🏛️ The 2026 Virginia General Assembly is officially underway! We’ve created a one-stop General Assembly Hub to help you stay informed and take action all session long. Stay engaged from day one—visit the hub and be part of the work ahead. 👉 faithforclimate.org/general-asse...

Guided by faith and care for our common home, across Maryland we raised our voices to hold the biggest polluters accountable. Our leaders testified and advocated in Annapolis to pass HB 128, a critical study of the harm climate polluters cause to all of us.

Even as we’re stuck for now inside systems that still burn fuel and damage our common home, Interfaith Power & Light’s team is on the ground in our communities, affirming that everyone deserves to breathe clean air. Can you give to sustain this sacred work? Go to ipldmv.org/donate to give now.

IPL-DMV is emboldening 12,000 people in over 1,800 diverse congregations to imagine a world beyond fuel combustion, and we can work together to make our vision real. We rely on donations from the folks we serve. Can you make a gift to support our sacred work? Go to ipldmv.org/donate to give now.

💡 Ready to take faithful action for a cleaner, equitable energy future? 💡 Join us for an Energy Justice Town Hall on December 6: Understanding & Shaping Our Energy System! 🌍💚 🔗 Don’t miss out! Today is the last day to reserve your spot! ➡️ bit.ly/DecEJTownHall

“You serve US, the breathing public!” IPL-DMV director Joelle Novey spoke Tuesday at a rally outside DC’s PSC to demand they stop Washington Gas’ dangerous Project Pipes plan. We say NO to more gas infrastructure that harms our communities and our right to breathe clean air!

Today we joined Rev. Dell Hinton and partners from the Clean Heat Coalition to call on @govwesmoore.bsky.social to finalize strong Clean Heat Rules. We all deserve to breathe clean air at home, and it’s time to replace polluting fuel-burning furnaces w/efficient heat pumps. marylandcleanheat.org

Is your congregation in Prince George’s or Montgomery counties or DC? If yes, join an upcoming workshop to enroll your congregation in our Sacred Grounds “Growing Joy” program through @nationalwildlife.bsky.social! Register: bit.ly/GrowingJoyWorkshops

As BGE and Washington Gas share their WARMTH Act pilot projects with the Maryland Public Service Commission today, Action in Montgomery/Maryland Just Power Alliance and IPL-DMV congregations are standing with our neighbors at Northwest Park Apartments. We’re PUMPED for neighborhood geothermal in MD!

Kitchen stoves shouldn't poison us. But they do. Joelle Novey explains why—and how joy, chocolate fondue, and Flintstones cosplay fuel the fight. Full ep: open.spotify.com/episode/2mF8... @ipldmv.bsky.social

This past Sunday, we encouraged folks at IFCMW’s Interfaith Unity Walk to make #SacredHaste for clean energy projects in their homes and congregations. Join them by visiting ipldmv.org/now! What will you do to make Sacred Haste?

Joelle Novey’s team tested gas leaks, measured pollutants, and then showed up dressed as the Flintstones to prove their point: gas is prehistoric. Bubble & Squeak has the story. Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/2mF8... @joellenovey.bsky.social @ipldmv.bsky.social

Join residents and advocates from across the District at the Green Budget Day of Action on Monday June 16th, 8am. We’re gathering at the Wilson building to call on the DC Council and Mayor Bowser: Don’t defund our communities and our climate in our local DC budget. Register: bit.ly/gbda-ipl

"What is my prediction for the end of the world?" Rev. Laura Martin asks at the Faith Alliance for Climate Solutions (FACS) awards event. "I believe the world has already ended ... and begun again, and will over and over."

On Earth Day, our Director Joelle closed a multi-faith gathering on Capitol Hill with this song by Sarina Partridge:  "But don't you hear them too, the voices cutting through the despair saying: 'We need you there, in the belly of the beast, singing, singing, singing–  through times such as these."

Join us tonight at 7pm for IPL-DMV’s first-ever Climate Bible Study! Interested in learning what the Christian Bible says about climate change? Or do you seek a robust discussion about Christian climate theology? Register for Zoom Link: bit.ly/iplbiblestudy

Woohoo, Rachel Mandelbaum and Joelle Novey from Dayenu! 💙 💚

We loved talking climate feelings and climate action with the @wrj1913.bsky.social Social Action conference, alongside @joindayenu.bsky.social!

"As the frost melts and brave buds emerge from the soil, we wonder—what’s been your sunlight, your steady root, your sprout of courage? 🌿✨ Tell us, how are you finding strength and courage in these early days of spring?" #hope #courage #spring #resilience #courage #community

1. Climate disasters are getting bigger and more devastating, leveling towns & cities: We need massive federal operations to support recovery. 2. The places most exposed to disasters, & most fragile due to rickety infrastructure, struggle to recover. We need federal operations.

Our actions for the world are prayers: implicitly relevant, meaningful, and impermanent. #ecodharma #mindfulness #activism

Tonight, Senator Brian Feldman's committee meets to consider whether Md needs *more* gas-burning 🔥 power plants, with *less* recourse for communities when these polluters come into our neighborhoods. 🤯 All day, our District 15 congregations are calling to say: NO! (📸 @davidchoy.bsky.social) #mdga25

Legislators in Maryland can act in #mdga25 to lower energy bills, hold utilities accountable 7 build a fair, sustainable energy future by passing: ✅ Abundant Affordable Clean Energy (AACE) Act ✅ The Ratepayer Freedom Act, ✅ The Ratepayer Protection Act www.baltimoresun.com/2025/03/15/m...

