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Full committee markup of the following 54 pieces of legislation. Many of the bills were previously scheduled to be considered at the July 29 markup.

Controversial bills include:

• S. 1568, the Liberating Incandescent Technology Act, a bill to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to modify standards for general service lamps, and for other purposes. (Mr. Lee) The bill would reverse and prohibit energy-efficiency standards for light bulbs.
• S. 2970, a bill to authorize the use of off-highway vehicles in certain areas of the Capitol Reef National Park, Utah. (Mr. Lee)
• S. 4103/H.R. 2709, the Save Our Sequoias Act, a bill to permit logging of giant sequoia groves in the name of “protecting” them, and for other purposes. (Mr. Padilla/Rep. Fong) The bill would expedite harmful logging operations in the groves and their surrounding landscapes by minimizing environmental studies and community involvement that usually inform the decision-making processes.
• H.R. 677, the Expedited Appeals Review Act, a bill to establish a process to expedite the review of appeals of certain decisions by the Department of the Interior. (Rep. Hageman) The bill would fast-track public land disputes by imposing a six-month deadline on the Interior Board of Land Appeals, which no longer has court deference because of the Loper Bright decision ending the Chevron doctrine.

Full list of legislation:

1. S. 365/H.R. 1729, the Bolts Ditch Act, a bill to amend the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act to allow for additional entities to be eligible to complete the maintenance work on Bolts Ditch and the Bolts Ditch Headgate within the Holy Cross Wilderness, Colorado. (Mr. Bennet/Rep. Neguse)
2. S. 462, the Truckee Meadows Public Lands Management Act, a bill to provide for economic development and conservation in Washoe County, Nevada, and for other purposes. (Ms. Rosen)
3. S. 465, the GRID Power Act, a bill to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to reform the interconnection queue process for the prioritization and approval of certain projects, and for other purposes. (Mr. Hoeven)
4. S. 730, the African Burial Ground International Memorial Museum and Educational Center Act, a bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to assess the suitability and feasibility of establishing the African Burial Ground International Memorial Museum and Educational Center at the African Burial Ground National Monument, and for other purposes. (Mrs. Gillibrand)
5. S. 764, the Colorado Outdoor Receation and Economy Act, a bill to provide for the designation of certain wilderness areas, recreation management areas, and conservation areas in the State of Colorado, and for other purposes. (Mr. Bennett)
6. S. 791, the Justice Thurgood Marshall National Historic Site Establishment Act, a bill to establish the Justice Thurgood Marshall National Historic Site in the State of Maryland as an affiliated area of the National Park System, and for other purposes. (Mr. Van Hollen)
7. S. 888, the Oregon Recreation Enhancement Act, a bill to designate certain land administered by the Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service in the State of Oregon as wilderness and national recreation areas, to withdraw certain land located in Curry County and Josephine County, Oregon, from all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws, location, entry, and patent under the mining laws, and operation under the mineral leasing and geothermal leasing laws, and for other purposes. (Mr. Wyden)
8. S. 945, the Smith River National Recreation Area Expansion Act, a bill to amend the Smith River National Recreation Area Act to include certain additions to the Smith River National Recreation Area, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain wild rivers in the State of Oregon, and for other purposes. (Mr. Merkley)
9. S. 1005, the Southern Nevada Economic Development and Conservation Act, a bill to provide for conservation and economic development in the State of Nevada, and for other purposes. (Ms. Cortez Masto)
10. S. 1088, the World War II Women’s Memorial Location Act, a bill to provide that the memorial to commemorate the sacrifice and service of the women who worked on the home front to support the efforts of the United States military during World War II may be located on the National Mall, and for other purposes. (Mrs. Shaheen)
11. S. 1195, the Pershing County Economic Development and Conservation Act, a bill to promote conservation, improve public land management, and provide for sensible development in Pershing County, Nevada, and for other purposes. (Ms. Rosen)
12. S. 1254, a bill to amend the Aquifer Recharge Flexibility Act to clarify a provision relating to conveyances for aquifer recharge purposes. (Mr. Risch)
13. S. 1341, the Sarvis Creek Wilderness Completion Act, a bill to amend the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993 to add certain land to the Sarvis Creek Wilderness, and for other purposes. (Mr. Hickenlooper)
14. S. 1342, the Weatherization Assistance Program Improvements Act , a bill to amend the Energy Conservation and Production Act to improve the weatherization assistance program, and for other purposes. (Mr. Reed)
