New Mexico’s new Climate Action Plan details more than three dozen steps to reaching net zero, writes Source NM.
The Colorado Sun covers how years of stakeholder collaboration helped the state slash dangerous methane emissions from oil and gas production.
The new Air Quality Trends in North Carolina report shows how the state’s climate action has improved air quality over the past 50 years.
The Guardian reports on California’s role as an emerging global leader on clean energy and battery storage.
Colorado’s new landfill methane rules will require landfill operators to take a variety of steps to limit their emissions, writes Colorado Newsline.
The Guam Daily Post reports on the University of Guam’s Guam Restoration of Watersheds Initiative and community-driven efforts to restore eroding hillsides in southern Guam.
Oregon Capital Chronicle writes about an executive order issued by Governor Tina Kotek to speed up renewable energy projects in the state.
ABC News reports on 100+ state and local leaders on the ground at COP30 in the absence of U.S. federal leadership.
Germany’s DW reports on 100+ state and local leaders on the ground at COP30 in the absence of U.S. federal leadership.
Guam is continuing to advance its sustainability agenda as an Alliance member, reports the Guam Daily Post.
California Governor Gavin Newsom joins with Governor Helder Barbalho of Pará, Brazil to spotlight how state and local leaders are making progress when national politics stall on climate issues.
The Oregonian details a new executive order issued by Governor Tina Kotek to restore 10% more land and waterways over the next decade.
Colorado is offering up to $9,000 in rebates on EV purchases after federal incentives expired in September, reports KDVR.
Governor Gavin Newsom notes how California has partnered with other states through the U.S. Climate Alliance during a New York Times event during Climate Week NYC.
NBC5 writes about an announcement made by New York Governor Kathy Hochul at a U.S. Climate Alliance event during Climate Week NYC 2025.
WDEL writes about remarks by Delaware Governor Matt Meyer at a U.S. Climate Alliance event during Climate Week NYC 2025.
The Associated Press reports on California’s move to extend the state’s landmark cap-and-trade program to 2045.
Politico reports on Hawaiʻi and Wisconsin’s addition to the Alliance’s Affordable Clean Car Coalition.
Rewiring America is offering new resources to help Americans take advantage of federal clean energy tax credits before they expire, writes Canary Media.
CBS News mentions the Alliance in its reporting on expiring federal clean energy tax credits.
E&E ClimateWire covers Alliance governors’ responses to a move by the Trump administration to eliminate the federal Solar for All program.
Politico’s Morning Energy newsletter was the first to report on a joint push by the Alliance and Climate Mayors to encourage Americans to climate clean energy tax credits.
Politico Pro quotes Alliance Executive Director Casey Katims’s response to an attempt by the Trump administration to eliminate the federal Solar for All program.
Canary Media reports on approval by the State Fire Prevention and Building Code Council of an all-electric building standard in New York.
Wisconsin Public Radio highlights statements from Alliance co-chairs Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers and California Governor Gavin Newsom on EPA’s action to repeal the endangerment finding.
Maryland Governor Moore signs the VOICE executive order to accelerate environmental justice measures, reports Maryland Matters.
Newsweek writes about how California has increased the state’s clean energy days by 750% since 2022.
California has made substantial progress on its goal to conserve 30 percent of the state’s lands and waters by 2030, reports the Los Angeles Times.
Smart Cities Dive reports on how local governments are filling the void in U.S. climate action at international events in Germany, London, and Paris in June.
Maine has officially accelerated its 100% clean energy goal by a decade, reports Maine Public.
Tech Brew writes about Massachusetts’s investments in climatetech, participation in the Alliance, and more.
Electrek writes about the Affordable Clean Cars Coalition announced by the U.S. Climate Alliance.
Bloomberg Law writes about the Affordable Clean Cars Coalition announced by the U.S. Climate Alliance.
Subnational actors are climate game-changers in the face of federal headwinds, explains Yale Climate Connections.
Grist writes about federal attempts to block climate action and how states are pressing forward.
The New York Times reports on President Trump’s executive order targeting state authority, including a statement from Alliance co-chairs New York Governor Kathy Hochul and New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham.
The Hill reports on President Trump’s executive order targeting state authority, including a statement from Alliance co-chairs New York Governor Kathy Hochul and New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham.
Michigan, Oregon, Colorado, and California are moving forward to tackle the third-largest source of U.S. methane emissions in the absence of federal action, writes Canary Media.
TIME names former Governor Jay Inslee, a U.S. Climate Alliance founding member, as a 2025 Earth Awards recipient.
E&E News writes about a NESCAUM report showing that a coalition of 10 states have reached their goal of 3.3 million EVs on the road by 2025.
Subnational organizations across the U.S., including the U.S. Climate Alliance, will continue to advance climate action, writes Reuters.
Subnational organizations across the U.S., including the U.S. Climate Alliance, will continue to advance climate action, writes Carbon Herald.
Canary Media reports on how the U.S. Climate Alliance will continue the State Buy Clean Partnership.
Tech Brew interviews U.S. Climate Alliance Executive Director Casey Katims.
The Guardian details how states will continue climate action in the United States during the Trump administration.
Hawaiʻi Governor Josh Green, M.D. signed an executive order outlining new renewable energy policy objectives for the state, reports Maui Now.
Canary Media covers the growing popularity of heat pumps in the United States, including the U.S. Climate Alliance’s pledge to install 20 million units by 2030.
New Jersey announced that it has doubled the state’s solar energy output since Governor Phil Murphy took office in 2017, writes NJ Spotlight News.
