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September 27, 2023

A novel Inflation Reduction Act program to bring economic development and lower cost energy to rural communities received applications from 157 electric cooperatives.

May 16, 2023

Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture opened applications for a new grant program for rural electric cooperatives called “New ERA,” designed to promote clean energy, economic development, and job growth in rural areas.

April 19, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, EPA released an implementation framework for the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, a program created by the Inflation Reduction Act that invests $27 billion in projects to reduce greenhouse gasses and other pollution and support family-sustaining jobs.

April 4, 2023

The Biden administration released additional details surrounding a variety of Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) programs designed to create family-sustaining manufacturing jobs in hard-hit communities, lower costs on energy efficient appliances like heat pumps, provide public health benefits to communities, and accelerate the clean energy transition.

March 10, 2023

NASHVILLE, TENN. – This week, President Biden outlined the path forward for a $9.7 billion competitive grant program called “Empowering Rural America”–or the “New ERA” program–designed to bring good-paying jobs, investment, and clean energy to rural communities.

16 de febrero de 2023

La Oficina de Responsabilidad Gubernamental (GAO) y la Oficina de Gestión y Presupuesto (OMB) deben realizar una supervisión rigurosa de los fondos de la Ley de Reducción de la Inflación (IRA).

February 15, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C.

October 6, 2022

Washington, DC - Today, the Department of the Interior (DOI) outlined next steps for the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to take related to oil and gas leasing tied to the implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). 

August 22, 2022

The recently passed Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 includes more than 100 programs that will invest about $369 billion in climate action, clean energy jobs, and environmental justice.

16 de agosto de 2022

Esta tarde, el Presidente Biden ratificó la Ley de Reducción de la Inflación (IRA) de 2022, un paso crucial y largamente esperado hacia un futuro de energía 100% limpia.

August 16, 2022

WASHINGTON, DC -- This afternoon, President Biden signed into law the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022, a critical and long-awaited step forward on our path to a 100% clean energy future. This landmark package — the largest climate investment in American history — will invest billions of dollars in tax credits and other programs that could reduce carbon emissions by 40% from 2005 levels by the end of the decade.

In response, Sierra Club President Ramon Cruz released the following statement:

12 de agosto de 2022

La Cámara de Representantes aprobó hoy la mayor inversión en el clima y la energía limpia en la historia de Estados Unidos, enviando la Ley de Reducción de la Inflación al escritorio del Presidente Biden para su ratificación.