DNC Environment and Climate Crisis Council
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Democratic Party Council created in 2019 to advocate and act for climate & environmental justice. Chair: Michelle Regalado Deatrick dncclimate.org | linktr.ee/DNCClimate
92% of public comments to the federal government supported the rule to let people lease public land to restore it. Trump still repealed it. Then BLM approved 6027 new drilling permits. Center for American Progress now counts 86+ mil acres ripped of protection. Happy World Nature Conservation Day.
Heartfelt gratitude to Britt Gondolfi for speaking at the Council's New Orleans meeting. Britt is a lawyer, an organizer, and a children's book author from Southeast Louisiana. At Bioneers she coordinates the Rights of Nature in Indian Country Initiative.
The beautiful Boundary Waters is closed: 17 fires, 55K acres + National Guard mobilized. All south of the border. These are Climate Wildfires. But Trump blames the smoke on Canada and wants to bill them. One fire is burning on both sides of the border. You can't tariff, deport or wall it off.
🦈 On Shark Awareness Day, it's important to remember: Sharks kill fewer than 10 people a year. We kill an estimated 100 million of them. 🧵
Orcas are intelligent, social animals found in every ocean and are vital to our ecosystems, yet Southern Resident Orcas are in critical danger, with only 73 remaining. This #WorldOrcaDay, remember the importance of protecting them. Learn how to protect them: www.whaleresearch.com/orca-conserv...
Super Typhoon Bavi struck the U.S. Northern Mariana Islands yesterday as a Category 5. Its eye passed directly over the island of Rota with 180 mph winds. Officials report that nearly "every aspect" of the island was damaged or destroyed. 💙 Photo: NOAA. Typhoon Bavi.
Check the NWS heat map for your current heat risk: www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/heatrisk/ Photo: National Weather Service 7/2/26
Louisiana Public Service Commissioner Davante Lewis brought a powerful message to the Council's Spring Meeting in New Orleans: the movement to climate justice is through people. Louisiana is on the climate frontlines — and his leadership will help build a cleaner future. 💙 @davanteforla.bsky.social
Council Chair Michelle Deatrick spoke at the Wisconsin Democratic Convention this month — with the state party's Environmental Caucus and the "Politics of Place: How Climate Candidates" workshop. In one of the country's tightest battlegrounds, almost every conversation came back to land and water.
We applaud Nashville Mayor Freddie O'Connell for moving to stop a data center next to the zoo's clouded leopards. 200,000+ sq ft. A 50 MW substation. Feet from endangered animals. This is leadership.
Texas, we're headed your way. 🌎 Tomorrow Friday 6/26, our Chair @mdeatrick.bsky.social joins the Texas Environmental Democrats caucus at the 2026 Texas Democratic Convention in Corpus Christi. RSVP/Convention Info: www.texasdemocraticconvention.com
On June 19, 1865, the last enslaved people in Texas learned they were free — more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation. There is no climate justice without racial justice. On Juneteenth and always, we continue the fight for equity and justice.
Today 6/17 is the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought. We just came through our worst spring drought on record — over 60% of the lower 48 in drought, hitting crops, farmers, and ranchers hard.
For Caribbean American Heritage Month, we're honored to celebrate Paul Presendieu, Youth Engagement Director of the DNC Council on Environment & Climate Crisis. His leadership in youth engagement and environmental justice strengthens our work. Thank you, Paul. 🌎 @paulprez914.bsky.social
🌊 This #WorldOceanDay: the Trump administration is stripping commercial-fishing bans from America's marine national monuments — our most protected ocean. It began in the Atlantic's Northeast Canyons & Seamounts; all four Pacific monuments could be next.
Happy Pride Month to our LGBTQ+ friends and community! 🌈 The climate crisis hits LGBTQ+ communities harder — and those communities often have fewer resources and less of a safety net to weather it. Environmental justice and LGBTQ+ justice are the same fight.
