What we achieved by passing and protecting the IRA
August 20, 2025
Compared to a world in which the IRA never became law, we’ll save about 1 billion tons of carbon dioxide pollution over the next decade.
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Persistence pays off: PROVE IT Act becomes law
March 1, 2026
CCLers worked hard to rally support for the PROVE IT Act in 2022 and 2023 through thousands of messages, calls and lobby meetings.
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Our takeaways after Congress passed this bad-for-climate bill
July 14, 2025
CCL Vice President of Government Affairs, Jennifer Tyler, shares the lessons learned through this advocacy push.
Senate passes bill cutting clean energy tax credits, but several Republican senators help avoid the worst outcomes
July 3, 2025
The Senate-passed bill is estimated to be about 25% less-bad for the climate and household energy bills than the House-passed version.
The Senate makes some improvements, but our defense work continues
June 18, 2025
Even with improvements from the House version, the Senate’s bill is not as good for climate or clean energy as existing policy.
House passes budget bill cutting clean energy tax credits
May 23, 2025
This is a tough moment. But we are proud of our work — and with the legislation headed to the Senate, our defense work is not done yet.
Tax credits dodge outright repeal, but committee changes are dismal for climate and clean energy
May 14, 2025
The Ways & Means Committee passed a bill that would raise energy costs & slow clean energy progress. Here's what we're doing in response.
Digging in to defend clean energy tax credits
April 2, 2025
We’re digging in to defend America's clean energy tax credits every way we can — on Capitol Hill, over phone and email, and in person.
CCL applauds 21 Republicans for supporting clean energy tax credit support
March 12, 2025
Citizens’ Climate Lobby is very encouraged to see 21 House Republicans sign onto a letter in support of America’s clean energy tax credits.
After House passes budget resolution, it’s prime time to defend the IRA
February 28, 2025
As the budget process advances, so does CCL's push to protect climate & clean energy measures from repeal. Here's the data you need to know.