15. S. 1349, the Ruby Mountains Protection Act, a bill to withdraw the National Forest System land in the Ruby Mountains subdistrict of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest and the National Wildlife Refuge System land in Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Elko and White Pine Counties, Nevada, from operation under the mineral leasing laws. (Ms. Cortez Masto)
16. S. 1476, the M.H. Dutch Salmon Greater Gila Wild and Scenic River Act, a bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain segments of the Gila River system in the State of New Mexico as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, to provide for the transfer of administrative jurisdiction over certain Federal land in the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes. (Mr. Heinrich)
17. S. 1568, the Liberating Incandescent Technology Act, a bill to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to modify standards for general service lamps, and for other purposes. (Mr. Lee) The bill would reverse and prohibit energy-efficiency standards for light bulbs.
18. S. 1737, the Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, a bill to designate and expand wilderness areas in Olympic National Forest in the State of Washington, and to designate certain rivers in Olympic National Forest and Olympic National Park as wild and scenic rivers, and for other purposes. (Mrs. Murray)
19. S. 1777, the Joshua Tree National Park Expansion Act, a bill to amend the California Desert Protection Act of 1994 to expand the boundary of Joshua Tree National Park, to redesignate the Cottonwood Visitor Center at Joshua Tree National Park as the “Dianne Feinstein Visitor Center”, and for other purposes. (Mr. Padilla)
20. S. 1870, the Rim of the Valley Corridor Preservation Act, a bill to adjust the boundary of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area to include the Rim of the Valley Corridor, and for other purposes. (Mr. Schiff)
21. S. 2570, the Energy Savings and Weatherization Reauthorization Act , a bill to amend the Energy Conservation and Production Act to reauthorize the weatherization assistance program. (Mr. Coons)
22. S. 2970, a bill to authorize the use of off-highway vehicles in certain areas of the Capitol Reef National Park, Utah. (Mr. Lee)
23. S. 3371, the National Museum of the Blind People’s Movement Act, a bill to designate the Museum of the Blind People’s Movement in Baltimore, Maryland, as the “National Museum of the Blind People’s Movement”. (Mr. Van Hollen)
24. S. 3499/H.R. 3638, the Electric Supply Chain Act, a bill to require the Secretary of Energy to prepare periodic assessments and submit reports on the supply chain for the generation and transmission of electricity, and for other purposes. (Ms. Cortez Masto/Rep. Latta)
25. S. 3524/H.R. 7618, the American Battlefield Protection Program Amendments Act , a bill to amend title 54, United States Code, to modify certain cost-sharing requirements for grant programs under the American Battlefield Protection Program, and for other purposes. (Mr. McCormick/Rep. Kiggans)
26. S. 3526, the Protecting Unique and Beautiful Landscapes by Investing in California Lands Act, a bill to provide for the protection of and investment in certain Federal land in the State of California, and for other purposes. (Mr. Padilla)
27. S. 3542, the Upper Raritan River Watershed Wild and Scenic River Study Act , a bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate the Upper Raritan River Watershed in the State of New Jersey for study for potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes. (Mr. Booker)
28. S. 3695, the Santini-Burton Modernization Act, a bill to amend Public Law 96–586 to modernize the authority of the Forest Service to acquire and administer land under that Act, and for other purposes. (Ms. Cortez Masto)
29. S. 3737, the Growing Resilient Operations from Water Saving and Municipal-Agricultural Reciprocally-beneficial Transactions Act, a bill to amend the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 to provide financial and technical assistance to eligible entities for the conduct of innovative approaches to voluntary water partnership agreements among multiple water users and projects conducted by individual agricultural entities, and for other purposes. (Mr. Padilla)
30. S. 3785, the North Rim and Kaibab National Forest Restoration Act, a bill to authorize direct emergency acquisition flexibilities for the National Park Service and Forest Service for the purpose of retaining, vetting, approving, and expediting contractor approval for the clearing, rebuilding, maintenance, and improvement of areas of the Grand Canyon National Park and Kaibab National Forest damaged by certain wildfires, and for other purpose. (Mr. Gallego)
31. S. 3925, the Julius Rosenwald and Rosenwald Schools National Historical Park Act, a bill to establish the Julius Rosenwald and Rosenwald Schools National Historical Park, and for other purposes. (Mr. Durbin)
32. S. 4005, the Responsible Containment Reauthorization Act, a bill amend the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978 to extend the authorization of a disposal site in Mesa County, Colorado, until the site is filled to designed capacity. (Mr. Hickenlooper)
33. S. 4023, the America’s Living Library Act, a bill to establish the America’s Living Library Project, and for other purposes. (Mr. Young)
