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Republicans Are Wrong: EPA’s Carbon Standards Are Reliable, Affordable, and Achievable
Peddling misinformation and backward-looking talking points, Republicans seem hell-bent on helping the fossil fuel industry carry on with business as usual.
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EPA Must Reduce Power Plant Pollution Sooner, Not Later
EPA issued its proposal to regulate carbon pollution from power plants, but it doesn’t go far enough. Here’s why it’s necessary for EPA to amend its proposal and speed up its compliance timelines to hit our climate and clean energy goals.
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What Are Energy Communities and How Can They Benefit From the IRA?
The IRA targets clean energy benefits to particular communities—energy communities—that have been heavily dependent on fossil fuels and will be most impacted by the changes in the energy landscape.
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How States Can Be Leaders on Transportation Equity Through the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Program
Evergreen talked to public health and environmental justice expert Dr. Shelley Francis to better understand the disproportionate effects of transportation pollution on communities of color and what we can do about it.
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What Is Elective Pay (aka Direct Pay)? Here's How It Makes Clean Energy Tax Incentives More Accessible
The tax incentives from the IRA are critical for transitioning away from dirty fossil fuels and unlocking clean energy for communities across the nation. For the first time, these tax credits will be available to a wide variety of tax-exempt entities.
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The Defense Production Act Can Be Our Next Major Climate Tool
Hitting our climate goals requires a historic economic mobilization for manufacturing and deployment. The Defense Production Act is a powerful tool that President Biden can wield to meet these demands and propel us toward our clean energy future.
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Here's How Two IRA Programs Can Improve Access to Clean Power in Rural Communities
Thanks to the New ERA and PACE programs, nearly $11 billion in federal funding is now available to rural communities to lower energy costs, reduce pollution, create new jobs, and help build our clean energy future.
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What is the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund?
The GGRF provides $27 billion to communities to invest in clean energy projects. Here's why this program is such a big deal.
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Three Ways EPA Must Strengthen Its Power Plant Carbon Rules
EPA’s power plant carbon rules could be the administration’s most effective tool to cut carbon pollution—if they are strengthened in a few crucial areas.
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Michigan Wants (and Needs) 100 Percent Clean Energy. Here’s How We Make It Happen.
The Michigan legislature is considering an ambitious climate and clean energy package that could help correct decades of unreliable power and high electricity costs.
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