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Progress. But we want more. @hudcostreets.org @safestreetsjerseycity.org
December 22, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Progress. But we want more. @hudcostreets.org @safestreetsjerseycity.org
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See you there!!
What if thousands of us ran for local office on climate?? Here's where to start: our free, virtual, 6-part 2026 Run for Climate Training series. actionnetwork.org/forms/apply-...
December 24, 2025 at 4:42 PM
See you there!!
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"What a thrilling day for the working class of New York City," said one local labor leader.
Mamdani Taps 'Unafraid and Unbought' Julie Su as NYC's First Deputy Mayor for Economic Justice
"What a thrilling day for the working class of New York City," said one local labor leader.
www.commondreams.org
December 19, 2025 at 7:50 PM
"What a thrilling day for the working class of New York City," said one local labor leader.
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Things are pretty bad right now. One way to make them better: run for office!
A group called @leadlocally.bsky.social has put together a 6-part training for folks who want to run for office with a climate focus. Walks through all the steps. Super helpful.
Don't boo, run!
A group called @leadlocally.bsky.social has put together a 6-part training for folks who want to run for office with a climate focus. Walks through all the steps. Super helpful.
Don't boo, run!
Apply to Run for Climate
I just applied to Lead Locally's Run for Climate training series for climate leaders that are interested in running for office, staffing a campaign, or getting more involved in electoral politics as a...
actionnetwork.org
December 16, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Things are pretty bad right now. One way to make them better: run for office!
A group called @leadlocally.bsky.social has put together a 6-part training for folks who want to run for office with a climate focus. Walks through all the steps. Super helpful.
Don't boo, run!
A group called @leadlocally.bsky.social has put together a 6-part training for folks who want to run for office with a climate focus. Walks through all the steps. Super helpful.
Don't boo, run!
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I was thrilled to meet with Mayor Michelle Wu (@mayorwu.boston.gov) today at Boston City Hall. I can't think of anyone better to learn from about what it takes to be an effective, progressive big-city mayor.
December 15, 2025 at 10:04 PM
I was thrilled to meet with Mayor Michelle Wu (@mayorwu.boston.gov) today at Boston City Hall. I can't think of anyone better to learn from about what it takes to be an effective, progressive big-city mayor.
Abigail Spanberger became Virginia’s new governor after a campaign that centered around rising power prices in the data-center capital of the world. What does this mean for the state's climate policy future? www.canarymedia.com/articles/pol...
Virginia scored the election’s biggest climate win
The data-center capital of the world elected a Democratic governor and strengthened its House Democratic majority. Will they save its landmark clean…
www.canarymedia.com
December 15, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Abigail Spanberger became Virginia’s new governor after a campaign that centered around rising power prices in the data-center capital of the world. What does this mean for the state's climate policy future? www.canarymedia.com/articles/pol...
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What if thousands of us ran for local office on climate?? Here's where to start: our free, virtual, 6-part 2026 Run for Climate Training series. actionnetwork.org/forms/apply-...
December 10, 2025 at 4:29 PM
What if thousands of us ran for local office on climate?? Here's where to start: our free, virtual, 6-part 2026 Run for Climate Training series. actionnetwork.org/forms/apply-...
We are $3k towards our $5k end of year goal for Lead Locally PAC - thank you for your support! If you don't have your Climate Baddies for Zohran shirt yet - the time is now! Your donation will be matched until we sell 250 shirts. secure.actblue.com/donate/clima...
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December 12, 2025 at 4:03 PM
We are $3k towards our $5k end of year goal for Lead Locally PAC - thank you for your support! If you don't have your Climate Baddies for Zohran shirt yet - the time is now! Your donation will be matched until we sell 250 shirts. secure.actblue.com/donate/clima...