34. S. 4103/H.R. 2709, the Save Our Sequoias Act, a bill to permit logging of giant sequoia groves in the name of “protecting” them, and for other purposes. (Mr. Padilla/Rep. Fong) The bill would expedite harmful logging operations in the hgroves and their surrounding landscapes by minimizing environmental studies and community involvement that usually inform the decision-making processes.
35. S. 4116, the Geothermal Power Opportunity With Expanded Regions Act, a bill to advance next-generation geothermal electricity generation demonstration projects in new regions, and for other purposes. (Mr. Hickenlooper)
36. S. 4166/H.R. 7257, the Securing Community Upgrades for a Resilient Grid Act, a bill to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to require States to include supporting the physical security, cybersecurity, and resilience of local distribution systems in State energy security plans, and for other purposes. (Ms. Cortez Masto/Rep. Latta)
37. S. 4200, the Douglas County Economic Development and Conservation Act, a bill to promote conservation, improve public land, and provide for sensible development in Douglas County, Nevada, and for other purposes. (Ms. Cortez Masto)
38. S. 4252, the WIPP Economic Assistance Assurance Act, a bill to amend the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Land Withdrawal Act to ensure that economic assistance payments under that Act continue until the closure of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, and for other purposes. (Mr. Heinrich)
39. S. 4312, the Federal Mechanical Insulation Act, a bill to amend the National Energy Conservation Policy Act to include the installation of mechanical insulation property as an energy or water efficiency measure, and for other purposes. (Ms. Cortez Masto)
40. S. 4351, the Energy Consumer Protection Act, a bill to amend the Federal Power Act and the Natural Gas Act with respect to the enforcement of certain provisions, and for other purposes. (Ms. Cortez Masto)
41. S. 4406, the Next-Generation Geothermal Research and Development Act, a bill to amend the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to direct research, development, demonstration, and commercial application activities in support of next-generation geothermal systems in various conditions, and for other purposes. (Ms. Cortez Masto)
42. S. 4595, the Mullica River Watershed Wild and Scenic River Study Act, a bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate the Mullica River watershed in New Jersey for study for potential designation as a wild and scenic river, and for other purposes. (Mr. Kim)
43. S. 4846, the Transboundary Aquifer Assessment Program Act, a bill to amend the United States-Mexico Transboundary Aquifer Assessment Act to reauthorize the United States-Mexico transboundary aquifer assessment program. (Mr. Kelly)
44. S. 4870, the Earth MRI Reauthorization Act, a bill to amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to reauthorize the Earth Mapping Resources Initiative, and for other purposes. (Ms. Murkowski)
45. S. 5352, the Desalination Reauthorization Act, a bill to amend the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act and the Water Desalination Act of 1996 to reauthorize certain desalination programs, and for other purposes. (Mr. Padilla)
46. S. 5359, the Pennington County Land Conveyance Act, a bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey to Pennington County, South Dakota, certain National Forest System land. (Mr. Thune)
47. S. 5360, the Rural and Municipal Utility Cybersecurity Act, a bill to amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to reauthorize the Rural and Municipal Utility Advanced Cybersecurity Grant and Technical Assistance Program, and for other purposes. (Mr. McCormick)
48. S. 5374, a bill to facilitate the conveyance of certain land in Bonners Ferry, Idaho, platted under section 2387 of the Revised Statutes, and for other purposes. (Mr. Risch)
49. S. 5402, a bill to extend authorizations for aquatic ecosystem restoration projects, multi-benefit watershed health projects, and WaterSMART grants, and for other purposes. (Mr. Wyden)
50. H.R. 249, a bill to redesignate certain facilities at Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park in honor of Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr. (Rep. Pallone)
51. H.R. 677, the Expedited Appeals Review Act, a bill to establish a process to expedite the review of appeals of certain decisions by the Department of the Interior. (Rep. Hageman) The bill would fast-track public land disputes by imposing a six-month deadline on the Interior Board of Land Appeals, which no longer has court deference because of the Loper Bright decision ending the Chevron doctrine.
52. H.R. 2306, the Adams Memorial-Great American Heroes Act, a bill to reauthorize the Adams Memorial Commission, and for other purposes. (Rep. Moolenaar)
53. H.R. 2317, the Northern Nevada Economic Development and Conservation Act, a bill to provide for transfer of ownership of certain Federal lands in northern Nevada, to authorize the disposal of certain Federal lands in northern Nevada for economic development, to promote conservation in northern Nevada, and for other purposes. (Rep. Amodei)
54. H.R. 5729, the North Rim Restoration Act, a bill to authorize direct emergency acquisition flexibilities for the National Park Service for the purpose of retaining, vetting, approving, and expediting contractor approval for the clearing, rebuilding, maintenance, and improvement of the Grand Canyon grounds that have been impacted by the Dragon Bravo Fire. (Rep. Crane)

