Denver, Colo. – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that Colorado and the Denver Regional Council of Governments were awarded $328 million in funding from the Climate Pollution Reduction Grant (CPRG) program.
Lansing, MI – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) was awarded $129.1 million as part of the Climate Pollution Reduction Grant (CPRG) program implementation awards.
Boston, MA – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that the Department of Energy Resources – along with coalition partners in Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island – was awarded $450,000,000 in funding as part of the Climate Pollution Reduction Grant (CPRG) program implementation awards.
Washington, DC – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the 25 applicants who were selected for Climate Pollution Reduction Grant (CPRG) program implementation awards. The grants will go to state, local, and regional entities fighting climate pollution across sectors, with many focusing on clean transportation projects that will slash pollution from the nation’s top polluting sector and invest in clean public transportation and zero-emission vehicles. Of the total, the EPA is investing $1.18 billion in CPRG funds into transportation, expected to reduce up to three billion vehicle miles traveled (VMT), a powerful metric that demonstrates how reductions in carbon emissions and congestion leads to better air quality and less time spent commuting.
LOS ANGELES – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) was awarded $499,997,415 in funding as part of the Climate Pollution Reduction Grant (CPRG) program implementation awards.
Washington, DC – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the selection of 25 applicants who will receive Climate Pollution Reduction Grant (CPRG) program implementation awards. The grants will go to state, local, and regional entities on the frontlines of fighting climate pollution.
“We will hold any financial institutions that choose to support these projects accountable for such impacts.”
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Washington, DC – Today, President Biden announced that he will not seek reelection. President Joe Biden’s decision to step down as the Democratic candidate for president is a bold act of service to his country. It is also just the latest act of patriotism and leadership from one of the most impactful presidents in modern history.
In response, Sierra Club Executive Director Ben Jealous released the following statement:
Cape Cod, Massachusetts - On Saturday, July 13, a single blade from an offshore turbine in the Vineyard Wind 1 project suffered a failure and produced debris south of the island of Nantucket in Massachusetts. This led to a federally ordered safety shutdown of Vineyard Wind’s operations. Vineyard Wind released a public statement on July 15. As pieces of the blade began washing ashore on Nantucket on Tuesday, the community came together to remove debris from the beach while the company mobilized their cleanup effort.
Baton Rouge, LA - The Louisiana Public Service Commission (PSC) approved a rate case settlement for Cleco Power that will require the monopoly utility to run two of its fossil units at the Brame Energy Center in Central Louisiana less when it is uneconomic to do so.