Posts Tagged Executive Branch
Grades Are In: EPA Earns High Marks Finalizing Key Power Sector Rules
EPA finalized the last wave of power sector rules in April 2024, making strides in protecting communities and cutting pollution. With the regulatory term coming to a close, Evergreen released one final EPA report card grading the strength of these rules.
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Power Plants Can No Longer Spew Unlimited Carbon Pollution for the First Time in U.S. History
Power plant pollution is the second largest source of climate pollution in the U.S. But it’s never been federally regulated—until now. In April 2024, EPA finalized first-ever standards for existing coal plants and new gas plants. Here’s what they say.
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QUIZ: Is the American Climate Corps Right for You?
The job board for President Biden’s American Climate Corps is officially live. Take our fun, six-question quiz to learn about some of the many climate and clean energy opportunities in the corps.
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3 Things Republicans Don’t Want You to Know About LNG
President Biden stood up to Big Oil with his historic LNG pause. But Republicans, funded by the oil and gas industry, are trying to pressure him to backtrack. Here’s why that can’t happen.
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Charging Forward: The Ultimate Guide for Cutting Transportation Pollution
Cleaning up our most polluting sector—transportation—is both possible and absolutely necessary. Here’s how we get to clean cars, trucks, and communities.
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Keep on Trucking: The Biggest Coordinated Investment in Freight Electrification Is Here
A new freight electrification strategy shows that we don’t need to build charging infrastructure everywhere, all at once. The plan will strategically invest billions into electrifying the most polluted hubs, cleaning up air from “diesel death zones.”
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What Is Air Permitting? Here’s Why Reforming It Is Key for Decarbonization.
Within the Clean Air Act sits unclear guidance documents that are preventing the law from working as intended. To bring clean air to communities and decarbonize our economy, we need to reform air permitting. Here’s how—in five steps.
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What You Need to Know About the Pause on New LNG Projects
The Biden administration took a stand against the fossil fuel industry by pausing the approval of new gas export licenses to take a deeper look at how to account for harms to the public interest. Here’s what that decision means and what must come next.
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Republicans Are Trying to Burn It Down, Literally: Defending Climate Progress in 2024
Americans deserve a commander-in-chief with a strong climate track record and can meet the moment.
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The Biggest Public Utility in the U.S. Is Also One of the Dirtiest. Let’s Fix It.
The federal government runs the biggest public power company in the country, the Tennessee Valley Authority. It’s also one of the dirtiest. President Biden can use executive power to change that.
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