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Are you a student passionate about advocating for plant-based & climate-friendly options in schools? Join us for an info session to learn about this PAID opportunity!🍎
📅 Jan 7: 6 pm ET OR Jan 8: 8 pm ET
Register: bit.ly/4afXGQb
📅 Jan 7: 6 pm ET OR Jan 8: 8 pm ET
Register: bit.ly/4afXGQb
December 11, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Are you a student passionate about advocating for plant-based & climate-friendly options in schools? Join us for an info session to learn about this PAID opportunity!🍎
📅 Jan 7: 6 pm ET OR Jan 8: 8 pm ET
Register: bit.ly/4afXGQb
📅 Jan 7: 6 pm ET OR Jan 8: 8 pm ET
Register: bit.ly/4afXGQb
What if thousands of us ran for local office on climate?? Here's where to start: our free, virtual, 6-part 2026 Run for Climate Training series. actionnetwork.org/forms/apply-...
December 10, 2025 at 4:29 PM
What if thousands of us ran for local office on climate?? Here's where to start: our free, virtual, 6-part 2026 Run for Climate Training series. actionnetwork.org/forms/apply-...
We are halfway to our goal of selling 250 shirts by Dec 31! Every donation will get matched until we hit 250. Support Lead Locally PAC by buying your Zohran-loving friend a Climate Baddies for Zohran shirt 🎁🥰 secure.actblue.com/donate/clima...
Donate to Lead Locally PAC (Individual-Unlimited)
Show your support with a contribution.
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December 8, 2025 at 3:55 PM
We are halfway to our goal of selling 250 shirts by Dec 31! Every donation will get matched until we hit 250. Support Lead Locally PAC by buying your Zohran-loving friend a Climate Baddies for Zohran shirt 🎁🥰 secure.actblue.com/donate/clima...
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Karen Bass on the end of coal powering LA: “This is a defining moment for the City of Los Angeles... This milestone will further accelerate our transition to 100% clean energy by 2035.” www.latimes.com/environment/... via @hayleysmith.bsky.social
Los Angeles says so long to coal
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power has stopped receiving coal-powered electricity from its last remaining coal source, the Intermountain Power Project in Utah.
www.latimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Karen Bass on the end of coal powering LA: “This is a defining moment for the City of Los Angeles... This milestone will further accelerate our transition to 100% clean energy by 2035.” www.latimes.com/environment/... via @hayleysmith.bsky.social
Dominion Energy spent $15.9 million on Virginia's 2025 elections. The voters' response? Elect a pro-climate trifecta and 51 delegates who refuse to take Dominion money. 💥
December 5, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Dominion Energy spent $15.9 million on Virginia's 2025 elections. The voters' response? Elect a pro-climate trifecta and 51 delegates who refuse to take Dominion money. 💥
The perfect gift: a climate baddies for Zohran shirt. Get a shirt while supplies last! secure.actblue.com/donate/clima...
December 4, 2025 at 5:56 PM
The perfect gift: a climate baddies for Zohran shirt. Get a shirt while supplies last! secure.actblue.com/donate/clima...
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I wrote up some tips for reporting on orphaned, abandoned and inactive wells for @sejorg.bsky.social. Honestly a very fun beat if you like mysteries!
www.sej.org/publications...
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Orphans and Zombies — Reporting on Abandoned Oil and Gas Wells Across the Country
For more than a century, oil and gas companies have been drilling — and abandoning — wells across the country, leaving hundreds of thousands to potentially leak pollutants into the air, water and soil...
www.sej.org
December 3, 2025 at 2:13 PM
I wrote up some tips for reporting on orphaned, abandoned and inactive wells for @sejorg.bsky.social. Honestly a very fun beat if you like mysteries!
www.sej.org/publications...
www.sej.org/publications...
Huge deal for climate!!! We just elected 3 climate champions who are committed to bold action.
December 3, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Huge deal for climate!!! We just elected 3 climate champions who are committed to bold action.
We have one job for you today: buy a shirt to elect more @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social's. We are re-releasing our limited edition Zohran shirts with a goal of raising $5k by 12/31! secure.actblue.com/donate/clima...