09/30/2026 at 10:00AM

Join philanthropic leaders, journalists, and media innovators to explore why storytelling might be one of the most overlooked — and underinvested — levers for driving climate action.

Despite growing public concern about climate change, climate philanthropy remains less than 2% of overall philanthropic giving. At the same time, millions of people continue to receive limited, inconsistent, or highly polarized information about climate risks and solutions. As funders seek the highest-leverage opportunities to accelerate climate action, an important question emerges: Is strengthening climate journalism one of the most underinvested climate solutions available today?

This discussion will bring together philanthropic leaders, climate journalists, and media innovators to explore the role of journalism in shaping public understanding, informing decision-makers, and creating the conditions for durable climate progress. Panelists will examine how philanthropic investments can expand high-quality climate reporting, reach audiences beyond traditional environmental circles, elevate local and community-based stories, and counter misinformation without compromising journalistic independence. The conversation will also explore what funders can learn from successful investments in media and narrative change, where the greatest funding gaps exist today, and how strategic support for journalism can help unlock progress across climate mitigation, resilience, public health, economic development, and environmental justice. Following the panel discussion, leaders of five journalism non-profits in the climate space will deliver concise, high-impact pitches tailored to philanthropists and philanthropic advisors interested in supporting essential climate reporting and communication.

For funders looking to maximize impact, this session will consider whether supporting climate journalism is not simply a communications strategy, but a critical investment in the infrastructure of climate action itself.

8:45am – Doors Open

9:00am – Welcome Remarks:

• Philippe Roesle, CEO and Consul, Swissnex in Boston and New York
• Randall Kempner, Executive Director, Climate Philanthropy Catalyst Coalition

9:15am – Panel Discussion

• Nikhil Swaminathan, CEO, Grist
• Sean Harder, Senior Communications Officer, MacArthur Foundation
• Emily Holden, Founder, Floodlight, Co-Chair, Climate News Task Force
• Paula Dupraz-Dobias, International Journalist & Producer

10:00am – Climate Journalism Solutions Showcase

• Sentient: Ana Bradley, Executive Director
• Green Philly: Julie Hancher, Co-Founder & Editor
• Canary Media: Nicholas Rinaldi, General Manager
• Mongabay: Rhett Butler, Founder & CEO

11:00am – Networking

12:00pm – End

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09/25/2026 at 09:00AM

Join Climate Defiance for our fourth annual Climate Week Dinner and Fundraiser featuring Gov Jay Inslee and Democratic Congressional candidates Rep. Chris Rabb, Melat Kiros, Dr. Adam Hamawy, and Justin Pearson.

