A Punishing Housing Market Is Squeezing Renters
The New York Times reports that higher mortgage rates and slowing residential construction are giving landlords the upper hand.
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Source: The New York Times (nytimes.com)
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Your last-minute guide to California governor candidates' views on gas prices, EVs and high-speed rail
The Los Angeles Times reports on California governor candidates' views on gas prices, EVs and high-speed rail.
Neutral reportSource: Los Angeles Times Politics (latimes.com)
Climate Is on the Ballot, Even if It’s Not in Candidates’ Campaign Messages
Inside Climate News reports midterm candidates talk mostly about high energy costs, not climate change, while advocates of climate action call the Nov. 3 elections a crucial moment for the movement.
Neutral reportSource: Inside Climate News (insideclimatenews.org)
IL HB 1897: EPA-RENEWABLE FUELS PROGRAM
IL HB 1897, an EPA-renewable fuels program, was re-referred to the Rules Committee on House Committee Amendment No. 1, Rule 19(c), on 2025-03-21.
Advances the causeSource: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org)
IL HB 2516: PFAS PRODUCT BAN
IL HB 2516 PFAS product ban: latest action on 2025-08-15 was Public Act 104-0231.
Advances the causeSource: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org)
Trump says he's ending restrictions on climate-warming methane from oil drilling
President Donald Trump said his administration is terminating a Biden-era rule that aimed to cut methane emissions from oil and gas drilling.
Works against the causeSource: NPR (npr.org)
WV HB 4652: Exempts from local taxes and fees for a municipal Utility in which the members are elected
WV HB 4652 would exempt a municipal Utility in which the members are elected from local taxes and fees; its latest action on 2026-01-23: To House Local Governments.
Advances the causeSource: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
WV SB 935: Eliminating business and occupation tax exemption for certain coal-fired merchant power plants
WV SB 935 would eliminate the business and occupation tax exemption for certain coal-fired merchant power plants; latest action 2026-02-26: to House Energy and Public Works.
Advances the causeSource: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
WI AB 1137: Relating to: evicting tenants for failure to pay rent.
WI AB 1137, relating to evicting tenants for failure to pay rent, failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 as of 2026-03-23.
Neutral reportSource: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
PA HB 1539: An Act establishing the Electric School Bus Grant Program and the Electric School Bus Grant Program Fund; and imposing duties on the Department of Education.
PA HB 1539, an Act establishing the Electric School Bus Grant Program and imposing duties on the Department of Education, was re-referred to Energy on 2025-06-24.
Advances the causeSource: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org)
PA HB 1250: An Act amending the act of November 24, 1976 (P.L.1176, No.261), known as the Manufactured Home Community Rights Act, providing for resident associations and group meetings; further providing for disclosure of fees; providing for reasonable increases in rent and fees and for justified re
PA HB 1250, amending the Manufactured Home Community Rights Act on resident associations, fee disclosure, and rent increases, was referred to Urban Affairs & Housing.
Advances the causeSource: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org)
Trump’s EPA is letting America’s leakiest oil and gas companies off the hook
Grist reports a Trump EPA proposal would let oil and gas companies leak more methane, saving them billions and worsening global warming.
Works against the causeSource: Grist (grist.org)
Trump says he’ll roll back Biden-era methane rules for oil and gas companies
Trump says he will roll back Biden-era methane rules for oil and gas companies; the EPA plans to ease regulations aimed at curbing methane leaks.
Works against the causeSource: NBC News (nbcnews.com)
DC B 26-0164: Rebalancing Expectations for Neighbors, Tenants, and Landlords (RENTAL) Act of 2025
Latest action for DC B 26-0164, the Rebalancing Expectations for Neighbors, Tenants, and Landlords (RENTAL) Act of 2025: Law L26-0080, effective from Dec 31, 2025, published in DC Register Vol 73.
Neutral reportSource: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
26-1639: Authorizes a rescission of $15,325,000.00 from the Climate Protection Fund (CPF) in 2026 to appropriate a cash transfer in the CPF to the Climate Projection Capital Projects Fund to support capital projects appropriated in the 2027 budget that promote energy conservation, adaptation and res
Bill 26-1639 authorizes a rescission of $15,325,000.00 from the Climate Protection Fund in 2026 to support capital projects that promote energy conservation, adaptation and resiliency.
Advances the causeSource: Legistar: 15 city and county councils (denver.legistar.com) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
CA SB 684: Polluters Pay Climate Superfund Act of 2025.
CA SB 684, the Polluters Pay Climate Superfund Act of 2025, was returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56 on 2026-02-02.
Advances the causeSource: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
CA SB 466: Drinking water: primary standard for hexavalent chromium: exemption.
CA SB 466 on a drinking water primary standard for hexavalent chromium and an exemption was chaptered by the Secretary of State as Chapter 320, Statutes of 2025.
Works against the causeSource: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org)
CA SB 613: Methane emissions: petroleum and natural gas producing low methane emissions.
CA SB 613, methane emissions: petroleum and natural gas producing low methane emissions; latest action (2026-03-02): veto sustained.
Neutral reportSource: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
CA SB 34: Air pollution: South Coast Air Quality Management District: mobile sources: Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles.
CA SB 34 on air pollution, the South Coast Air Quality Management District, mobile sources and the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles had its veto sustained on 2026-03-02.
Neutral reportSource: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
CA SB 840: Greenhouse gases: Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund: studies.
CA SB 840 on greenhouse gases and the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund was chaptered by the Secretary of State on 2025-09-19 as Chapter 121, Statutes of 2025.
Advances the causeSource: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org)