December 2, 2025 at 3:06 PM
We have one job for you today: buy a shirt to elect more @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social's. We are re-releasing our limited edition Zohran shirts with a goal of raising $5k by 12/31! secure.actblue.com/donate/clima...
Teresa Garcia is so close to winning a seat on the Albuquerque City Council! If she wins the runoff in District 3, Garcia will invest in the city’s infrastructure and help pass initiatives for equitable access to lighting, roads, and parks.
December 1, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Teresa Garcia is so close to winning a seat on the Albuquerque City Council! If she wins the runoff in District 3, Garcia will invest in the city’s infrastructure and help pass initiatives for equitable access to lighting, roads, and parks.
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Cooking with gas gets more expensive as Americans face rising prices into 2026
Cooking with gas gets more expensive as Americans face rising prices into 2026
Trump promised to cut consumers’ energy costs within his first year in office but gas price is up 4% on average
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Cooking with gas gets more expensive as Americans face rising prices into 2026
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“Community participation is what democracy looks like, not shadowy boards of CEOs and corporate interests doling out money to for-profit developers that should be going towards our public schools,” they said.
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Facing public scrutiny, city council punts TAD-extension bill to 2026
In a surprising reversal, Atlanta City Council today postponed an expected committee vote on legislation steered by the Mayor’s Office to extend the
atlantaciviccircle.org
November 26, 2025 at 1:27 AM
“Community participation is what democracy looks like, not shadowy boards of CEOs and corporate interests doling out money to for-profit developers that should be going towards our public schools,” they said.
atlantaciviccircle.org/2025/11/25/a...
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We elected a climate mayor in New York City! Now what? Zohran has pledged to enforce Local Law 97 in order to reach net zero by 2050. His biggest clean energy plan is aimed at adding solar panels to 500+ school roofs. www.canarymedia.com/articles/pol...
NYC’s next mayor Zohran Mamdani has a big climate policy to-do list
The mayor-elect did not talk a lot about climate change on the campaign trail. But the city has major electrification plans that he can help accelerate.
www.canarymedia.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:25 PM
We elected a climate mayor in New York City! Now what? Zohran has pledged to enforce Local Law 97 in order to reach net zero by 2050. His biggest clean energy plan is aimed at adding solar panels to 500+ school roofs. www.canarymedia.com/articles/pol...
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Thank you for this mention and for recognizing people are more than a statistic on a database.
Delegate-elect @jess4va.com knocked every door she could in her VA state house district—and the day before Election Day, a conservative voter wrote her a message that they disagreed on every policy, but by showing up to listen, she had earned his vote.
November 23, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Thank you for this mention and for recognizing people are more than a statistic on a database.
Lily's win in southwest Virginia is historic. @lilyfordelegate.bsky.social ran on energy affordability because southwest Virginians are struggling with utility costs, and she's determined to bring down their bills. www.canarymedia.com/articles/pol...
Rising electric bills helped spur a Democratic upset in rural Virginia
Fossil fuels and transmission fees are driving up utility bills in southwest Virginia. New state lawmakers like Lily Franklin can help fix that.
www.canarymedia.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Lily's win in southwest Virginia is historic. @lilyfordelegate.bsky.social ran on energy affordability because southwest Virginians are struggling with utility costs, and she's determined to bring down their bills. www.canarymedia.com/articles/pol...
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I’m here ready to actually lower costs while this administration and House Republicans are pushing to raise them at every turn.
November 21, 2025 at 6:01 PM
I’m here ready to actually lower costs while this administration and House Republicans are pushing to raise them at every turn.
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NEW: A strong majority (65%) of voters prefer that the United States takes ambitious action on climate change, even if other countries do not.
November 21, 2025 at 3:51 PM
NEW: A strong majority (65%) of voters prefer that the United States takes ambitious action on climate change, even if other countries do not.