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Following House Passage, Advocates Urge Pennsylvania Officials to Prioritize Public Transit in State Budget Negotiations
Today, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives passed HB 1364, advancing several key elements of Gov. Josh Shapiro’s initial funding package. In response, Evergreen Senior Transportation Policy Lead Liya Rechtman released the following statement: “As transit agencies across Pennsylvania face an unprecedented funding crisis, it’s essential that state leaders step up...
Same Sabotage, Different Timeline As Senate GOP Moves to Hike Americans’ Energy Bills
Senate Republicans want credit for being less extreme than their House colleagues, but they’re still siding with Big Oil to jack up prices and kill jobs.
Evergreen Welcomes Liya Rechtman as Senior Transportation Policy Lead
Liya brings an exceptional track record of leadership at the intersection of transportation and climate policy.
States Fight Back as Trump Guts Emissions Standards
Today, President Donald Trump signed three resolutions targeting California’s nation-leading vehicle emissions standards. The move defies repeated guidance from the Government Accountability Office and the Senate parliamentarian on the role of the Congressional Review Act. Republicans in Congress have blindly supported Trump, taking performative steps to roll back the waiver....
Senate Republicans Turn a Fossil Fuel Fever Dream Into a Pay-to-Play Reality
This bill is a fossil fuel fever dream that makes corruption the cost of doing business, and Republicans are falling over themselves to deliver.
Fueled by Lies, Trump EPA Moves to Unleash Unlimited Climate Pollution
Trump is trying to gaslight the public and drag us into his war on reality by pretending climate change doesn’t exist.
ICYMI: Governors Pan PJM for Putting Profits Over People Amid Price Spikes
Gov. Murphy: “PJM has lost the plot.”
Gov. Moore, “I am angry.”
Gov. Shapiro: “I do not think PJM is serving the good people of Pennsylvania well.”
New Analysis: Big Oil’s Top 6 CEOs Could Save $15M+ from Trump’s Billionaire Tax Giveaway Bill
Firms, Big Oil Lobby gave $23 million to GOP and allied groups pushing cuts’ extension.
Evergreen Names Rachel Patterson Senior Policy Director
Rachel is an exceptional policy expert and deeply committed climate advocate who brings integrity, rigor, and heart to everything she does.
Senate Republicans Deliver Another Gift to Fossil Fuel Donors, Gut Punch to Constituents
Senate Republicans are following the House’s lead with yet another gift to corporate polluters and a gut punch to their constituents.