With all eyes on Atlanta for the first presidential debate and climate a key issue on voters’ minds, Evergreen spoke to Georgians who have put the IRA to work for their businesses, communities, and families.

The Climate Pollution Reduction Grant program helped states develop climate plans, and now those plans can be turned into action with the $4.3 billion available in Implementation Grants. See some proposals EPA should fund to maximize this opportunity.

Through the CPRG program, the IRA puts $250 million in states’ hands to tackle climate pollution. Nearly every state put together a plan, many for the first time ever. We analyzed all the plans to see the trends and measure state-level ambition.

In a blow to climate and public health advocates, right-wing judges knocked down Berkeley’s landmark gas ban. But there are still many opportunities for states and local governments to take action to cut climate pollution from our buildings.

States are leading the way on a transition to clean energy and building strong labor standards into their plans—ensuring clean energy jobs are good ones.

California has an opportunity to maintain its history of climate leadership. Get the scoop on a new bill to hold gas and electric utilities—and their trade groups—accountable to their customers, not fossil fuel interests.

Michigan just passed one of the country’s most ambitious climate and clean energy packages. Evergreen spoke to Sen. Sam Singh and Angana Shah to better understand what’s in these bills, how they got it done, and where Michigan is going next.

Our work isn’t done yet. Here’s how we take key programs from the Inflation Reduction Act and put them into action.

The collective climate and labor movement must fight for a fair deal as workers negotiate for economic justice in the clean energy economy.

Disadvantaged community members get to be the decision-makers in this first-of-its-kind IRA program. By putting $3 billion directly into community members’ hands, they get to decide and build projects that best suit their clean energy needs.