Tackling Climate Change and Environmental Injustice

Op-ed: How federal investments are empowering Navajo People

JoAnn Armenta, the CEO of an organization that provides workforce training and resources to the Navajo people, shares how the Inflation Reduction Act has helped her organization provide community members with the skills to start their own solar businesses.

Biden’s Clean Energy Plan Is Spurring Unprecedented Investments in American Solar Energy

The Inflation Reduction Act’s clean energy incentives are spurring an increase in solar power production.

Earth Day Special: Dr. Leah Stokes on President Biden’s Big Climate Wins

This week on “The Tent,” Dr. Leah Stokes joins Daniella for a special Earth Day episode that unpacks how the Inflation Reduction Act's investments can help in the fight against climate change.

Rep. Wendy E.N Thomas: Infrastructure Bill will help mitigate ‘forever chemicals’

In an op-ed, New Hampshire state Rep. Wendy E.N. Thomas (D) describes how contaminated drinking water contributed to deteriorating public health in her community. Thomas explains how federal grants from the Biden administration’s infrastructure policies are delivering long-awaited relief to affected communities.

CAP’s Trevor Higgins on Hurricane Ian and Climate Change

This week, Daniella sits down with CAP's Trevor Higgins to discuss Hurricane Ian and the worsening impacts of extreme weather and climate change.

How the Inflation Reduction Act Will Drive Global Climate Action

The Inflation Reduction Act puts the United States on track to meeting its Paris Agreement commitment and to reclaiming the mantle of global climate leadership.

5 Major Benefits of the Inflation Reduction Act’s Climate Investments

The Inflation Reduction Act’s $369 billion in climate investments won’t just tackle climate change; they will save families money, create millions of good jobs, and reduce pollution over the next decade.

Tax the Rich, Save the Climate

MAGA Republicans Will Take Your Rights If We Let Them

Your Money Is Making the Rich Richer

We Won’t Go Back

Corporate Greed Is Costing You Money

A Crisis Moment for Abortion Access

MAGA Republicans Want To Take Us Back 50 Years

The Biggest Brands Aren’t Paying Taxes

Saving the Planet for Future Generations–and Saving You Money

Earth Day Special: Christy Goldfuss on the Climate and Clean Energy

This week on "The Tent," Daniella and Christy Goldfuss, senior vice president of Energy and Environment at the Center for American Progress, discuss recent climate research, the state of climate legislation, and what Democrats can do to prepare for the midterm elections.

We Need Climate Action—Now

A Path Forward on Build Back Better

Reviving Build Back Better requires Democrats to focus on the elements that will lower costs for American families and that can secure the necessary votes in Congress.

House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn on Voting Rights, the Supreme Court, and More

This week on “The Tent,” House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn (D-SC) joins Daniella to discuss the path forward on voting rights and the president’s economic and climate agenda.

Build Back Better will lower costs for families, seniors, and workers

How the Build Back Better Act Will Cut Costs for Families

This week on "The Tent," Daniella chats with Seth Hanlon about the state of the economy and discuses the passage of the historic bipartisan infrastructure bill.

John Podesta on COP26 and the Build Back Better Agenda

This week on "The Tent," Daniella and CAP founder John Podesta discuss the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference and President Joe Biden's Build Back Better agenda.

Help Is Here Roundup: State and Local Communities Continue to See Benefits from the American Rescue…

Congress Must Pass the Build Back Better Act’s Clean Energy Tax Credits RIGHT NOW

The cost of failing to pass the Build Back Better agenda in one chart

Behind the Math: Why the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal is NOT a Climate Bill

What’s Trending? the Delta variant

What’s Trending? The temperature

U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin on LGBTQ Pride and the Senate’s Very Busy June

This week, Daniella sits down with U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin to discuss the political life of LGBTQ Americans under the Biden administration, voting rights, and climate-minded investments in infrastructure.

Sen. Tammy Duckworth on Investing in Infrastructure and Bipartisanship

Daniella and Jesse connect with Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) for an insightful conversation on how the new Democratic majority in the Senate has worked to pass ambitious legislation to bolster the economy during COVID-19.

AFL-CIO Chief Economist Bill Spriggs on the Economy and Infrastructure for All

Bill Spriggs, chief economist at the AFL-CIO, joins the podcast to explore the state of the economy and how Biden’s jobs plans can help growth—and address decades of racial injustice.

Tax the rich. Create jobs. Rebuild our infrastructure.

What’s Trending? Conservatives vs. LeBron

How Biden plans to combat the climate crisis

What’s Trending? Texas Two Step

Cruz-in’ for a bruisin’

How to save a burning planet

Evergreen Action’s Jamal Raad: The West Coast Is on Fire

Evergreen Action’s Jamal Raad joins the pod from Seattle to discuss the devastation wrought by wildfires on the West Coast, how climate change is intensifying wildfire season, and how activists are successfully mainstreaming the issue to make it a top concern for lawmakers and voters alike.

What’s Trending? Existential crises

Navigating Purple State Politics With Former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe

In the premiere episode of "The Tent," Daniella and Ed discuss this week's major stories, from climate change to the Trump administration and upcoming presidential debate.

Infrastructure Investment Must Create Good Jobs for All

Author Karla Walter describes how federal lawmakers can support America’s 21st-century competitiveness by ensuring that any federal infrastructure plan invests in good jobs.

The Economic Betrayal in Trump’s False Promises

The past two years have showcased not only President Trump’s rigging of the U.S. economy, but also the unfulfilled economic promises he made to working Americans.

Climate Deniers in the 116th Congress

A new CAP Action analysis finds that 150 members—and 60 percent of Republicans—in the 116th Congress do not believe in climate change.

Opportunity Costs: Republican-Controlled Congress Chooses Tax Cuts Over Infrastructure Investments

Tax cuts for the wealthy could have covered the cost of investing in the nation’s deteriorating infrastructure.

Big Oil’s Central Role in the Trump Administration’s Culture of Corruption

After spending $220 million on lobbying Congress and in political donations since President Donald Trump took office, the oil and gas industry is set to get $200 billion in profits from the proposed rollback of the Obama-era clean car standards.

While Trump Was Tweeting: Tracking the Trump Administration’s Attacks on Our Air, Water, and Public Lands

Since taking office in January 2017, the Trump administration has taken dozens of actions to weaken clean air and water protections; block action on climate change; and sell out our public lands to the fossil fuel industry. CAP Action is tracking it all.

How Trump and Congressional GOP Budgets Leave Behind the Forgotten Men and Women