Calling all techies, solar punks, audio wizards, and anyOne who knows you cannot be replaced by a robot …
For many moons and solar returns, Bike-partyers from aRound the world have embarked on deep-space exploration seeking a way of connecting sound bikes and speakers on the move…
Some have cracked the code, others want to try out some new gadgets, others just want to boogie through the city on wheels.
During this year’s DC Climate Week, solarpunk dc and our fellow volunteers at DC Bike Party will gather in the first of a series of ~hackathons to see if it can be done Here!
The Center for Clean Air Policy (CCAP) is hosting a free networking event for climate policy professionals and leaders in the Washington, DC area as part of DC Climate Week. Join us for drinks, conversation, and an evening of connecting with others working to advance climate action.
CCAP is a nonprofit think tank celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2026. Our mission is to support every step of climate action—from ambition to implementation—by helping translate climate goals into practical solutions.
With prices unsustainably high on everything from energy to food, it’s time to stop greed and build the sustainable, healthy economy we all deserve.
Join friends new and old at Dirty Habit on April 23rd at 5pm to hear more about CCI’s just-launched Stop Greed Build Green, a strategic framework and agenda putting working people in charge of the economy and the climate transition.
Come out to forge connections to take back control of our economy.
Community Choice Energy Alliance (CCEA) is the national nonprofit organization representing nearly 20 million residential, commercial, and industrial electricity customers served by Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) programs across California, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, and Rhode Island. More info on CCEA can be found at: https://www.nationalccea.org/.
CCEA is hosting a Congressional Networking Reception on Wednesday, April 22 at 2044 Rayburn House Office Building from 5:30pm-7:30pm. Connect with CCA leaders from across the country advancing energy independence, protecting consumers, promoting competitive pricing, and driving local economic development.
Refreshments will be served at this widely attended event. No RSVP required.
The Budget requests $53.9 billion in discretionary budget authority for DOE, a $4.8 billion or nearly 10-percent
increase from the 2026 enacted level excluding the Working Families Tax Cut Act (WFTC) funding. Within
the requested amount, $32.8 billion is allocated to the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), a
$3.6 billion or 12-percent increase from the 2026 enacted level (including WFTC funding). The remaining $21.1 billion refects a $2.7 billion or 11-percent reduction
from the 2026 enacted level.
IIJA funds redirected to $3.5 billion to “deploy firm baseload power” and $1.2 billion for AI to
support seven AI supercomputers at the Argonne and Oak Ridge National Laboratories.
The Budget reproposes the cancellation of
$15.2 billion in IIJA funding.
DOE abolished the EERE office in 2026.
Office of Science (–$1.1 billion): The Budget eliminates funding for climate change research.
Advanced Research Project Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) (–$150 million).
The Budget prohibits the use of
Federal funds for subscriptions to academic journals
unless required by Federal statute or approved in advance by a Federal agency
The Subcommittee on Environment will hold a hearing on April 22, 2026, at 2:00 pm in
2123 Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Help or Hindrance? The Impact
of U.S. Environmental Laws on Critical Material Supply Chains, National Security, and
Economic Growth.”
Josh Gubkin, Associate General Counsel, Redwood Materials
Jane Neal, Senior Vice President, AMG Vanadium
Chris Lehman, Chief Development Officer, Principal Mineral
Beia Spiller, Fellow, Transportation Program Director, Resources for the Future
The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) provides a national framework
for the management of solid waste and hazardous waste, including policies to promote the
reduction of waste at the source, recycling, and energy recovery first before treatment and
disposal.
The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
(CERCLA, also known as the Superfund law) provides authority for responding to releases or
threatened releases of hazardous substances to the environment, and for the assignment of
liability and responsibility for remediating the contamination.
The Clean Air Act (CAA) provides EPA authority to regulate the emissions of certain air
pollutants from stationary and mobile sources, including authority to regulate emissions of
hazardous air pollutants and other emissions from industrial sources.
The Safe Drinking Water Act is the main federal law regulating drinking water and
protecting drinking water sources.