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State Climate Action in 2026: How States Are Delivering Real Benefits Through Climate and Clean Energy Policy
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State Climate Action in 2026: How States Are Delivering Real Benefits Through Climate and Clean Energy Policy

As the Trump administration drives up costs and creates new challenges, states are making timely decisions on infrastructure and accountability, advancing policies that tackle climate change, lower energy bills, improve air quality, and support good-paying clean energy jobs.

Frederick Bell

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Climate Change Is Here—and America’s Most Marginalized Communities Are on the Front Lines
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Climate Change Is Here—and America’s Most Marginalized Communities Are on the Front Lines

After Typhoon Sinlaku devastated the Northern Mariana Islands Tuesday, it is clear that climate change is already here—and hitting marginalized U.S. communities first. What comes next must be a commitment to resilience, preparedness, and equitable recovery.

Angelo Villagomez, Devon Lespier

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Bipartisan Momentum Is Growing for Automatic Record Sealing Through the Clean Slate and Fresh Start Acts
Residents of 49 States and Washington, D.C., Face Increasing Electric and Natural Gas Bills
Orbán’s Defeat in the Hungarian Election Signals a Blow to the Global Authoritarian Movement
An EU-China bridge is designed to crumble
Trump made a promise not to touch Medicare. His megabill just broke it.
Marco Rubio’s Deal: Trading Venezuelan Democracy for Oil
5 Things You Should Know About AI Right Now
Trump’s ‘God Squad’ Is Killing Whales Under the Guise of National Security
1.3 Million Active-Duty Service Members Would Go Without Pay During a Government Shutdown
FORMER BIDEN HEALTH ADVISOR: We’re running out of time. American businesses should start requiring vaccinations for their workers.
Immigrants Make the Labor Market Great
State-by-State Increases in Gas Prices Since Trump’s War on Iran
The Trump Administration’s Changes to the Child Care and Development Fund Would Strip Families of Thousands of Dollars in Potential Child Care Savings
Why Alaska and U.S. Territories Get Damage, Not Dollars, From Deep-Sea Mining
The Lasting Threat of Trump’s Cuts to NOAA and NWS on American Communities
Progressives should use COP30 to show democracies can deliver prosperity and save the planet
The War in Iran Will Raise Fuel Prices and Costs Throughout the Economy
Does Medicare Still Cover Durable Medical Equipment?
How the Trump Administration’s Embrace of Oil, Gas, and Chemical Industry Interests Will Endanger Children’s Health
Trump and Congressional Republicans’ Plan To Pump More Money Into ICE and Border Patrol Is a Missed Opportunity To Help Americans
4 Things To Know About Sectoral Bargaining
Opportunities and Challenges in the Eastern Mediterranean: Examining U.S. Interests and Regional Cooperation
It’s time to close Guantanamo
The Trump Administration’s ICE and CBP Have Become a Threat to Americans: Congress Must Ensure That DHS Follows the Law and Adopts Commonsense Reforms
Reimagining Endangered Species Conservation in a Time of Crisis
What America Has Lost in the War With Iran
A Patients’ Bill of Rights To Lower Health Care Costs
Four changes in the day-to-day work of Congress that could meaningfully improve governance.
Fact Sheet: Mandating 21st Century Policing Standards for Federal Immigration Enforcement
Mapping Federal Funding Cuts to U.S. Colleges and Universities
The Nature Gap: Communities of Color and Those With Low Incomes Are Bearing the Brunt of America’s Nature Loss
Borders, Burdens, and Balance: A Strategic Vision for Migration in the United States and the European Union
Trump’s Agenda Is a Direct Threat to the Black Middle Class
The Cost of Measles? The Health of Our Families and Communities.
How the Trump Administration Could Lower Energy Prices and What It Is Doing Instead
