Elena Gaona, Chispa's Communications Director, relates her experience participating in the White House's recent Roundtable on Latino Economic Empowerment Through Climate Action. The roundtable highlighted the monumental opportunity to bring the Latine community into a new green economy with good-paying jobs, lower household costs, healthier communities and a healthier planet.

A look at the Capitol Hill origins of Earth Day (and LCV) in 1970, and the abundance of federal climate action wins we’re celebrating today. From climate justice, to clean energy and transportation, to prioritizing healthy communities and conservation over polluters, the Biden-Harris administration is leading the way on climate progress.

Every Monday, we round up five of the best good climate news stories we’re celebrating. This week we’re covering President Biden’s conservation record, investments in clean school buses and EV charging infrastructure, the Western hemisphere’s largest wind development, and mandatory composting in France.