Climate action in the US is going to be a state and local matter over the next couple years. As such, it's more important than ever to connect with politicians & journalists near you and build trust to enable future actions.
To ease this, I've put together a list of state-level starter packs.
A Trump-appointed judge just struck down a Biden rule expanding overtime pay to 4 million working people.
It's really surprising how little media coverage this has received. Trump faced no real questions about this issue during the campaign. 1/
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newrepublic.com/article/1886...
This needs to be the opening of a Chicago transit hype video. Who has the CTA connection on here?
This cravenness is sadly expected at this point, but doing this AND low-balling disaster relief to pay for $400 million in handouts to rich private schools is something special. There’s a lot to cover with the circus back in town in DC, but I hope national media doesn’t let this go by unnoticed.
25 member, bipartisan caucus 👀. Regardless of the election outcome, housing wasn’t going away as an issue. Hopefully this is a sign that it can stay bipartisan — a lot of climate progress can be accelerated by helping more people live closer to where they need to go!
www.politico.com/newsletters/...
Inflation Reduction Act repeal would deeply damage the US economy, costing us $50 billion in exports + handing $66 billion in investments to other nations like China.
No wonder America's biggest companies + Republican politicians are pushing back. Me on @forbes.com
www.forbes.com/sites/energy...
More sprawl = more driving = more parking = more impervious surfaces = more runoff. Working to reduce sprawl is a climate mitigation, adaptation, affordability, and economic growth strategy!
