Lucero Marquez

Hey Blue Sky, allow me to introduce myself. I’m Lucero and after being obsessed with weather as a kid, I pursued a meteorology degree. My studies + the first withdrawal of the Paris agreement really shifted my mind to question what we can do about climate change. The answer I found: policy.

Arizona's utility bills are going to spike in the coming years, thanks to the Trump administration's policies. 📈

While Americans are facing rising energy costs, the Trump administration is instituting policies that are making things worse, not better. Learn more about CAP’s plan to provide immediate relief and long-term reforms to deliver savings for small businesses and households. https://ampr.gs/46GgIw0

🚨Job Alert!🚨 @americanprogress.bsky.social is hiring a policy analyst to join our Climate and Energy team. Full job description here: www.americanprogress.org/job/policy-a...

Do you want my job, but in energy policy? www.americanprogress.org/job/senior-f...

📹 VÍDEO ACELERADO | Así se ha visto el eclipse solar sobre Zaragoza, condensado en unos segundos. El cielo oscurece mientras la Luna cubre por completo el Sol: arainfo.org/todos-los-de... Video: Ayuntamiento de Zaragoza

Retired Ohio school teacher Joni Watson was "dumbfounded" by the drastic increase in her electric bill this past year. Thanks to Trump's war in Iran and his administration's policies against clean energy projects, utility prices will continue to go up.

In case you missed it, here's what Trump has been up to recently: ❌ Gave the coal industry $700M in taxpayer dollars ❌ Leased 700,000 acres of the Arctic Refuge to oil and gas companies ❌ Used national park entrance fees to pay for his D.C. vanity projects He is destroying and looting our country.

🌊 B.E.A.C.H. 35 is a pledge to protect at least one beloved ocean habitat in all 35 coastal and Great Lakes states and territories by 2030 — from kelp forests and seagrass meadows to coral reefs, wetlands, oyster beds, beaches, and dunes. www.americanprogress.org/article/a-ca...

NEW: Americans are struggling to keep up with the rising electricity costs, with little relief in sight. CAP's American Electricity Affordability Plan proposes a 3-pronged strategy to save households more than $900 in energy costs over 4 years ⬇️ https://ampr.gs/3RcSTYs

Electricity prices are getting out of hand 📈 CAP's new plan would freeze or lower rates and save over $900 per household over 4 years. Learn how our plan works: https://www.americanprogress.org/article/fact-sheet-a-plan-for-american-electricity-affordability/

People need immediate relief from rising electricity prices. @americanprogress.bsky.social has 3 policy proposals: 1. A rate relief fund, 2. A national AI data center fair share policy, and 3. A program to build a better, bigger power system Check it out: www.americanprogress.org/article/a-pl...

Big names. Big ideas. All in one place. Registration for the 2026 CAP IDEAS Conference is officially open! RSVP now to learn from today's leading thinkers and doers to solve the problems facing Americans now, and keep an eye out for more speakers to be announced: capideas.org

SAVE THE DATE: May 19 is the 2026 CAP IDEAS Conference! We're bringing together leaders to share their big ideas on economic policy, safeguarding national security, protecting our rights, and the future of our democracy. Watch this space for your link to register for the online event. 👀

Happy #EarthDay! Meteorologists have the pleasure of looking back at our planet via NOAA GOES satellites as part of our everyday job. Never gets old. See for yourself: weather.gov/satellite. Also, visit noaa.gov/earthday for science stories, videos, and citizen science opportunities. #EarthDayNOAA

Tomorrow, April 21, join CAP during D.C. Climate Week for an important conversation, moderated by CAP's Frederick Bell, with Maryland Delegate Joe Vogel, Mayor Derrick Wood, and Mayor Talisha Searcy. https://climateactionclosetohome.splashthat.com/

Offshore wind projects that were set to power over 1.3 million U.S. homes were traded for…zero added energy capacity, actually. 🤦🏽‍♀️ As Emily says in this article, “Americans’ side of the bargain appears to be worthless”. heatmap.news/energy/total...

Data centers must be held responsible for rising electricity costs and the environmental impact on local communities.

