News and Updates Categories IN CASE YOU MISSED IT In The News Letters Mayor's Moment Memo Press Release Statements Featured May 20, 2026 STATEMENT: Climate Mayors Executive Director Urges Changes to BUILD America 250 Act to Avoid Making the Household Affordability Crisis Worse May 20, 2026 Read more → May 20, 2026 May 18, 2026 STATEMENT: Boise Mayor and Climate Mayors Chair Lauren McLean on Congress’ Proposed EV and Hybrid Vehicle Tax May 18, 2026 Read more → May 18, 2026 February 20, 2026 STATEMENT: Climate Mayors Chair and Executive Director Denounce EPA Announcement Loosening Mercury Rules for Coal Plants February 20, 2026 Read more → February 20, 2026 February 12, 2026 STATEMENT: Climate Mayors Executive Director Condemns EPA’s Rollback of Pollution Rules That Will Endanger People’s Health, Exacerbate Affordability Crisis February 12, 2026 Read more → February 12, 2026 January 7, 2026 STATEMENT: Climate Mayors Incoming Chair Mayor McLean Responds to President Trump’s Withdrawal from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change January 7, 2026 Read more → January 7, 2026 December 3, 2025 STATEMENT: Climate Mayors Executive Director Condemns Rollback of Cost-Saving Vehicle Emission Standards December 3, 2025 Read more → December 3, 2025 November 13, 2025 Climate Mayors Announces New 2026 Steering Committee Members November 13, 2025 Read more → November 13, 2025 August 7, 2025 STATEMENT: Climate Mayors Executive Director Condemns Trump Administration’s Proposed Rollback of Cost-Saving Solar Program August 7, 2025 Read more → August 7, 2025 July 29, 2025 Climate Mayors Affirm Commitment to Public Health While EPA Abdicates Responsibility To Protect Americans From Climate Pollution July 29, 2025 Read more → July 29, 2025 July 2, 2025 STATEMENT: Climate Mayors Leadership Reaffirm Commitment to Clean Energy and Affordability Following Congressional Rollbacks July 2, 2025 Read more → July 2, 2025 June 11, 2025 STATEMENT: Climate Mayors Executive Director Responds to Trump Administration’s Rollbacks of EPA Power Plant Standards June 11, 2025 Read more → June 11, 2025 May 22, 2025 STATEMENT: CLIMATE MAYORS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR RESPONDS TO SENATE MOVE ROLLING BACK CALIFORNIA’S CLEAN-AIR WAIVERS ‘A MAJOR STEP BACKWARDS.’ May 22, 2025 Read more → May 22, 2025 May 14, 2025 STATEMENT: CLIMATE MAYORS SAYS PROPOSED HOUSE PACKAGE WILL RAISE COSTS, THREATEN JOBS OF WORKING AMERICANS May 14, 2025 Read more → May 14, 2025 April 10, 2025 STATEMENT: CLIMATE MAYORS CHAIR MAYOR KATE GALLEGO RESPONDS TO WHITE HOUSE ATTEMPT TO HAMPER LOCAL CLIMATE ACTION April 10, 2025 Read more → April 10, 2025 April 9, 2025 STATEMENT: Climate Mayors Chair Mayor Gallego Calls on HHS Secretary to Protect Program Helping Americans Keep the Air Conditioning on in Summer April 9, 2025 Read more → April 9, 2025 April 7, 2025 STATEMENT: Climate Mayors on Trump Administration Cuts to National Disaster Response April 7, 2025 Read more → April 7, 2025 March 12, 2025 STATEMENT: Climate Mayors Executive Director Condemns Trump Administration’s EPA Rollback of Key Environmental and Public Health Protections March 12, 2025 Read more → March 12, 2025 March 5, 2025 STATEMENT: Climate Mayors Leadership Pays Tribute to Former Chair and Houston Mayor, Congressman Sylvester Turner March 5, 2025 Read more → March 5, 2025 January 28, 2025 STATEMENT: Climate Mayors on OMB Call to Freeze All Federal Funding January 28, 2025 Read more → January 28, 2025 January 20, 2025 STATEMENT: Climate Mayors to Uphold Paris Agreement Commitment and Accelerate U.S. Subnational Climate Ambition and Global Economic Competitiveness January 20, 2025 Read more → January 20, 2025 January 8, 2025 Saporta Report: Mayoral climate coalition announces 2025 leadership team, includes Mayor Dickens as vice-chair January 8, 2025 Read more → January 8, 2025 January 7, 2025 Hoodline: Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego Takes the Helm as Chair of Climate Mayors, Championing Sustainable Urban Policy on National Level January 7, 2025 Read more → January 7, 2025 January 7, 2025 AZCentral: Gallego takes reins of national mayors' climate group, secures $15M for EV charging ports January 7, 2025 Read more → January 7, 2025 January 7, 2025 Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Mayor Dickens picked for a leadership role in climate-focused mayors network January 7, 2025 Read more → January 7, 2025 January 3, 2025 CNET: For Progress on Climate and Energy in 2025, Think Local January 3, 2025 Read more → January 3, 2025 December 19, 2024 Statement: Climate Mayors Welcome New U.S. National Determined Contribution (NDC) to Target 61-66% of National Emissions Reductions Putting U.S. Cities on a Path Towards Economic Prosperity December 19, 2024 Read more → December 19, 2024 November 27, 2024 Bloomberg: What Can US Cities and States Do for the Climate Under Trump? 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