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Issue Brief | What to Make of Data Center Moratoriums?

A framework for identifying three different types of data center moratoriums at the local and state levels.  State and local governments have been proposing – and in many cases enacting – moratoriums on data center...August 12, 2026

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GCC Resources on Data Centers & Large Electric Load Growth

*NEW* Issue Brief | What to Make of Data Center Moratoriums? (August 12, 2026) Issue Brief | State Utility Tariffs: A Tool to Manage Large Load Growth (March 20, 2026) Blog | “Large Electric Loads”: What They...August 12, 2026

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Understanding Recent Federal Actions |
The Trump Administration's Use of the Defense Production Act and How it Relates to States

This explainer is part of GCC’s efforts to help state officials and stakeholders understand how recent federal actions may affect state policies and programs related to clean energy, climate change, and climate...June 30, 2026

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Issue Brief | State Utility Tariffs: A Tool to Manage Large Load Growth

Demand for electricity is rising rapidly due to the growth of data centers and other new large electric customers, as GCC recently highlighted in an introductory blog on large loads. In a new issue brief released today,...March 20, 2026

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Statement on the US EPA's Reversal of the Endangerment Finding for Greenhouse Gases

“EPA’s reversal of the Endangerment Finding undermines decades of progress to address the existential threat of climate change,” said Kate Zyla, Georgetown Climate Center’s Executive Director. “The Agency’s...February 12, 2026

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Understanding Recent Federal Actions | Offshore Wind Development

GCC Explainer | Key Trump Administration Actions to Restrict Offshore Wind Development This explainer is part of GCC’s efforts to help state officials and stakeholders understand how recent federal actions may affect...February 5, 2026

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Understanding Recent Federal Actions | "Energy Emergency" Declaration and State Energy Policies

This explainer is part of GCC’s efforts to help state officials and stakeholders understand how recent federal actions may affect state policies and programs related to energy and climate change. Our goal is for this...July 1, 2025

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GCC Explainers | Understanding Recent Federal Actions & What They Mean for States

These explainers are part of GCC’s efforts to help state officials and stakeholders understand how recent federal actions may affect state policies and programs related to clean energy, climate change, and climate...May 2, 2025

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GCC welcomes Senior Associate Nate Burnand to Mitigation Program

Georgetown Climate Center is pleased to welcome Nate Burnand, who is joining the Mitigation Program as Senior Associate. Nate comes to GCC from the Michigan Public Service Commission, where he worked with partners...April 11, 2025

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GCC welcomes Senior Associate Amanda Lineberry to Mitigation Program

The Georgetown Climate Center is delighted to welcome Senior Associate Amanda Lineberry to our Mitigation Program. Amanda comes to GCC from the U.S. Department of Justice's Environmental and Natural Resources Division,...March 28, 2025