Host committee: Emily Gallagher, Chi Ossé, Jane Kim, Gil Duran, David Roberts, Steven Donziger, Emma Vigeland, Abby Stein, Josh Fox, Michael Mezz, Amy Westervelt, Birdie Sam, Davidson Boswell. Nico Agosta.

In the Upper West Side, address provided with ticket purchase.

Tickets $500 and up. VIP reception ($1000) at 5:30 pm, dinner at 6:30 pm, afterparty at 9 pm.

09/24/2026 at 06:30PM

The data center boom is driving demand for fossil fuels. Fracked gas plants that should have been shut down years ago are still online and ones that are scheduled to close are trying desperately to stay open. This is the case with the Gowanus fracked gas plant. Join community leaders to demand the Gowanus fracked gas plant is closed permanently and never used to power AI data centers.

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6:00pm
Gowanus Fracked Gas Plant (29th St & 2nd Ave, Brooklyn

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09/24/2026 at 06:00PM

Join us for a panel & podcast recording (followed by happy hour!) about how local leaders are standing up to the rapid expansion of AI data centers to protect their communities, their utility bills, our water, and our climate.

New York State Representative Emily Gallagher, Georgia Public Service Commissioner Peter Hubbard, and Louisiana Public Service Commissioner Davante Lewis will be in conversation with The Hum host Saul Levin and Lead Locally about what communities are facing on the ground and how elected officials and people-powered movements can push back and win.

Lead Locally and The Hum will be joined by Oil Change International, Climate Defenders, Climate and Community Institute, the DNC Climate Caucus, and Third Act for this incredible conversation.

Across the country, big tech companies are jamming through hundreds of new data centers to power their AI models. While the profits go to some of the world’s richest men, the costs are being thrust on neighboring communities. Massive water consumption. Increased pollution when utilities turn to fossil fuels to meet growing energy needs. And in many places, rising utility bills for families who never asked for any of it.

The panel will explore the huge problems of AI data centers and the tools local officials are using effectively to reduce harm. Panelists will share lessons from their own fights (like the successful passage of New York’s data center moratorium) and discuss how advocates and elected leaders can work together to win stronger protections. This panel will be recorded live for The Hum, a podcast telling the story of fights against data centers.

After the conversation, stick around for a romping happy hour to meet fellow climate and data center organizers working to fight back against the Big Tech and Big Oil!

Participants:

• New York State Representative Emily Gallagher
• Georgia Public Service Commissioner Peter Hubbard
• Louisiana Public Service Commissioner Davante Lewis
• The Hum host Saul Levin

09/24/2026 at 05:00PM

This Climate Week NYC 2026 event will focus on the core principles of the Public Pathway and what they mean in the New York and U.S. context. While TUED has focused on the Public Pathway in an international context to describe reclaiming energy from neoliberal privatization, the underlying principles are directly relevant to struggles in the US and New York: public ownership of energy, democratic governance of public services, utility accountability, visionary energy planning by the state, decarbonization of built infrastructure, public transit, robust workers’ rights, affordable housing, affordable energy bills, and the defense of quality public services.

​Climate policy cannot succeed if it is organized around fragmented private, profit-maximizing markets, cost-shifting to working people, and “green privatisation” projects designed primarily for investor returns.

​Panelists will explore several guiding principles of the Public Pathway, including energy as a public good, progressive climate finance, workers’ use of public procurement and industrial policy, and the need to link climate action with a robust labor movement. The discussion will connect these principles to concrete U.S. and New York debates, including public power, the role of NYPA, utility regulation, green jobs, electrification, public housing retrofits, public transit expansion, and local industrial strategy.

