We applaud Nashville Mayor Freddie O'Connell for moving to stop a data center next to the zoo's clouded leopards. 200,000+ sq ft. A 50 MW substation. Feet from endangered animals. This is leadership.

Texas, we're headed your way. 🌎 Tomorrow Friday 6/26, our Chair @mdeatrick.bsky.social joins the Texas Environmental Democrats caucus at the 2026 Texas Democratic Convention in Corpus Christi. RSVP/Convention Info: www.texasdemocraticconvention.com

On June 19, 1865, the last enslaved people in Texas learned they were free — more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation. There is no climate justice without racial justice. On Juneteenth and always, we continue the fight for equity and justice.

Wildfire season isn't coming — it's already here. And the Trump administration cut 16% of the Forest Service's workforce last year. About 2.5M acres have burned in 2026, well above the 10-year average. 60%+ of the country is in drought. The worst possible time to gut our forests' protectors.

FERC. Data centers. State and local rights. A lot at stake.

6/17: DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee Meeting starting soon online. 6pm ET/3pm PT. Focus is delegate selection rules for the 2028 Convention. WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Owo...

Today 6/17 is the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought. We just came through our worst spring drought on record — over 60% of the lower 48 in drought, hitting crops, farmers, and ranchers hard.

A Utah State physics professor recently ran the numbers on a proposed data center in Box Elder County: waste heat equivalent to "about 23 atom bombs worth of energy dumped into this local environment every single day." - Robert Davies, to the Salt Lake Tribune.

Join us tonight: With GA PSC Commissioner Dr. Alicia Johnson, FL Rep. Emily Gregory - who recently flipped a Republican-held seat in the heart of Trump country - and our Chair Michelle Deatrick. 6/11 7pm ET

For Caribbean American Heritage Month, we're honored to celebrate Paul Presendieu, Youth Engagement Director of the DNC Council on Environment & Climate Crisis. His leadership in youth engagement and environmental justice strengthens our work. Thank you, Paul. 🌎 @paulprez914.bsky.social

🌊 This #WorldOceanDay: the Trump administration is stripping commercial-fishing bans from America's marine national monuments — our most protected ocean. It began in the Atlantic's Northeast Canyons & Seamounts; all four Pacific monuments could be next.

Pundits tell Democrats to stop talking about climate. They're flat out wrong. Tomorrow at Netroots: Chair Deatrick, Rep. Yassamin Ansari & Data for Progress' ED Ryan O'Donnell. Moderated by @rlmiller.bsky.social

Virginians living near one of the 600+ data centers in the state are breathing the exhaust of 10,000+ diesel generators. A new Washington Post analysis finds the pollution could cause 14,000+ asthma episodes and at least 3 premature deaths a year — even when the generators rarely run.

Happy Pride Month to our LGBTQ+ friends and community! 🌈 The climate crisis hits LGBTQ+ communities harder — and those communities often have fewer resources and less of a safety net to weather it. Environmental justice and LGBTQ+ justice are the same fight.

Michigan is suing Big Oil for colluding to suppress EVs and clean energy for decades. Exxon shelved the lithium-ion battery. Chevron buried EV battery patents. Big Oil just filed to dismiss — calling it "purely political."

AAPI leaders have long shaped the environmental movement. This month and every month, we're grateful for the leadership and invaluable contributions of Howard Chou, Vik Verma and Michael White 🌎

TONIGHT, 7pm ET: the Democratic Environmental Caucus of Florida hosts ECCC Chair Michelle Deatrick & Lake Worth Waterkeeper Reinaldo Diaz on why data centers are a defining FL election issue. Water. Rates. Land. Register 👇

Get involved with people doing the work on the ground! 🔗 DNCclimate.org 👍 @dncclimate.bsky.social

Thursday 5/28, 7pm ET: the Democratic Environmental Caucus of Florida hosts DNC Climate Council Chair Michelle Deatrick & Lake Worth Waterkeeper Reinaldo Diaz on why data centers are a defining FL election issue. Water. Rates. Land. RSVP below 👇

Las Vegas hit 104°F on May 11 — breaking the daily record and nearly 20 degrees above the early May average. Extreme heat is now the deadliest weather event in the country. This is climate change. 🔥 #ClimateChange #LasVegas #ClimateAction

On #InternationalDayForBiologicalDiversity, let's remember: this planet belongs to every creature. 🌍🐝 Trump is literally deporting animals now.

Louisiana v. Callais is a devastating attack on voting rights. It is also a direct attack on environmental justice and public health. When frontline communities lose political representation, polluters gain power. Launching my Substack Worth Fighting For: open.substack.com/pub/michelle...

Boom.

4/17: Trump's EPA puts 2 employees of PFAS manufacturer Chemours on the EPA Science Advisory Board. 5/18: EPA wants to eliminate federal limits on 4 PFAS "forever chemicals" in drinking water. Read: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... #PFAS #CleanWater #ForeverChemicals #ClimateAction

May 22nd should be important to everyone as biodiversity loss affects every nation and every person on the planet. Ancestral Knowledge is a key driver for a cleaner future with Indigenous leadership at the table as our lands hold 80% of the world's remaining biodiversity. #DefendtheSacred

Wind, solar and geothermal are looking better than ever. Cheaper. Better for our health Better for national security. Better for our climate future.

