WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, the Federal Highway Administration issued a letter to state Departments of Transportation purporting to cancel states’ already-approved plans to build out America’s EV charging network through the $5 billion National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program and claiming to kill NEVI’s implementing policies.
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Second Annual Report Analyzes Major Public Pensions’ Responses To The Climate Crisis In Proxy Voting
Report ranks 32 of the largest and most influential pensions in the U.S.
UNION GROVE, Wis. – A diverse coalition rallied ahead of the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin’s (PSC) hearing on a gas plant proposed for the town of Paris in Kenosha County.
Greer Must Prioritize Trade Policies to Boost Innovative American Industry
Washington, DC - Last night, newly-confirmed Energy Secretary Chris Wright released his first secretarial order falling in line with the directives issued by Donald Trump last month. One part of the order calls for the department to review legally-required appliance energy standards finalized during the Biden administration. The new standards were rigorously researched by energy industry experts and included input from consumer, labor, and environmental groups, as well as appliance manufacturers.
Washington, DC - Today, the Trump Administration continued its assault on public health and safety, shuttering key environment offices across the federal government, including closing the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights and “remaking” the Department of Justice’s Environment and Natural Resources Division.
Washington, DC - Today, Congress filed a resolution under the Congressional Review Act to repeal the waste emissions charge of the Methane Emissions Reduction Program, a critical program created by the Inflation Reduction Act that will help protect our families and communities from harmful oil and gas pollution. The charge is a commonsense measure to cut excessive methane emissions from corporations that are the largest polluters, secure American energy, and create jobs.
Washington, D.C. - The United States has surpassed 50 GW in domestic solar energy manufacturing capacity for the first time in history, enough to power approximately 37.5 million homes. This milestone marks an impressive progress—bolstered by clean energy investments in the Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law—by the renewable energy sector to pave the path towards an emission-free future.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Late Monday night, Interior Secretary Burgum posted new Secretarial Orders focused on implementing Donald Trump's flurry of Day One Executive Orders declaring an “energy national emergency” and seeking to strip protections of public lands and waters to enable extractive industrial development.
NATIONWIDE - Today, in honor of Rosa Parks’ birthday, labor unions, racial justice groups, environmental organizations, transit groups, and disability advocates are joining together to elevate public transit as a civil right and essential to healthy communities.