Written By: Madison Mayhew, IPL Federal Policy Advocate After a tumultuous start to the 118th session, Congress continues to settle in by assigning both House members and Senators to their committees and hiring new staff. President Biden will be addressing both...
By Tiffany Hartung, Advocacy Director The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced it will be updating soot pollution standards to protect our health and our climate. The update is a critical step forward in helping protect communities from deadly air...
Written by: Madison Mayhew, IPL Federal Policy Advocate Happy New Year! 2023 started with a bang after a historically tumultuous journey to name a new Speaker of the House. With a slim majority, House Republicans have passed...
by Susan Stephenson 1. Catastrophic flooding from Yellowstone to Pakistan. In the U.S., record-breaking rainfall caused flooding requiring hundreds of water rescues in Kentucky, St. Louis, and Dallas, and Yellowstone National Park. Pakistan experienced a “monsoon...
by Mike Kennedy, Faith Climate Justice Voter Campaign Manager As we bid 2022 farewell and prepare for the climate advocacy work ahead in 2023, I wanted to take stock of the civic engagement work of the Interfaith Power & Light (IPL) network this last year. This...
We want to extend a huge thank you to our volunteer Gerald (Jerry) Bernstein who has given so much of his time and service to IPL. Jerry embodies the spirit of generosity and living his conviction with courage. For 5 years, Jerry served IPL by being a judge in the Cool Congregations challenge and helping congregations assess solar feasibility and financing. We sat down with Jerry and interviewed him about his illustrious life, how he became involved with IPL, and what motivates him to be part of the climate movement.
Written By: Madison Mayhew, IPL Federal Policy Advocate Congress has a full agenda for the final weeks of the year during the lame duck period. A major goal is passing the FY23 fiscal year package. After passing the short term...
By Tiffany Hartung, IPL Field Director, and Sarah Paulos, IPL Programs Director The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) that was signed into law last August was the most sweeping clean energy and climate legislation in history. The climate care provisions in the...
by Ileagh MacIvers Here at Interfaith Power & Light, we believe that people of faith have a sacred duty to combat climate change and safeguard our Sacred Earth. One of today’s largest sources of climate pollution is transportation, which causes approximately...
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