Newsroom Updates from the Council Social Media Posts Council in the News From the Council Featured Aug 1, 2024 DNC Council on the Environment and Climate Crisis Executive Board Endorses Vice President Kamala Harris For President Aug 1, 2024 Aug 1, 2024 May 9, 2024 DNC Climate Council Joins 20 Organizations to Praise Biden Administration’s Environmental Actions May 9, 2024 May 9, 2024 Apr 29, 2024 Statement by DNC Chair Harrison and DNC Environment and Climate Crisis Council Chair Deatrick on Earth Day Apr 29, 2024 Apr 29, 2024 Apr 22, 2024 Op-Ed: Joe Biden is Delivering on His Green Promises Apr 22, 2024 Apr 22, 2024 Feb 16, 2024 Briefing: Climate is a Winning Issue for Democrats in 2024 Feb 16, 2024 Feb 16, 2024 Feb 7, 2024 DNC Council On Environment and Climate Crisis: Biden Administration Action On Soot Will Save Lives And Help Environment Feb 7, 2024 Feb 7, 2024 Dec 7, 2023 DNC Council On Environment and Climate Crisis Calls on Army Corps Of Engineers To Reject Permit For New Oil Pipeline Under Great Lakes Dec 7, 2023 Dec 7, 2023 Oct 27, 2023 Climate Polling from Data for Progress: When Democrats Run on Climate, Democrats Win Oct 27, 2023 Oct 27, 2023 Oct 12, 2023 As UAW Expands Strike, Democratic Environmental and Youth Leaders and Organizations Stand in Solidarity with UAW Workers Oct 12, 2023 Oct 12, 2023 Jul 14, 2023 DNC Council on the Environment and Climate Crisis to Hold Panel at Netroots Nation on How Democrats Can Run On and Win On the Environment Jul 14, 2023 Jul 14, 2023 SEE ALL PRESS RELEASES Connect with us on Instagram The Council in the News Why Kamala Harris is the Climate and Clean Energy Leader We Need MCJ Newsletter, November 1, 2024By Council Chair Michelle Deatrick Nobody Wants to Vote in Favor of Climate Change - Right? 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CapitalandMain.com, July 1, 2020 We Can’t Tackle Climate Change Without Addressing Underlying Inequality Medium.com, June 26, 2020By Council Chair Michelle Deatrick DNC Snubs Progressive Climate Activists Again Heated.com, June 23, 2020 DNC 'Snubs' Climate Movement Just as Greenpeace Endorses Democratic Panel's Visionary Plan CommonDreams.com, June 23, 2020 WATCH: Council Chair Michelle Deatrick Speaks at Progressive Caucus of Dems Abroad Meeting Facebook Live This Is Democrats' Make-or-Break Climate Moment Gizmodo.com, June 17, 2020 DNC's Climate Council Urges Party to Go Beyond Biden Plan, Calling for Fracking Ban and $16 Trillion Renewable Energy Investment CommonDreams.com, June 16, 2020 ‘The Planet Is at Stake’: DNC Panel Pushes Biden to Back $16 Trillion Plan to Fight Climate Crisis RedGreenandBlue.org, June 15, 2020 Climate Crisis: Trump’s Regulatory Attack, DNC on Climate, California Fires, and Brazil COVID Chaos TheRealNews.com, June 16, 2020 DNC Climate Group Calls for Larger Federal Investment on Climate Than Biden’s Current Plan TheClimateCenter.org, June 15, 2020 This DNC Council Sees Biden’s Climate Plan, and Raises Him — by $14 trillion Grist.org, June 5, 2020 The Democratic National Committee’s Climate Group Wants More Funds and More Aggressive Targets Than Joe Biden’s Current Plan. 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