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Labor, Climate, and Community Leaders Back Pennsylvania DEP Effort to Lower Industrial Climate Pollution and Create Jobs
Reducing Industrial Sector Emissions (RISE PA) Application for Federal Funding Could Bring in $475M in Investment to PA, Create 6,000 Jobs, and Eliminate 5.2 Million Metric Tons of Carbon Pollution Carnegie, PA —Today, the Shapiro administration and local elected officials, labor unions, and climate groups came together in Allegheny County to...
President Biden Moves Forward to Address Transportation Pollution With Final Trucks Rule
In response to EPA finalizing its Phase 3 rule for heavy-duty vehicles, Evergreen Action Vice President Craig Segall released the following statement: “EPA’s final heavy-duty trucks rule will deliver major pollution reductions where they are needed most. It is a major step towards decarbonizing the full freight system with more...
NEW REPORT: Accelerating the Clean Air Act’s Innovation Engine
How EPA Can Reform Air Permitting Programs to Deploy Clean Technologies at Scale
House Republicans Attempt to Redirect Funds From Disadvantaged Communities to Corporate Polluters
In anticipation of the House vote HR 1023, which would eliminate the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund and the Methane Emissions Reduction Program, Evergreen Action Campaigns Director Dani Hupper released the following statement: “House Republicans want to eliminate one of our best tools for driving investment in pollution reduction and job...
New Light-Duty Car Standards Are Biden’s Biggest Win on Cutting Transportation Pollution Yet
President Biden has taken enormous strides to ensure America leads the world in the transition to clean cars.
Evergreen Statement on Gov. Shapiro’s Proposed Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards
Today, Gov. Josh Shapiro announced a new proposal to accelerate clean energy deployment in Pennsylvania. The proposed reforms to the Alternative Energy Portfolio Standard (AEPS) would increase alternative energy requirements to 50 percent by 2035, from the previous standard’s 10.5 percent requirement. At least 35 percent of that energy would...
New Freight Corridor Strategy Will Maximize Pollution Reductions and Public Health Benefits from Charging Infrastructure Investments
This is a remarkable Biden administration effort to ensure that its historic climate investments are directed to where they can make the biggest impact.
Evergreen: President Biden Offers Proven Results & Hopeful Vision on Climate
By putting climate and clean energy at the heart of his Investing in America agenda, the president has delivered historic pollution reductions and is driving down energy costs for working families.
Super Tuesday Results Set Up November Matchup Between Climate Action and Climate Chaos
Voters will face a clear choice on climate in November, and there’s only one candidate who will move us forward and deliver pollution reductions supported by the vast majority of Americans.
Evergreen: More Work Ahead to Eliminate Climate Pollution In the Power Sector
We have always known that the fight for a clean power sector wouldn’t be a quick one.