by Bee Moorhead | Nov 6, 2022 | Blog, Climate Justice, COP27, Global Climate Policy
We arrived in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt, for this year’s United Nations climate negotiations after two days of travel, and we were immediately in the midst of global community: friends from around the world, diplomats and policy experts, and the people of the local...
by Isa Peterson | Aug 11, 2022 | Global Climate Policy
The evenly divided U.S. Senate passed a historic $740 billion reconciliation bill—the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA)—packed with clean energy investments, health care reform, and tax incentives. Despite Republican efforts to stifle its passage, Democrats prevailed,...
by Isa Peterson | Aug 1, 2022 | Climate Justice, Global Climate Policy, Latest Posts
The reauthorization of the omnibus Farm Bill can reduce food insecurity, benefit the environment, and increase agricultural equity across the country. For nearly a century, this piece of legislation has evolved to meet the needs of farmers and consumers from farm to...
by Joshua Houston | Jul 28, 2022 | Health, Latest Posts, Race & Gender, Religious Freedom
The U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling that substantially alters the landscape of reproductive health in the United States. As most observers expected, the ruling eliminates the U.S. Constitutional right to an abortion, and allows state legislatures complete...
by Bee Moorhead | Jul 28, 2022 | Human Rights, Issues, Latest Posts, Legislative
Texas Impact’s board of directors met in July to set their legislative priorities for the 2023 legislative session. There were deep conversations and discernment—our board worked really hard. The priorities they came up with reflect the consensus positions of...
by Isa Peterson | Jul 19, 2022 | Climate Justice, Global Climate Policy, Latest Posts
Despite the setback to climate legislation resulting from W.Va. Senator Joe Manchin’s intransigence, there’s still hope for climate action through the executive branch. After hearing of Sen. Manchin’s decision, President Biden promised to take “strong...
