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Research with voters across the country points to the best path forward to hold power companies accountable. Messaging was extensively tested via qualitative and survey research, which identifies a clear path forward that focuses on corporate greed, monopolization, and corruption.

The climate movement is organizing in a time of both opportunity and challenge. Under this administration, the political landscape is complex, full of big moments trying to advance bold climate solutions, but also full of hard choices, competing priorities, and powerful opposition. In this moment, the question is not if we act, but how we act together.

From our July 2025 study with The Alliance for Climate Transition (ACT), we found that residents in the US Northeast have little familiarity with Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), but are intrigued by the technology when it is framed around improved electricity reliability and lower utility bills. However, those perceptions are endangered by concerns that BESS may endanger their homes or entail high upfront installation costs.

Last week, Maliyah Womack and I were very, very lucky to be able to represent the Lab at the Netroots Nation Conference in New Orleans! One of the best trainings I attended was a session on free tools for digital programs, led by Josh Klemons. Read on for more, and check out Josh’s free tools newsletter (yeah, a whole newsletter devoted to free tools for campaigners!).

In this session we’ll explore the various levels of security among messaging platforms (for example, Signal vs. WhatsApp vs. Slack), security vs. usability tradeoffs, and options for secure data storage and document sharing.

Clean Air Task Force (CATF) developed a series of case studies exploring real-world community engagement efforts across a range of technologies, geographies, and communities. These case studies are based on interviews with project developers, local leaders, and community organizations.