To state the ridiculously obvious: As our one and only home, the Earth requires our protection. www.epa.gov/newsreleases... #epa #eparollback #environmentalprotection

From our Director Joelle: "Burning fossil fuels has set our planet on fire. Some days our democracy seems to also be on fire. We’re scrambling to protect neighbors from harm. I'm looking to #mdga25 legislators to protect us fiercely and to transition to clean energy locally ...

Always inspiring to hear from young people who are now addressing the Taking Nature Black Conference. Pictured is Kahri Brown, a 2024 graduate of Anacostia High School and now college student in North Carolina. She said: "I still have more people to help and much more to achieve."

I'm grateful for spaces like this that really allow us to connect with one another and ground ourselves in hope and know there is good justice work going on -Sidra Siddiqui, Community Organizer at the Washington Interfaith Network (WIN) She is currently speaking at the #TakingNatureBlack Conference

Check out this article about or coalition! "At the community level, it's been powerful for residents to take the air pollution readings themselves and use these to counter misinformation. Now that we know better, we can do better," Joelle Novey of @ipldmv.bsky.social www.bbc.com/news/article...

🌙 As the crescent moon ushers in #Ramadan, remember the beauty of divine order and renewal. May this sacred month inspire all who celebrate to reflect, seek peace, and find ways to better care for Creation. #RamadanMubarak #ramadan2025

Save NOAA Stop DOGE NOAA HQ, 1315 East-West Hwy, Silver Spring, MD 20910 On Monday, March 3rd at 10am Congressional leaders and advocates will gather at NOAA HQ in Silver Spring, MD (right at the Silver Spring Metro stop) to tell Trump and Musk to keep their hands off of NOAA.

💡 Ready to take action for a cleaner, equitable energy future? 💡 The 2025 Energy Justice Town Hall is just around the corner! 🌍💚 Get informed, empowered, and ready to take action on energy issues that affect YOU and your community.

“Let me zoom out for a second. Famine, storms, and displacement worldwide are consequences of climate crisis. No new gas plant in Maryland!.” - Jose Coronado-Flores, @casaforall.bsky.social

“MD legislators are rushing to build fracked gas plants while ignoring public input & Environmental Justice. This must stop.” - Jorge Aguilar, @foodandwater.bsky.social

The DOE’s own report confirmed it: exporting massive amounts of natural gas raises domestic fuel & electricity prices. But instead of protecting consumers, this admin. is fast-tracking LNG projects that benefit fossil fuel giants at our expense. Read more: bit.ly/4kncj75 via @gristnews.bsky.social

The House just voted to repeal a fee on methane emissions from oil & gas operations. Once upon a time... the EPA estimated the fee would prevent 1.2m metric tons of methane from entering the atmosphere - like taking ~8 million gas-powered cars off the road for a year. Now...

Spotted near NOAA 💙 (source www.reddit.com/r/NOAA/s/qfW...)

Protecting the ocean has always been a bipartisan effort, in Congress and across multiple White House administrations. In the face of ill-conceived attacks on @noaa.gov, it's time to raise our voices. My thoughts in defense of NOAA and #OceanScience: mbayaq.co/4k8vEsx

Today, the Council took climate action and advanced our public health work by approving revised Building Energy Performance Standards (BEPS) regulations. These thoughtful revisions to BEPS incorporate what we heard from our listening sessions and different circumstances of different buildings. 1/2

Council just passed Building Energy Performance Standards (BEPS) regulations! What does that mean for you? Find out at the 2025 Energy Summit! mcenergysummit.org #MontgomeryCountyMD

Toasting unanimous passage of strong Building Energy Performance Standards (BEPS) by the Montgomery County Council this morning! Emily @mygreenmc.bsky.social and Maddie on our team stand ready to help every covered house of worship in the County to comply and do our part!

"The ugly truth is that our local gas utility [Washington Gas] is willing to suppress truthful information and endanger DC residents’ health so they can keep selling us fuel to burn … in a climate crisis caused by fossil fuel burning, on the only planet we have." www.youtube.com/live/oOsLUYm...

LOUDER FOR THE PEOPLE ON THE FRONTLINES: THERE IS NO ENERGY EMERGENCY "The Army Corps of Engineers has created a new class of “emergency” permits for fossil fuel projects, raising the possibility that pipelines, mines, power plants and other facilities could be fast-tracked."

Have you noticed your #BGE bill has gone up? We bet you have! Listen to learn why - then tell your Reps to support Del Embry + Sen Washington’s Ratepayer Protection Act: bit.ly/stopbge25 @emilyscarr.bsky.social #mdga25 #bgeratehikes #bgerateincreases #gasrates #gasratehike #operationpipeline

So proud to stand w 100+ orgs demanding an end to giveaways to Big Oil & Gas. #EndPolluterHandouts Fossil fuel giants rake in trillions in profits each year and still get $20 billion/yr in federal tax cuts & handouts. Invest in our communities instead 👇 www.endpolluterhandouts.org

Reclamation & Resilience – Taking Nature Black 2025 Join us: natureforward.org/tnb2025 #KeepPushing

We want to breathe clean air in a liveable climate. They want to keep selling us fuel to burn. We are not the same.

Next month, March 5-8, Nature Forward will host its 6th Taking Nature Black Conference, themed "Reclamation & Resilience." Given the recent news, you know how timely this event is for our environment and all of us. natureforward.org/tnb2025

We're dismayed that EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin is leading the agency away from justice and protecting our world: firing vital employees, rescinding billions of dollars in clean energy projects in disadvantaged communities, and cancelling environmental justice efforts.

Here is the link again: natureforward.org/tnb2025 Join us at #TakingNatureBlack

Shabbat Shalom, friends. In this fraught and perilous moment for our climate and our future, we invite you to take this time to slow down and tune into your emotions -- and take care of yourself and those around you. Be well.