AAPI leaders have long shaped the environmental movement. This month and every month, we're grateful for the leadership and invaluable contributions of Howard Chou, Vik Verma and Michael White 🌎
On World Bee Day: 1.6 million honeybee colonies died in the U.S. in the 2024-5 year. The USDA's premier bee lab identified the cause — pesticide-resistant mites. Then the Trump administration moved to close it. Without bees 1/3 of our food supply is at risk. 🐝 Read: www.npr.org/2026/05/06/n...
This month, Arizona voters delivered a monumental victory by electing ELEVEN clean energy candidates to the Salt River Project (SRP) board and councils. This historic win secured a clean energy majority for the first time EVER, signaling a definitive shift toward a renewable, ratepayer-first future.
During Arab American Heritage month, and every month, we honor the important contributions of Arab Americans to our country and to the environmental movement. This article highlights some of the many Arab Americans who are shaping environmental health and policy.
From orbit, there are no lines on the map — just one beautiful, blue home 🌍✨ Celebrate Earth Month & the 30th Anniversary of #NationalPoetryMonth by exploring the "Poetry of Perspective." Let these astronaut insights fuel our fight for a sustainable future. medium.com/blog/the-poe...
56 years of action. 🌎 56 years of impact. ✊ Earth Day is a MOVEMENT, not a moment! Share our SignUp link: dncclimate.org/updates The movement doesn't stop. Every day is #EarthDay! 🌿🔥 #ClimateAction #ActOnClimate #EarthDay2026 #EnvironmentalJustice
🌎 Get ready for #EarthMonth this April! 🏞️ We’re launching our FIFTH annual Earth Month Mobilization to protect people and our planet. From local cleanups to legislative panels, it’s time to act. ✊💪 Find an event near you or host your own: dncclimate.org/events
1/2 📣 Excited for our speakers joining us and our co-hosts the YDA Enviro Caucus in NOLA this April 9. Dr. Angelle Bradford-Rosenberg, Chair of the Sierra Club Delta Chapter & Britt Gondolfi, attorney & Project Manager, Bioneers, will discuss climate issues in Louisiana. RSVP: demclimate.com/NOLA
🔥Commissioner Davante Lewis (@davantelewis), Louisiana PSC, is speaking at our 4/9 meeting! ⚡️ 2026 holds PSC races in several states-we'll discuss how/ why to elect commissioners who will fight for affordable clean energy. 🔗 RSVP in bio @ydaenvirocaucus.bsky.social @lademos.bsky.social
🔥Young Democrats rock! This Thurs. 4/9 in NOLA: Mekhi Reddix-Stennis of the Tulane @collegedemocrats.bsky.social & @paulprez914.bsky.social, Chair of the YDA Environmental Caucus & DNC Climate Council Youth Director. RSVP: demclimate.com/NOLA @youngdems.bsky.social @ydaenvirocaucus.bsky.social
🔥 NOLA, get ready! We are SO happy to announce that Whit Jones (@whitjones.bsky.social) of Lead Locally and Louisiana’s Katie Darling, Vice Chair of LA Dems, are joining us on 4/9 to talk about climate as a winning issue! Don't miss this powerful lineup in New Orleans.⚡️ 🔗 RSVP: demclimate.org/NOLA
1/2 Big News! @dncclimate.bsky.social & @ydaenvirocaucus.bsky.social are excited to announce our 4/9 Spring Meeting keynote in NOLA: Dr. Alicia Johnson! She recently made history, flipping a red seat blue to serve as the 1st Black woman on the GA Public Service Commission. RSVP: demclimate.org/NOLA
Chag Pesach Sameach! Wishing a joyous Passover to all who celebrate.
📣Thrilled to share that Manny Crespín (@mannycrespin.bsky.social) is the Council's new Director of Latino Engagement! 📢 A former @nmdems.bsky.social Vice Chair and longtime climate advocate, Manny brings a stellar track record of fighting for our planet. Welcome to the team, Manny! 👏💪