Kristen Soares

On February 12, EPA issued a final rule rescinding the 2009 Greenhouse Gas endangerment finding. This decision to revoke the basis for the majority of EPA’s regulations on GHG emissions, including for industrial and power plants, as well as vehicles,...

As policymakers and clean energy advocates work to protect their communities against skyrocketing energy costs, understanding how to communicate the counterintuitive link between additional grid investments and affordability is essential when bills are rising. We convened a panel to discuss...

As energy prices soar and load growth requires additional grid capacity, states need to unlock large-scale electricity investments that protect ratepayers from a growing affordability crisis. It’s critical that policymakers and advocates understand the policy tools at their disposal to...

Transportation is the highest emitting sector for greenhouse gases in the United States. Light-duty vehicles are the largest source of these emissions, making the transition from gas-powered cars to electric vehicles critical for reaching climate goals. Amidst federal rollbacks on...

Enacting effective data center regulations has been a key priority for climate and energy advocates in 2025. Without meaningful policy guardrails, unchecked data center development threatens water resources, energy affordability, grid reliability, and public health. Each state faces its own...

Once touted as a “bridge fuel” by the fossil fuel industry and its proponents, the reality is that natural gas infrastructure locks the U.S. into future emissions when cleaner alternatives exist. The future of natural gas is one of the...

While the federal government has spent much of 2025 eliminating climate programs, cutting clean energy funding, and rolling back environmental regulations, states across the country have been exploring a wide range of policy approaches in an effort to meet our...

As the federal government threatens states’ authority to regulate climate policy, environmental rights amendments (ERAs) present a key opportunity for states to guarantee the right to a clean and healthy environment through a constitutional mandate. These amendments can be used...

Investing in our energy grid secures reliable, resilient electricity and saves money in the long run. However, state policies working to accelerate these investments — including modernizing our transmission grid or expanding it to connect to new clean energy resources...