A journalist by training, Jackie (she/her) covered federal energy and environment laws and regulations at CQ Roll Call and Morning Consult. As a reporter, Jackie regularly covered developments in nuclear energy policy and innovation. Before joining Good Energy Collective, she managed public opinion research and educated external partners on clean energy messaging strategies at Third Way.
Jackie oversees the implementation of Good Energy’s policy agenda. A frequent media contributor and commentator on nuclear issues, she has been quoted in Bloomberg, Politico, Axios, The Atlantic, and other outlets. She has testified before Congress about the importance of nuclear energy in a climate-constrained world.
Jackie holds a bachelor’s degree in International Studies and a minor in Linguistics from American University. She lives in Alexandria, Virginia.
Jackie discusses recent legal and regulatory moves aimed at boosting public support and confidence in nuclear energy.
Jessica and Jackie discuss their impressions of attending and the developments that arose from COP28.
Jackie speaks on a panel at the inaugural Nuclear Energy Policy Summit in New York City.
Jackie and Jessica dive into the long-lasting impact of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) on climate policy and electoral dynamics.
Jackie speaks at the Atlantic Council Global Energy Center panel about the report she co-authored with Khalil.
Jackie and Khalil explain why we need to build the Versatile Test Reactor (VTR), a research reactor that would stimulate U.S. innovation and deepen global partnerships.
"[A]s a potential FESI stakeholder, we take interest in ensuring that the establishment of FESI achieves its mission..."
Jackie discusses support for maintaining existing nuclear plants at a National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners panel.
We joined the Environmental Defense Fund in a comment to the Internal Revenue Service and the Department of the Treasury.
An illustration of our understanding of the concerns Americans have about nuclear energy and actions that can address them
Jackie discusses nuclear provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act at a National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners panel.
Grant-making at the Department of Energy can play an important role in supporting an equitable clean energy transition
We joined other organizations in comments to the Interagency Working Group on Mining Reform's RFI.
Good Energy's response to the CEQ's Request for Information on the Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool Beta Version
A new office in the Department of Energy holds immense promise for closing the gap for clean energy demonstrations.
Good Energy's response to the Request for Information on Using a Consent-Based Siting Process to Identify Federal Interim Storage
Good Energy's response to the White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council's Jan. 26-27, 2022, public meeting
A policy report exploring where small modular reactor (SMR) technology could support environmental justice communities that relied on coal
Jackie talks about why the U.S. government should fund the Versatile Test Reactor project as a key pillar of the advanced nuclear ecosystem.
Good Energy's response to the NRC's Systematic Assessment of How It Addresses Environmental Justice
As Congress nears a peak in negotiations over a federal Clean Energy Standard, lawmakers should make sure to include nuclear energy.
Good Energy and Data for Progress polled likely voters in the United States on their thoughts about advanced nuclear energy.
Jackie Toth reacts to nuclear energy package text and expresses disappointment over the exclusion of a $100 million Tribal land cleanup initiative.
Jackie Toth reacts to lawmakers' efforts to finalize a deal on advanced nuclear energy legislation.
Jackie Toth: "We share President Biden’s confidence in Chairman Hanson’s ability to lead the agency through its busiest period in recent memory."
Jackie Toth comments on the enactment of $2.7 billion for uranium enrichment — LEU and HALEU funding.
“You see that the leadership of the [commission] is very clear-eyed that its workload is expected to increase,” Jackie Toth said. “It is now, in part, incumbent on Congress to ensure that the [commission] has the staffing and compensation capability that would enable it to have the personnel and financial resources necessary to license and review these new designs.”
"Good Energy Collective, a progressive pro-nuclear group that was supportive of Baran's safety and environmental justice policies, has urged swift reconfirmation of Hanson this year."
In the pages of ELI's The Environmental Forum, Jackie Toth lays out the case for nuclear energy as a key tool in tackling the climate crisis.
Jackie Toth urges the Senate and Biden administration to prioritize NRC confirmations.
Jackie Toth calls public effort to end the renomination of former NRC member Jeffrey Baran "shortsighted."
Jackie Toth comments on the Biden administration's decision not to renominate Nuclear Regulatory Commission member Jeff Baran.
Recorded on the sidelines of COP28, our deputy director, Jackie Toth, provides insights into the evolving world of climate activism and policy.
Jackie Toth discusses the importance of the U.S.-led pledge to triple the world’s production of nuclear energy by 2050.
Jackie Toth analyzes recent state-level vetoes against nuclear energy in Illinois and North Carolina.
Jackie Toth comments on the need to reform an "anachronistic holdover" at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission that is holding up the approval of new reactors.
"Good Energy Collective Deputy Director Jackie Toth supports new reactor designs but cautioned Congress about making legislative changes to the NRC’s mission."
Jackie Toth features alongside other domestic nuclear experts in a Romanian documentary about the state of the advanced nuclear energy industry and ongoing U.S.-Romanian civil nuclear collaboration. The two-part film is available online.
"Commissioner Baran understands the key role that nuclear energy plays in reducing climate pollution, and he knows that the NRC needs a plan for how to license new reactors in a safe and timely way."
Jackie Toth explains why Good Energy Collective supports the reconfirmation of Nuclear Regulatory Commissioner Jeff Baran.
Jackie Toth: "We don't yet have a strong social policy for nuclear that detangles the waste issue, that brings communities into the decision-making process..."
During a panel discussion on the Versatile Test Reactor, Jackie Toth said it's vital for nuclear and climate advocates and industry to keep making a clear case for this important project.
Jackie Toth says while nuclear energy is in a period of revival, it's also a make-or-break moment for advanced nuclear developers to achieve timely, successful reactor demonstrations.
Suzanne Baker, Jackie Toth, and their co-authors explain why a domestic versatile test reactor is crucial to nuclear energy innovation.
Jackie Toth speaks with Reuters about why Illinois' new climate law is a good example for why national policy in support of nuclear would help end the need for states to race to save their reactors.
Jackie Toth says it's critical that Congress reverses course and funds the Versatile Test Reactor project in Fiscal Year 2022.
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