Press Releases

Outpouring of Maryland Nonprofit Groups Tell Gov. Wes Moore to Drop All Support for Mega-Polluting Data Center in Charles County

April 20, 2026

More than 60 Maryland environmental and community groups sign letter opposing the Moore administration’s apparent plan to facilitate construction of a massive gas power plant and gas pipeline to power

Over 100 Richmonders Step Up for Climate Action: CCAN’s 5K for the Planet Returns for Second Year

April 14, 2026

Virginians laced up at Bryan Park to celebrate community and progress towards clean energy solutions across the Commonwealth. RICHMOND, VA – The Chesapeake Climate Action Network (CCAN) hosted its

U.S. District Court Upholds D.C.’s Clean Energy Building Code

March 27, 2026

Federal court is the second in as many days to affirm local government’s authority to cut pollution, lower energy costs, and advance healthier building codes WASHINGTON, D.C. — Just 24

Advocates Applaud District Court Decision Upholding Montgomery County’s All-Electric Building Code

March 26, 2026

Federal ruling affirms state authority to cut pollution, lower energy costs, and advance healthier buildings MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD —The United States District Court for the District of Maryland today

With Funding Secured, Maryland Moves Forward with Landmark RENEW Act Study on Climate Damages

March 17, 2026

Today’s actions by Maryland Comptroller’s Office represent the final step before work can begin on the study to determine how much climate change is costing Maryland ANNAPOLIS, MD —

SCC Approves Chesapeake Compressor Station, Ignores Community Voices and Environmental Justice Realities

March 6, 2026

Decision disregards overwhelming public opposition and deepens fossil fuel footprint in historically Black neighborhoods. CHESAPEAKE, VA — The Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) approved Virginia Natural Gas’s proposed Chesapeake Compressor

Hundreds of Climate Activists Joined Icy ‘Winter Water Games’ at Fundraiser for Affordable Clean Energy Action

February 21, 2026

With the Potomac River off-limits, advocates faced a cold water obstacle course at National Harbor to “Keep Winter Cold” amid federal climate rollbacks NATIONAL HARBOR, MD — Chesapeake Climate Action

Trump’s EPA Guts Landmark Climate Foundation, Putting Public Health at Risk

February 12, 2026

The move eliminates ‘endangerment finding’, the scientific basis for limiting greenhouse gas emissions and public health safeguards WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Trump and EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced today the

PJM Fails to Require Data Centers to Bring Their Own Generation, Launches New Process to Build Gas Plants

January 16, 2026

Lawmakers and other stakeholders sought to enact new policies that would have driven down power prices, but PJM Board of Managers did not adopt them WASHINGTON, D.C. — PJM Interconnection,

FEMA Facing Shakeup Under Trump: Leaked Report Reveals Drastic Overhaul Plans, Weakening Federal Disaster Readiness

December 19, 2025

Postponed FEMA Review Council meeting and leaked report foreshadow drastic cuts in aid to communities as extreme weather events grow more frequent and severe. WASHINGTON, D.C. — A leaked