Press Releases Tagged Freedom from Fossil Fuels
Evergreen Statement on Phase Two of CPRG Funding Guidance
EPA releases guidance for implementation grants, $4.6 billion available for states, local governments, Tribes, and territories In response to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) release of guidance for Phase Two of the Inflation Reduction Act’s (IRA) Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program (CPRG), Evergreen Action State Program Director Justin Balik released...
Evergreen Stands With UAW: There’s No Clean Future Without American Workers
Corporate heavyweights in the auto industry are cynically attempting to use the transition to electric vehicles to lower wages and labor standards.
The Data Doesn’t Lie: Clean Energy Will Lower Energy Prices in Michigan
Michigan Republicans lie about impact of clean energy transition, falsely claim rising energy costs Lansing, MI—Earlier today, Michigan Republican legislators released a press statement in opposition to legislation that would transition the state to 100 percent clean energy. In response, Evergreen Action Midwest Senior Policy and Advocacy Manager Courtney Bourgoin...
The IRA in Pennsylvania: 1 Year In
One year ago, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) was signed into law. Since then, its historic climate and clean energy investments have invigorated clean energy economies in states across the country and taken major strides toward achieving America’s climate goals. And with the Biden administration’s Justice40 Initiative, a record amount...
Happy Birthday, Climate Icon: The IRA Is a Game-Changer 1 Year In
The IRA has unleashed enormous amounts of untapped potential for our clean energy economy, and a mere 365 days since its signing, the law is skyrocketing past expectations.
Biden Admin’s NEPA Rule Takes a Step Forward on Environmental Justice, But Still Needs Improvement
Now more than ever, we need to rapidly build out a just, clean energy economy at a pace that confronts the most existential threat of our time.
Biden Admin Moves Oil & Gas Rule Forward, But Misses Opportunity On Climate
Big Oil has benefited from handouts and de facto government subsidies for decades.
IRAirl: Bidenomics Delivers The Goods
Bidenomics is proving its worth as benefits from the president’s landmark climate law continue to show up in communities across the country.
WILLOW: Biden Admin’s Reported Authorization Would Fly in the Face of Climate Commitments
If Bloomberg’s reporting is accurate, the Biden administration is about to take an unacceptable and unnecessary step backward on its own climate and environmental justice commitments.