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Weekly Briefing, Sept. 20, 2023

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New permitting bill in Congress

Take action this week

Featured: CCL San Mateo County

Upcoming trainings

New permitting legislation hits the House and Senate

You called, and Congress listened! Sen. John Hickenlooper (D-CO) and
Rep. Scott Peters (D-CA-50) just introduced an exciting new bill dealing
with clean energy transmission. (Rep. Peters is pictured above speaking
at our June 2023 conference.)

It's called the BIG WIRES Act, which stands for Building Integrated
Grids with Interregional Energy Supply. It will help ensure that America
has a reliable, resilient grid that can provide affordable, clean
electricity.

"This bill should be at the forefront of the conversation about how we
should reform the permitting of our energy infrastructure," CCL VP of
Government Affairs Ben Pendergrass said.

Check out our press release to learn more about the legislation and
share the news.

Share the BIG WIRES News

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In other news this week:

• Inclusion Conference: We welcomed 218 attendees to CCL's virtual
Inclusion Conference over the weekend. If you weren't able to join,
catch up on the conference recordings and slide decks

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or kick back with the conference playlist

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• ‘They really are everywhere!' CCL's Senior Director of Government
Affairs, Jenn Tyler, worked on the Hill before joining CCL's staff. Read
or watch her first-hand account

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of what it was like to see our citizen lobbyists fill the halls in June.

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Take action this week

If you have a little time: Register for CCL's fall conference. Plan to
join us Nov. 4-5 for our free virtual conference, "Grassroots Rising:
Leveling Up in the Climate Fight." Registration is now open

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, and we've already booked some exciting speakers

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. We'll see you there!

If you have more time: Call Congress. For the Climate Action Program
this month, we're calling Congress to push for more permitting reform.
The introduction of the BIG WIRES Act shows that we're making some
progress, so let's keep at it! Make your calls today

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Featured chapter: CCL San Mateo County

CCL's San Mateo County chapter has a vibrant youth membership that has
made some exciting strides in recent weeks.

Last month, they organized a climate rally that drew more than 80
enthusiastic participants and coverage from NBC's Bay Area station

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. "Led by a group of Hillsdale High band members, they marched through
the heart of downtown," chapter member Sarah Hubbard recounts. "The
streets were alive with passion and purpose!" The rally included local
elected officials, including the city's mayor, a city councilmember, a
district supervisor, and a state senator, who all delivered remarks.

Another recent win for the San Mateo youth took place at their
representative's recent town hall. Eight students attended and made sure
Rep. Kevin Mullin (D-CA-15) — and the town hall audience — knew that
addressing the climate crisis is their top priority. They also spoke
with Rep. Mullin afterward, pushing him further on his climate work. "We
know that Congressman Mullin has been really great in furthering climate
resiliency programs," one student, Aran O'Sullivan, said. "But we are
looking for a little more work done on climate mitigation programs."
Their presence at the town hall made it into local news coverage

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of the event.

Three cheers for the youth of CCL San Mateo County! Keep up the
fantastic work.

CCL has nearly 400 chapters across the country. Find your local chapter
today and get plugged in.

Find My Chapter

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Upcoming trainings

9/21: Ask Community Leaders to Champion their Support to Congress -
Learn to activate local community leaders on both sides of the aisle,
using specific examples of other CCL groups' success stories. Join us!

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9/28: Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act Updates - Join CCL staff
for an update on the latest developments in Congress with carbon pricing
and, specifically, the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act. Join
us!

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Need training on the basics? Catch our next session of Core Volunteer
Training, made for newer volunteers:

9/26: Media Basics - Learn how to use CCL's suite of media resources to
spread the word about climate policies in your local media market.
Attend to learn about writing local letters to the editor, customizing
and submitting CCL's op-ed templates, pitching stories to local
reporters, and more. Join us!

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To see other topics and past trainings, visit the Training Topics page
of CCL Community

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