By Madison Mayhew, IPL Policy Advocate As gardens began to bloom around DC neighborhoods last week, Congress officially moved to pass an appropriations omnibus bill to fund the federal government through September 2022. The bill provided an overall funding increase...
By Madison Mayhew, IPL Policy Associate Happy New Year! 2022 has already brought new possibilities and additional challenges for congressional action on our legislative priorities for the year. Build Back Better Act President Biden has said BBBA remains at the top...
As December begins, many here in DC are relieved that Congress will not continue an unwanted year-end tradition: flirting with fiscal cliffs. The federal government is now funded through the middle of February, preventing a government shutdown, and the Senate has...
By Jonathan Lacock-Nisly, IPL Federal Policy Associate Things in Congress are moving fast, as the White House and congressional Democrats near a deal on the Build Back Better Act. That multi-trillion dollar budget...
By Jonathan Lacock-Nisly, IPL Federal Policy Associate Members of Congress are back from their summer recess, and entering the home stretch on what has the potential to be the biggest climate bill ever passed into law. A quick-ish review of the timeline The...
By Jonathan Lacock-Nisly, IPL Federal Policy Associate It’s almost August recess in DC, normally a time when work slows down and legislators book tickets back to their home states. But nothing about this year has been normal. While members of the House have left...
By Jonathan Lacock-Nisly, IPL Federal Policy Associate In person advocacy is returning to DC! On June 9th, Interfaith Power & Light and partners gathered with 100 faith leaders at the Capitol to show support for 100% clean electricity by 2035, as part of...
Greetings from DC! Locally, the District is gearing up for two annual traditions: cherry blossom season, and Congressional hearings full of new and surprising reasons why the District shouldn’t be a state. While it’s true DC doesn’t have any landfills...
Once again, extreme weather is forcing politicians to refocus on climate change. February has brought a series of nasty ice storms to DC, but that’s nothing compared to what Texas and other parts of the southwest have faced. Thousands in Texas were without power,...
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