Conservation

The United States relies on the integrity and stability of the natural world to provide economic prosperity, safeguard the health of communities, and weather the effects of a changing climate. But the country is facing a rapid decline of its natural systems. The Center for American Progress Action Fund seeks to tackle the nature crisis by conserving 30 percent of all U.S. lands, water, and ocean by 2030 and promoting natural solutions to the climate crisis that benefit all communities.

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

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.

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

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.

Daniella Gibbs Léger, Ed Chung, Jesse Lee, 3 More Chris Ford, Dwayne Greene, Adam Peck

Climate Deniers in the 116th Congress Interactive
The morning sun rises behind the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., March 2014. (Getty/Mark Wilson)

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.

Sally Hardin, Claire Moser

Big Oil’s Central Role in the Trump Administration’s Culture of Corruption Article
Vehicles move along the the New Jersey Turnpike while a factory emits smoke in Carteret, New Jersey, November 2017. (Getty/Corbis/VIEWpress/Kena Betancur)

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.

Sally Hardin

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

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Tackling Climate Change and Environmental Injustice

Tackling Climate Change and Environmental Injustice

We pursue climate action that meets the crisis’s urgency, creates good-quality jobs, benefits disadvantaged communities, and restores U.S. credibility on the global stage.

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