Audience: Rural

This session focuses on preventing doxxing attacks and protecting personal information that could be used to target climate advocates.

Here’s the glimmer: we’re getting smarter on narrative & messaging too. Today we’re sharing highlights from what we’re learning about building support for clean energy programs with a key constituency: Rural America. With our partner [Resource Rural](https://resourcerural.org/), we set out to find out answers to some key questions: Are we telling effective stories about the role of federal investments in people’s lives? Is talking about the benefits of economic growth more effective than economic loss or stability?

As the Trump administration targets climate advocacy and the clean energy economy, waves of federal layoffs and funding restrictions continue, and nonprofits are hit by the looming recession, many people in The Lab’s community are looking for new jobs. We’re here to support you!

Young people are not just the future of the climate movement—they are leading it today. Whether you’re an emerging activist or a seasoned advocate looking to uplift young leaders, this session will provide valuable tools to strengthen youth leadership in climate justice.

This Article describes and analyzes the growing local opposition to rural solar energy and ultimately argues for a wave of new state legislation designed to strengthen rural landowners’ rights to develop utility-scale solar projects on their land.

This month, we’re bringing you a double feature that’s all about harnessing the power of storytelling to create change in today’s quickly changing landscape. Dive into updates from our panel session at RootsCamp 2025 and from our virtual training with SolarUnited and Generation 180.

Effective storytelling is a critical tool in fighting back and advancing equitable, just solutions for a clean energy future. In this training, we’ll explore how to craft evidence-based stories that build support for clean energy initiatives made possible by federal investments like the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).

This post includes climate and environment headlines, data points, and key takeaways from recent public polls – including a new analysis of Americans’ climate concerns by Gallup, a newly published academic paper about pro-climate messaging, and new polls of Arizona voters and American farmers.