Speakers:

• ​Isabel Estevez, Co-Executive Director, i3T
• Chris Dols, Federal Unionist Network, Organizer
• Batul Hassan, Labor Director at the Climate and Community Institute
• Lala Peñaranda (moderator), Latin America Coordinator, Trade Unions for Energy Democracy (TUED)

Part of TUED X Climate Week NYC at CUNY School for Labor and Urban Studies.

CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies
25 W 43rd St 18th floor
New York, NY 10036

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09/24/2026 at 02:00PM

We Build Progress, Public Citizen, Climate Justice Alliance and partners will convene state and local policymakers, advocates, organizers, and policy experts during NYC Climate Week to launch a new Data Center Policy Toolkit, an interactive resource designed to help communities respond to the rapid expansion of data centers across the country and equip policymakers with practical tools to address the harms of data center development.

​Driven in part by the growth of artificial intelligence, data centers are placing increasing demands on communities’ power grids, water supplies, and other vital resources. Data centers currently account for approximately 4.4% of U.S. electricity consumption, with that share projected to rise to 12% by 2028. The rapid pace of development is mobilizing communities across the country, while policymakers are seeking practical tools to respond to this urgent policy challenge.

​The new toolkit meets this need with expert-informed, customizable legislative templates addressing issues including energy and water use, pollution and environmental impacts, permitting and zoning, subsidies, transparency and reporting, and approaches to development moratoriums, restrictions, and prohibitions. Its flexible approach is designed to help communities respond to data center harms based on local priorities, whether they are addressing proposed data center development or facilities already operating.

​The Climate Week event will feature a moderated discussion with policymakers, advocates, and organizers working on the front lines of data center development and regulation, followed by a networking reception.

​The discussion will feature the following experts:

• Katie Thomas, Director of Livable Futures, We Build Progress (Moderator)
• Melanie Sachs, District 102, Freeport, Maine House of Representatives
• ​Anna Kelles, District 125, Ithaca, New York State Assembly
• ​KD Minor, Community Solutions Manager, Alliance for Affordable Energy, Louisiana
• Mar Zepeda, Legislative Director, Climate Justice Alliance

​About The Data Center Policy Toolkit:

​The Data Center Policy Toolkit is an interactive, first-of-its-kind resource providing policymakers and engaged organizers with legislative templates to address data centers at the state and local level. Its customizable language is designed to help users develop policies across a range of data center issues, including energy and water use, pollution and environmental impacts, permitting and zoning, subsidies, transparency and reporting, and approaches to development moratoriums, restrictions, and prohibitions.

​The toolkit was developed by We Build Progress, Climate XChange, Public Citizen, Model Climate Law Initiative, Rooted Futures Lab, Run on Climate, Climate Justice Alliance, Environmental Law Institute, Good Jobs First, Houston Advanced Research Center, National Association of Clean Air Agencies, State Innovation Exchange, Young Gifted and Green, AI Now Institute, Memphis Community Against Pollution, and WE ACT for Environmental Justice.

Civic Hall, New York, NY

09/24/2026 at 12:00PM

We are excited to share that this vital conversation convenes a powerhouse lineup of community leaders, mayors, scientists, researchers, and journalists. Across three dynamic panel conversations, we’ll examine the collision of technology, energy, and democracy; the rapid expansion of AI data centers; the legacy of nuclear weapons; the toll of these developments on Indigenous communities, communities of color, and rural areas; and the affordability crisis and what it will take for everyday people to build power and shape real solutions.

Together, these conversations connect today’s most pressing challenges to a larger question: How do communities organize and build power within democratic structures when government and industry leave them behind?

