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Go ahead, CCL volunteers, and take a victory lap for the hand we played in some of the climate solutions that passed in Congress this week.

Tucked inside the massive relief and spending legislation approved in the House and Senate are provisions from a number of climate-related bills, including three measures that CCL has supported as “supporting asks” in lobby meetings over the last two years.

Thanks in part to support that CCL generated for the BEST Act, USE IT Act and Climate-Ready Fisheries Act, we’ll start to see greater progress on energy storage, carbon capture and climate adaptation in the nation’s fisheries.

“Inclusion of these bills shows that CCL's lobbying has an impact,” said CCL Director of Government Affairs Ben Pendergrass. “It shows that bipartisanship does work and is necessary to get things done.”

The omnibus bill awaits the president’s signature.

Looking ahead to the new administration and Congress, the work CCL volunteers did to bring Republicans and Democrats together on these climate solutions will be key in efforts to move even bigger solutions across the finish line.

“Every success makes it easier to get to the next step,” said Pendergrass.

Read more details about this week’s success in our latest blog post.

Other news this week:

Conference recap video: We have a short video that captures some of the highlights from our “United We Move” virtual conference earlier this month. Watch and share on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Farewell to Rep. Francis Rooney: Republican Rep. Francis Rooney has been a leader in his party when it comes to climate, by cosponsoring the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act and introducing carbon pricing legislation of his own. As he leaves Congress, please take a minute to thank him on social media for his climate leadership.

Year-end funding goal within reach: With a little more than a week left to reach our $1 million goal for Citizens’ Climate’s year-end appeal, our generous supporters have contributed $843,083. Help us start 2021 with the resources we need to make the full-court press to get carbon pricing enacted. Donate now.