congress we want this investment in American jobs and affordable clean energy.

The Senate is scheduled to begin voting on the final budget reconciliation bill tomorrow — including a phaseout of America’s clean energy tax credits. We need to flood the Senate with calls now urging a “NO” vote.

Click here to call ➡️ cclusa.org/iradefense

CCL's Summer Conference & Lobby Day When the going gets tough, get to D.C. Join us July 21-22.

#CCL2025 The deadline to register for the Annual Summer Conference is July 3rd!

💡 Connect with other climate advocates
🎓 Learn and be inspired to be an effective citizen lobbyist
🏛️ Take your new skills to the hill and make an impact

Learn more and register at cclusa.org/summer

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Local paper picked up my LTE urging Senators to preserve clean energy tax credits, so I am now a multimedia poster.

Call your senators!
citizensclimatelobby.org/get-loud-tak...

#CCLMtgs The Asian Pacific Action Team will meet tonight (June 26 @ 8 p.m. ET). The team discussion will focus on the recreational and social benefits of community gardens. Join the call community.citizensclimate.org/groups/event... #climate

This program helps 6 million families pay their energy bills. Here’s what’s at risk if it’s cut. For low income households, the initiative's funding has been a 'lifesaver.'

LIHEAP helps about 6 million households pay their heating- and cooling-related utility bills annually and prevents disconnections through an emergency assistance fund. The payments typically go directly to the utility companies. 19thnews.org/2025/05/lihe... via @19thnews.org

Immigrants and children of immigrants make up at least 15% of 119th Congress In total, at least 80 lawmakers are foreign born or have at least one parent who was born in another country, including 61 in the House and 19 in the Senate.

Immigrants and children of immigrants make up at least 15% of the current U.S. Congress, according to a @pewresearch.org analysis. www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/... #immigrantheritagemonth

#CCLMtgs The Latinos Action Team meets tonight (05/08 @ 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT). The team will continue to learn about the @hispaniccaucus.bsky.social and #hispanicconference. community.citizensclimate.org/groups/home/...

Cardinal Prevost on Focusing on Climate Change Prevost is outspoken about the need for urgent action on climate change. He recently stressed that the Church must move “from words to action,” warning against the “harmful” consequences of unchecked…

"Like Francis, Prevost has repeatedly spoken in favour of decisive action against climate change" collegeofcardinalsreport.com/evidence/car... #catholic #climate via #modernghanaweb

#today Our next Inclusion Workshop will be about Ecotourism. We will look at original research on how ecotourism can serve as a powerful tool for post-conflict reconciliation, focusing on two case studies. Join the D&I Action Team for Zoom info: community.citizensclimate.org/groups/home/...

Nearly half of Americans live in places with failing grades for air pollution, report says The U.S. is backsliding on air quality measures, according to an annual American Lung Association study.

Breathing shouldn't kill you.

www.nbcnews.com/science/scie...

Chart shows between 70% and 86% support for tax credits related to clean energy production, clean energy investment, home electrification / efficiency, new and used electric vehicles, and EV charging stations

The University of Maryland has a new national survey of Americans about support of key tax credits from the Inflation Reduction Act.

It finds that the clean energy tax credits are overwhelmingly popular among Americans in general, including Republican voters.

#CCLMtgs Are there any EJ groups that are local to your area? What do you know about them? What work are they involved in? Join the EJ Action Team for their next monthly meeting on Wednesday, April 23, at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. Learn more: community.citizensclimate.org/groups/home/...

#HappyEarthDay

“We are linked by leaf, fin, and root. When we climb through the sky each new day, our thoughts are clouds shifting weather within us."

Excerpt from “In Praise of Earth,” by Joy Harjo, the first Native American Poet Laureate in the U.S.

Read more: longcoolhallway.com/2021…

Voices: When I need to restore my faith in democracy, I think of my friend Mia Love “The process of getting to know her changed me in ways I can only begin to describe,” writes Tom Moyer in an op-ed about Mia Love. “I’m no longer nervous to talk to people who are different from me.”

#RecommendedReading "She believed fiercely in the promise of America — in an America that gives back, makes tough choices, and has gritty determination. When I need to restore my faith in our democracy." @tommoyerut.bsky.social, CCL's Utah State Co-Coordinator www.sltrib.com/opinion/comm...

#CCLInclusionWorkshops Missed this week's workshop on #languagejustice? The recording is now available on our Community portal. Thanks to the Diversity & Inclusion Action Team for this educational program. community.citizensclimate.org/groups/event... #inclusivevoices #awareness