NEWS + RESEARCH

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Our Environment: Fight for What You Love

(June 22, 2023) Tony Passino, CTC National Climate Fellow, takes some time to reflect and reconnect with nature during his incredible journey hiking the Appalachian Trail!

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A Road to Better Tomorrows: The EPA’s Proposed Regulation of Heavy Trucking

(June 13, 2023) While keeping up with climate change requires facing myriad challenges, the Biden Administration has been overarchingly successful in ramping up environmental and climate action. Most recently, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed updates to transit policy including a new set of standards for heavy-duty vehicles.

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Change the Chamber Releases New Report Calling Out the U.S. Chamber of Commerce

(June 6, 2023) The U.S. Chamber of Commerce continues its legacy of going beyond promoting deregulation and government inaction to advocating for government actions that actively harm marginalized populations including BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, low-income, women, and disabled communities.

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Big Oil Strikes Back

(May 9, 2023) In December of 2022, Los Angeles city lawmakers unanimously passed a bill that would ban new oil and gas wells in residential areas while phasing out existing wells over the next 20 years. Predictably, oil and gas companies immediately expressed outrage and began mobilizing to prevent it from becoming a reality.

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