Introductory Remarks by Mayor Zohran Mamdani

AI’s Hidden Toll

• LaTricea Adams, President & CEO, Young, Gifted & Green, Memphis
• Manish Bapna, President & CEO, Natural Resources Defense Council, Washington, DC
• Mayor Kate Gallego, City of Phoenix

Tishman Auditorium, The New School

Moderator

• Adam Mahoney, National Climate and Environment Reporter, Capital B News, New Orleans

Nuclear Legacy: Mapping Local Impacts

• Lilly Adams, Co-Creator, US Nuclear Impacts Map, Brooklyn, New York
• Moñeka De Oro, Co-Executive Director, Micronesia Climate Change Alliance, Guam/Guåhan
• Leona Morgan (Diné), Indigenous Community Organizer and Anti-Nuclear Activist, Diné No Nukes, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Moderator

• Sharon Weinberger, Editor-in-Chief, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, Washington, DC

Power in Our Hands: Solutions for an Affordable, Just Future

• Dr. Ana Isabel Baptista, Associate Professor of Environmental & Climate Justice at the Parsons School of Design and Director, Tishman Environment & Design Center at The New School, New York
• Dr. Gretchen Goldman, President & CEO, Union of Concerned Scientists, Washington, DC
• Bill McKibben, Author, Educator, Activist, and Founder, Third Act & 350.org, Vermont
• Mayor Michelle Wu, City of Boston

Moderator

• Garrison Hayes, Correspondent, Mother Jones, Nashville

09/24/2026 at 09:00AM

Join us on Sept. 24th, for insightful discussions moderated by AP’s Global Climate and Environmental News Director, Peter Prengaman.

On behalf of the Associated Press (AP) & the AP Fund for Journalism (APFJ), we are delighted to invite you to a New York Climate Week event on Thursday, Sept. 24 9:00am-12:00pm. Through a roundtable discussion, a networking session, and two panels, the event will bring together journalists and communicators, funders, and climate experts to explore the role of independent, facts-based journalism in shaping the global climate conversation.

In-person attendance will be limited on an invite-only basis. If you would like to be considered for attendance, please click ‘Join Waitlist’.

All three discussions are available to be viewed by the public via livestream on AP’s YouTube channel:

The roundtable will feature some of the world’s best communicators from Project Drawdown, Yale Program on Climate Communications, Potential Energy Coalition, and Talking Climate Collaborative share their experiences on how we talk about climate change. This roundtable will be followed by two panels will feature AP journalists and philanthropy representatives discussing how the Iran war has catalyzed the green energy transition and people’s relationship to nature.

Participants:

• Jonathan Foley
• Anthony Leiserowitz
• Eric Asche
• Bernadette Woods Placky
• Peter Prengaman
• Anton Delgado
• Moira McDonald
• Seth Borenstein

09/24/2026 at 09:00AM

Beyond Bretton Woods and Leave it in the Ground Initiative (LINGO) have the pleasure to invite you to the soft launch of “THE SANTA MARTA CENTRAL BANK INNOVATION PLATFORM – THE IMAGINABLE IN TIMES OF THE INEVITABLE” at NY Climate Week.

​At Santa Marta (Colombia), on the first Fossil Free conference the “Santa Marta Transition and Financial Stability Group” was launched in April 2026. Foundational to this group is the creation of the Santa Marta Central Bank Innovation Platform.

The platform exists to accelerate and scale the execution of novel, unique just-transition solutions within the central bank policy framework. It does so by mainstreaming and shaping “out-of-the-box” ideas that seek a fit within the widening mandate scope of central banks.

​This event brings together expert panel members for a deliberate three-part conversation, a trifecta spanning science, central bank monetary policy, and investment allocation decision making.

​Please register to attend.

​Panelists

• ​Sarah Bloom Raskin – Distinguished Professor of the Practice, Duke University School of Law School; Former Deputy Secretary of the United States Treasury; Former Governor of the Federal Reserve Board
• Julie Delongchamp – Head of Stewardship and Sustainable Investment, Client Platform, Wellington Management
• ​Professor Michael Mann – Presidential Distinguished Professor of Earth & Environmental Science, University of Pennsylvania
• Jwala Rambarran – Co-director, Santa Marta Transition and Financial Stability Group
• ​Jens van ’t Klooster – Associate Professor of Political Economy, University of Amsterdam

​Moderator

• ​Frank Van Gansbeke - co-founder, Beyond Bretton Woods

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09/24/2026 at 08:00AM