Grist details how states will continue climate action in the United States during the Trump administration.
Delaware Public Media reports on the state’s release of its 2024-2028 State Energy Plan.
The New York Times reports on the U.S. Climate Alliance’s pledge to work to collectively reduce net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 61-66 percent below 2005 levels by 2035.
Politico reports on the U.S. Climate Alliance’s pledge to work to collectively reduce net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 61-66 percent below 2005 levels by 2035.
The Associated Press reports on the U.S. Climate Alliance’s pledge to work to collectively reduce net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 61-66 percent below 2005 levels by 2035.
Maine released an updated four-year Maine Won’t Wait action plan, reports the Maine Morning Star.
CPR News writes about the recent release of the Colorado Transportation Vision 2035.
USA Today reports on how the climate community, including U.S. Climate Alliance governors, will continue progress during the incoming presidential administration.
Bloomberg Law writes about how the climate community, including U.S. Climate Alliance governors, will continue progress during the incoming presidential administration.
Reuters reports on how the climate community, including U.S. Climate Alliance governors, will continue progress during the incoming presidential administration.
ABC News writes about how the climate community, including U.S. Climate Alliance governors, will continue progress during the incoming presidential administration.
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) announced a plan with Airlines for America to increase sustainable aviation fuel in the state to 200 million gallons by 2035, writes the Associated Press.
Spectrum News 1 reports how New York’s solar production is enough to power 1 million homes and has generated billions of dollars in private investment.
Maine Wire describes the impact of Maine’s efforts to spur high-efficiency heat pump adoption across the state.
Colorado is leveraging funding from the federal Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program to tackle the third-largest source of methane, writes Canary Media.
The Hill describes how the Governors’ Climate-Ready Workforce Initiative, announced during Climate Week NYC 2024, will expand career pathways in climate and clean energy fields.
Politico Pro covers the Alliance’s launch of the Governors’ Climate-Ready Workforce Initiative during Climate Week NYC 2024.
Bloomberg Law reports on the Alliance’s launch of the Governors’ Climate-Ready Workforce Initiative during Climate Week NYC 2024.
The WHYY News Climate Desk reports on Pennsylvania’s Solar for Schools program.
Illinois’s Climate Works investment is creating clean energy jobs in Chicago’s South and West side neighborhoods, writes Energy News Network.
WKOW writes how Wisconsin became the first state to launch the HOMES federal Home Energy Rebate program.
The second round of awards were made through Massachusetts’s Affordable Housing Decarbonization Grant Program, reports Energy News Network.
The Washington Post writes about awards made to local governments, including states, under phase two of the federal Climate Pollution Reduction Grants Program (CPRG).
ABC 6 reports on Rhode Island’s progress under the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program.
Washington’s Climate Commitment Act is helping Tribes facing the impact of climate change, writes the Associated Press.
Denver 7 reports on Colorado’s Environmental Justice Grant Program.
Michigan Advance writes how the state’s Community and Worker Economic Transition Office is poised to help workers transition to the clean energy economy.
WGME reports on the Maine Climate Council’s progress toward state-wide climate goals.
Maryland Governor Wes Moore signed a comprehensive executive order that deploys a whole-of-government approach to fighting climate change, writes the Associated Press.
ABC News reports on Massachusetts’s billion-dollar proposal to make the state a global ClimateTech leader.
The Inflation Reduction Act-funded Home Energy Rebate program will help low-to-moderate income New Yorkers make important energy efficiency upgrades.
E&E GreenWire reports on the new partnership between 21 states and the federal government.
CNN reports on the new partnership between 21 states and the federal government.
The Herald Editorial Board writes about federal Solar for All funding headed to Washington.
The Los Angeles Times writes about California’s ambitious nature-based solutions targets announced on Earth Day.
Bloomberg Law reports on how state green banks are poised to secure federal funds and supercharge clean energy projects across the country.
The New York Times covers how Maine climate policies and incentives are rapidly expanding heat pump installations across the state.
Energy News Network reports that nine Alliance states will work together to ensure energy-efficient heat pumps comprise 90% of residential heating, air conditioning, and water heating sales by 2040.
USA Today dives into how Hawaiʻi is moving toward its 100% clean energy goal.
Alli Gold Roberts, senior director of state policy at Ceres, writes how Alliance states are proving that robust climate policy works.
Grist highlights the Alliance’s building decarbonization commitments in its review of climate action in 2023.
Before COP28, California state officials discussed how states and cities are taking climate action on the global stage.
The U.S. Climate Alliance commits to quadrupling heat pump installations by 2030.
The U.S. Climate Alliance commits to quadrupling heat pump installations by 2030.
Carbon Mapper, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, and the Alliance collaborate to locate “super emitters” in Pennsylvania.
Alliance Executive Director Casey Katims comments on Minnesota’s latest sweeping climate action.
Washington Governor Jay Inslee talks about his climate work in his home state and as an Alliance co-chair.
Alliance Executive Director Casey Katims joins Washington state officials in discussing climate provisions offered by state and federal programs.
Maine Governor Mills is named a co-chair on the U.S. Climate Alliance Executive Committee.
New Mexico Governor Lujan Grisham is named to the U.S. Climate Alliance Executive Committee.
Alliance co-chair Governor Jay Inslee of Washington shares his reflections on Earth Day and Washington’s climate leadership.
Alliance Senior Policy Analyst Kareem Hammoud talks about state-led action on Buy Clean.