Join CAP during D.C. Climate Week for an important conversation with local leaders on advancing policies that are delivering tangible benefits now while positioning communities for a more resilient and affordable future. RSVP today: https://ampr.gs/4ca09uH

Trump regime again tries to shutter all NOAA labs in its 2027 White House budget. open.substack.com/pub/balanced...

* Not just proposing (again) to end LIHEAP, but bragging that this is the sixth time they've tried to end it. * False claim that LIHEAP is unneeded because states' disconnection policies address the issue?? * Misleading claims about "integrity concerns" that have already been addressed.

While the Trump admin continues to make poor decisions that only drive electricity prices higher, the presidential budget calls to eliminate LIHEAP, a program that helps millions of Americans with their heating and cooling bills, yet again?? www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...

Absolutely breathtaking view of the Artemis II launch. Wow.

Shout out to Birmingham, Alabama and Utqiaġvik (Barrow), Alaska! 🎉

Families like Jason Freed's are faced with difficult decisions as both the temperature and his utility bills continue to rise.

Fossil fuel pollution is “poisoning more than just our planet.” By degrading air quality protections, the Trump administration is also causing significant damage to our health. @whitehouse.senate.gov

At last night's LCV Capital Dinner, @schumer.senate.gov unveiled Senate Democrats' new energy affordability vision to tackle skyrocketing energy costs caused by Trump. Democrats' plan would bring back clean energy tax credits and rescind Trump's Big Oil tax breaks. This is how you fight back 👏

Trump was right? I remember him promising our energy prices were going to be cut in half within his first year and yet here we are -- electricity prices are rising, even faster than inflation, and households are struggling to pay.

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$1,000,000,000. That's how much of our taxpayer money Trump is giving to a foreign fossil fuel company to STOP construction on offshore wind projects. This nonsensical, destructive "policy" will raise our costs and pollute our planet further all so Big Oil can get even richer.

"The deal is an extraordinary transfer of taxpayer dollars to a foreign company for the purposes of boosting the production of fossil fuels, a main driver of climate change" www.nytimes.com/2026/03/23/c...

Let’s call this what it is: a taxpayer-funded bribe to kill homegrown clean energy and hand the money straight to oil and gas executives. Trump is once again making Americans pay more for energy so his Big Oil donors can rake in even more profits.

Suzie Wiles needs some help thinking of ideas to lower gas prices. Any suggestions? How about: • Don't bomb Iran. • Restore fuel economy standards. • Offer rebates to people who want an EV but can't yet afford one.

Even Benedict Bridgerton knows coal is not the path forward so why is the Trump admin insisted on reviving this extremely polluting and expensive industry??

🚨 The LCV Scorecard is here! Tracking votes on the most important environmental issues, we give each member of Congress a score from 0-100% based on how often they are voting in favor of people and the planet. Please repost and share!

CAP's expert, Greta Bedekovics, answers the most googled questions about the anti-voter SAVE Act and the SAVE America Act.

It's unpatriotic for the Trump administration to intentionally censor and rewrite Black history on National Park Service sites. Black history is American history.

MUST WATCH: Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-WI) IGNORES this Wisconsin teacher's concerns about rising costs and the impact Trump's tariffs have on his community.

If America is “the hottest country,” it’s because of record and deadly heat waves and climate disasters, not because Trump is rebuilding our economy. 173,000 clean energy jobs have been lost or put on hold because he chose Big Oil over US workers.

When Trump says he likes the way this economy is running, it's because he likes making you pay coal and gas execs more money.

Trump said he'd cut energy prices in half. Electricity is up 13 percent. What gives?

Trump's promises to lower energy prices for working families ring hollow from a president who promised to cut energy costs by 50% while instead driving them up ⬆️ 13% in his first year. #SOTU

Voters want data centers in their community to be powered by clean energy, not polluting fossil fuels

This one is a keeper

This week, Republicans in Congress are trying to pass two bills — HR 4758 and HR 4626 — that would eliminate energy efficiency standards that saved American families $6,000 on their utility bills over the last decade.

Trump's unplugged from the reality of utility costs.