Why Energy Diversification Matters as Extreme Cold Intensifies
As Americans Deepen Their Nonviolent Mobilization, the Trump Administration Begins To Make Concessions
Congress Must Stop Prediction Market Corruption
Why Alaska and U.S. Territories Get Damage, Not Dollars, From Deep-Sea Mining
Virginia Workers’ Biggest Win in Decades Could Come in 2026
CAP Urges the Department of Education To Strengthen Safeguards for Workforce Pell Grants and Protect Students From Low-Value Programs
Volatile Job Numbers Mask Stagnant Labor Market in the Trump Administration’s Economy: Analysis of the March 2026 Jobs Report
Fast Facts About Paid Leave in Virginia
Trading Offshore Wind for LNG: A Lose-Lose for Americans
Fact Sheet: Mandating 21st Century Policing Standards for Federal Immigration Enforcement
Kennedy Is Right That America’s Kids Are Unhealthy. But His ‘MAHA’ Report Is the Wrong Medicine.
Electric and Natural Gas Utility Rate Hikes Tracker
How Japan can drive faster toward a clean-energy future
Moving Federal Education Programs Will Create More Bureaucracy, Not Less
What City Leaders Say Is Helping Drive Down Gun Violence in Their Communities
The Trump Administration’s ICE and CBP Have Become a Threat to Americans: Congress Must Ensure That DHS Follows the Law and Adopts Commonsense Reforms
10 Policy Recommendations To Address Cellphone Use in Schools
The Iran War Is a Win for China
Trump’s War of Choice With Iran Threatens a Global Hunger and Health Crisis
The Trump Administration Has No Legal Authority To Invoke National Security and Take Over Elections
Stabilizing and Strengthening State Funding for Public Higher Education After the Big Beautiful Bill
The Trump Administration’s Changes to the Child Care and Development Fund Would Strip Families of Thousands of Dollars in Potential Child Care Savings
Trump and China: An Unprincipled, Impractical, Reactionary Approach to China Policy
The Senate Republican Budget Bill Adds Broadband Funding That Favors Musk’s Starlink and Bans State AI Laws
10 Policy Recommendations To Address Cellphone Use in Schools
DACA Boosts Recipients’ Well-Being and Economic Contributions: 2022 Survey Results
What the Trump Administration, RFK Jr., and the MAHA Report Got Wrong About Improving Children’s Health
The Nature Gap: Communities of Color and Those With Low Incomes Are Bearing the Brunt of America’s Nature Loss
The Trump Administration’s ICE and CBP Have Become a Threat to Americans: Congress Must Ensure That DHS Follows the Law and Adopts Commonsense Reforms
The Trump Administration’s ICE and CBP Have Become a Threat to Americans: Congress Must Ensure That DHS Follows the Law and Adopts Commonsense Reforms
The Trump Administration’s ICE and CBP Have Become a Threat to Americans: Congress Must Ensure That DHS Follows the Law and Adopts Commonsense Reforms
Regional Recalibration After the Iran Strikes
Vice President Kamala Harris and Migration in the Americas: Setting the Record Straight
What Both Anthropic and the Pentagon Get Wrong
How Climate Change Is Fueling More Deadly and Destructive Floods
Exporting MAGA Ideology: Why Orbán’s Loss Doesn’t End the Threat Posed by the Extreme Right
Climate Change Is Subjecting More Americans to Unbearable Extreme Heat
Trump’s War May Be Over But the Economic Damage Is Not
How to Change the Politics Blocking the Housing We Need
The Trump Administration’s $1,000 Tax Refund Promise Falls Short by $665
In the First Year, President Trump’s Tariffs Have Cost Small-Business Importers $306,000 on Average

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What City Leaders Say Is Helping Drive Down Gun Violence in Their Communities
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What City Leaders Say Is Helping Drive Down Gun Violence in Their Communities

Estimates suggest that 2025 marked another historic year of declining gun violence nationwide since the COVID-era surge. Here is what officials from cities seeing the largest declines in gun violence are saying about how they have improved public safety since 2021.

Chandler Hall

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