Monthly Policy Update | September 2020 No images? Click here Policy Update Need to KnowFEDERAL - In late August, the U.S. Senate Democrats' Special Committee on the Climate Crisis, released The Case for Climate Action: Building on a Clean Economy for the American People report. More...
MASSACHUSETTS NEW JERSEY Opportunities to ParticipateNOTE: The following are opportunities for colleges and universities for sign-on; not opportunities for individuals at colleges and universities. Are you an individual at a higher education institution who believes your college/university may be interested in signing onto one of these opportunities? We encourage you to reach-out to the leadership at your institution and let them know. PENNSYLVANIA - Deadline Tomorrow! Ceres, a Second Nature partner, has written a letter of support that will be sent to both Governor Wolf and members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly. The deadline to sign onto this letter is tomorrow, September 11th! Below is additional information, including a copy of the letter, and if you have any questions, please contact Brianna Esteves (esteves@ceres.org). NORTHEAST & MID-ATLANTIC - Deadline 9/18! Please note: The letter included in this email is a shorter, more streamlined version of the letter originally released by Ceres in early March of 2020 with over 100 signatures, including businesses, investors, higher education institutions, and non-profit organizations. The re-release of the streamlined letter this fall will only include businesses, investors, and higher education institutions. Header Photo by Kealan Burke on Unsplash Sources: Foundation H. and Plumer B. (2020, August 17). "Trump Administration Finalizes Plan to Open Arctic Refuge to Drilling." The New York Times. URL. Retrieved: 9/4/2020. Maldonado, S. (2020, August 27). "How a long-stalled 'holy grail’ environmental justice bill found its moment in New Jersey." Politico. URL. Retrieved: 9/4/2020. Munson, J (submitted by). (2020, August 24). "Governor launches new State of Nevada Climate Initiative." carsonNOW.org. URL. Retrieved: 9/4/2020. Senate Democrats. (2020, August 25). "Senate Democrats’ Climate Committee Releases New Report On Climate Action, Plan To Build Clean Economy For American People." Senate Democrats Newsroom. URL. Retrieved: 9/4/2020. The United States Conference of Mayors. "Build Modern, Resilient Infrastructure to Address Climate change, Promote Environmental Justice, and Enhance Opportunity and Productivity: Transportation, Water, Green Energy, and Technology Systems." usmayors.org. URL. Retrieved: 9/4/2020. Zuckoff, E. (2020, August 23). "Offshore Wind Developers to Set Up Shop in New Bedford Marine Terminal." CAI. URL. Retrieved: 9/4/2020. Our monthly policy updates, information, and opportunities to participate, are developed with support from Ceres, which is an organizational partner of Second Nature. Ceres has identified 15 states plus Washington, D.C. for our primary focus - Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. - because of the beneficial legislative climates and real opportunities for policy advancements in these states. Note: The states included in each monthly Policy Update will be based on what policy updates we are recommending for that month, and are due to change - but will always be focused on the above 15 states (plus Washington, D.C.) - from month to month. Help Us, Continue to Help You, Accelerate Your Climate ActionOne easy and immediate way to do so right now? Combating climate change; it really does take all of us, because we're all in this together. |