In response to House committees approving portions of the reconciliation package rolling back critical investments that have benefited cities nationwide, including cuts to clean energy tax credits and clawbacks to climate programs from the Inflation Reduction Act, Climate Mayors Executive Director Kate Wright issued the following statement:
In response to President Trump’s executive order to curb state and local authority on climate action, Climate Mayors Chair and Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego issued the following statement:
Following Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s visit to Phoenix, Climate Mayors Chair Mayor Kate Gallego issued the following statement:
In response to a slew of action from President Trump putting life-saving programs and disaster recovery for local governments at risk, including an executive order shifting responsibility for disaster preparedness from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to state and local governments, layoffs of FEMA staffers, and reports…
Today, Climate Mayors Executive Director Kate Wright condemned the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) plans to rollback critical protections that limit air pollution, ensure clean waterways, eliminate dangerous chemicals, and protect the environment and human health:
Today, the Chair of Climate Mayors, Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego, and the Executive Director of Climate Mayors, Kate Wright, released a joint statement following the passing of U.S. House Representative Sylvester Turner (TX-18) at 70, the former Houston Mayor and Climate Mayors Chair:
Following the order to pause all federal grants and loans issued by the White House Office of Budget Management, Climate Mayors Executive Director Kate Wright issued the following statement:
Today, President Donald Trump announced his intention to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris Agreement and the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change.
To establish a new path forward in tackling climate change, the Biden Administration has released a new U.S. National Determined Contribution (NDC) target of 61-66% economy-wide greenhouse gas emissions reductions by 2035. On the ninth anniversary of the U.S.
Today, Mayor Justin M. Bibb, Mayor of Cleveland and Chair of Climate Mayors – a network of nearly 350 mayors demonstrating local climate leadership through meaningful action – issued the following statement in response to the election of Donald Trump as President of the United States:
Climate Mayors is a bipartisan network of over 350 mayors, demonstrating climate leadership through meaningful actions in their communities since 2014. Representing 47 states and over 70 million Americans, Climate Mayors reflects U.S. cities’ commitment to climate progress.