Join us! @DNCClimate.org

Las Vegas hit 104°F on May 11 — breaking the daily record and nearly 20 degrees above the early May average. Extreme heat is now the deadliest weather event in the country. This is climate change. 🔥#ExtremeHeat #ClimateChange #LasVegas

Exciting updates to this: Carpenter now up by 149 votes and Muñoz ahead by 157 votes

Philly always understands the assignment! Last night’s primary victory sends a loud and clear message: when we vote, we win. Congrats @chrisrabb.com! 🎉🎉

BREAKING: The youth petitioners in Venner v. EPA are asking the court to pause the Repeal Rule of the GHG Endangerment Finding. Without immediate action, automakers could lock in decades more climate pollution & cause irreversible harm to youth. More here: bit.ly/4dVcXr1 @publicjustice.bsky.social

Freshwater mussels are living water filters that help keep rivers clean, clear and healthy. We sued the USFWS this week for for failing to designate critical habitat for the endangered Texas hornshell, a freshwater mussel once common across the Rio Grande watershed in Texas and New Mexico. ⬇️

On World Bee Day: 1.6 million honeybee colonies died in the U.S. in the 2024-5 year. The USDA's premier bee lab identified the cause — pesticide-resistant mites. Then the Trump administration moved to close it. Without bees 1/3 of our food supply is at risk. 🐝 Read: www.npr.org/2026/05/06/n...

Council Chair Deatrick joined award-winning documentary filmmakers Bonni Cohen & Jon Shenk to discuss The White House Effect & how Bush Administration policy set the stage for today's climate crisis. Host: Dems Abroad ECCC. Moderator: Chair Dana Freling 🔥 Watch on YouTube: demclimate.org/WHPanel

Last call for overseas voters to register for California primary! Register by midnight PT tonight, May 18, to ensure you receive your ballot on time! For more information and help go to www.votefromabroad.org

Democrats across the country are organizing for climate — and the momentum is real. 🌍⚡ Full events map 👉 dncclimate.org/events#distributed-map #ClimateAction #DemocraticParty #CleanEnergy

A Utah data center was denied construction after citizen pushback. If we use our voices, the results speak for themselves. 💪💪

Want to teach the next generation about climate? This is a great resource📚 SubjectToClimate has over 2.700 free resources — lesson plans, guides, and tools across every subject and grade level, all vetted by climate scientists. Because climate education isn’t just science class. It’s every class.

A new electricity price tracker just dropped — and the data should make every American angry. 🧵

Good News! 170+ countries, including the US, have agreed to phase out HFCs (the worst heat-trapping pollutant). This may reduce global warming by up to .5° C. Every one-tenth of a degree of heating we avoid is lives saved.

🚨 Big Chemical is pushing to roll back Clean Air Act protections for the recycling of plastic waste. We need to protect our world and build a sustainable future.

This month, Arizona voters delivered a monumental victory by electing ELEVEN clean energy candidates to the Salt River Project (SRP) board and councils. This historic win secured a clean energy majority for the first time EVER, signaling a definitive shift toward a renewable, ratepayer-first future.

🚨 THE TRUMP TAX IS REAL 🚨 While Trump lines the pockets of Big Oil, everyday Americans are getting stuck with the bill. 📈 Fossil fuel greed is driving energy costs through the roof. And we are paying the price. Check your (almost certainly) skyrocketing energy bills here: electricity.heatmap.news

During Arab American Heritage month, and every month, we honor the important contributions of Arab Americans to our country and to the environmental movement. This article highlights some of the many Arab Americans who are shaping environmental health and policy.

TODAY: 🌍 Join the Sierra Club of the Lower Hudson Valley at 6:30pm ET for their NY-17 Candidates Forum, moderated by national environmental leader Chair Deatrick. Hear directly from the Democratic Primary candidates about their commitment to our environment. 💙 Register: tinyurl.com/SierraClubCa...

From orbit, there are no lines on the map — just one beautiful, blue home 🌍✨ Celebrate Earth Month & the 30th Anniversary of #NationalPoetryMonth by exploring the "Poetry of Perspective." Let these astronaut insights fuel our fight for a sustainable future. medium.com/blog/the-poe...

The Trump administration is making it official: they’d rather see a whales species go extinct than stand up to their Big Oil donors. Fight back with us: DNCClimate.org #ClimateJustice #RenewableEnergy #ProtectOurOceans www.nytimes.com/2026/03/31/c...

Looking for events on Earth Day and in the future? 🌎💙 Find one in your area (or organize your own!) at www.dncclimate.org/events#distr...

56 years of action. 🌎 56 years of impact. ✊ Earth Day is a MOVEMENT, not a moment! Share our SignUp link: dncclimate.org/updates The movement doesn't stop. Every day is #EarthDay! 🌿🔥 #ClimateAction #ActOnClimate #EarthDay2026 #EnvironmentalJustice

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