Press Releases Tagged State Climate Action
Trump Administration Admits Their Congestion Pricing Attack is Failing
Last night, the Federal Highway Administration submitted a memo to the court highlighting the weaknesses of Transportation Sec. Sean Duffy’s defense against the lawsuit filed challenging his illegal order to end congestion pricing. In response, Evergreen Action States Vice President Justin Balik released the following statement: “Their own lawyers said...
Michigan Adopts First Major Residential Energy Code Update in Nearly a Decade
On Tuesday, Michigan took a major step toward a cleaner, more affordable energy future by adopting updated residential building codes. The new standards, based on the 2021 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), will take effect soon and apply to all new construction across the state. This marks Michigan’s first major...
Protect Michigan’s Energy Siting Reforms: Preserve Property Rights, Jobs, and Economic Growth
To: Interested PartiesFrom: Evergreen Action Midwest Deputy Director Courtney BradyDate: Tuesday, April 22, 2025Re: Protect Michigan’s Energy Siting Reforms: Preserve Property Rights, Jobs, and Economic Growth In 2023, Michigan enacted commonsense updates to the state’s energy siting and permitting process. The reforms in PA 233 give landowners more freedom to...
NEW REPORT: Murphy, Moore Administrations and Evergreen Highlight How Fixing PJM Can Cut Energy Costs and Create Jobs Across the Mid-Atlantic
Reforming PJM’s broken project approval process would cut household energy costs, create hundreds of thousands of jobs, and supercharge local economies, according to a new independent report from Synapse Energy Economics. Today, officials from the Murphy and Moore administrations and New Jersey Sen. Andrew Zwicker joined Evergreen to spotlight the...
NEW REPORT: Shapiro Administration, Rep. Steele, and Keystone Energy Efficiency Alliance Join Evergreen to Highlight that Fixing PJM Can Lower Energy Costs and Create Jobs Across the Mid-Atlantic
Reforming PJM’s broken project approval process would cut household energy costs, create hundreds of thousands of jobs, and supercharge local economies, according to a new independent report from Synapse Energy Economics. Today, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Acting Sec. Jessica Shirley, Rep. Mandy Steele, and Keystone Energy Efficiency Alliance joined...
Wisconsin Voters Reject Musk-Backed Supreme Court Candidate
Tonight, voters elected Dane County Judge Susan Crawford to the Wisconsin State Supreme Court, defeating Elon Musk-backed Waukesha County Judge Brad Schimel. Leading up to election night, Musk threw $19.3 million at the race, and would have been to thank if Schimel had won, according to Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson....
ICYMI: Country’s Largest Clean Energy Investment Benefitting Rep. Barrett’s District Under Threat
Barrett and other Republicans silent as Trump targets clean energy tax credits benefiting their districts In a new article, The Guardian contacted 18 Republican members of Congress representing districts benefiting the most from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) to ask if they support Donald Trump’s calls to scrap clean energy...
Evergreen Statement on Hochul Administration’s Cap and Invest Reporting Rule
Full cap and invest program critical for holding big polluters accountable and protecting New Yorkers In response to reporting from Politico that the New York Department of Environment and Conservation is preparing to release a draft emissions reporting rule today, Evergreen Action States Vice President Justin Balik released the following...
Transforming Industry: How States Can Drive Industrial Decarbonization
Today, Evergreen Collaborative and RMI released a new analysis of how 26 U.S. states and territories incorporated industrial decarbonization measures in the Priority Climate Action Plans (PCAPs) released last year. PCAPs offer valuable insights into how states are approaching climate action, serving as a critical resource to guide progress during...
Fact vs. Fiction: WE Energies is Peddling Wisconsinites Expensive Gas Plants
To: Interested Parties From: Evergreen Action Senior Policy Lead Mattea Mrkusic and Evergreen Action Deputy Director for the Midwest Region Courtney Brady Date: Monday, March 24, 2025RE: Fact vs. Fiction: WE Energies is Peddling Wisconsinites Expensive Gas Plants Clean energy is affordable. It can be quickly built, provides grid resilience, and is...