Posts Tagged Climate & Environmental Justice
3 Things Republicans Don’t Want You to Know About LNG
President Biden stood up to Big Oil with his historic LNG pause. But Republicans, funded by the oil and gas industry, are trying to pressure him to backtrack. Here’s why that can’t happen.
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Keep on Trucking: The Biggest Coordinated Investment in Freight Electrification Is Here
A new freight electrification strategy shows that we don’t need to build charging infrastructure everywhere, all at once. The plan will strategically invest billions into electrifying the most polluted hubs, cleaning up air from “diesel death zones.”
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Utilities Don't Want You to Know This Reason Why Your Power Bills Are So Expensive
Utilities are trying to keep your power bills sky-high. They are spending millions on anti-climate lobbying, and passing off the costs to you—the customer—via your monthly bill.
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What Is Air Permitting? Here’s Why Reforming It Is Key for Decarbonization.
Within the Clean Air Act sits unclear guidance documents that are preventing the law from working as intended. To bring clean air to communities and decarbonize our economy, we need to reform air permitting. Here’s how—in five steps.
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What You Need to Know About the Pause on New LNG Projects
The Biden administration took a stand against the fossil fuel industry by pausing the approval of new gas export licenses to take a deeper look at how to account for harms to the public interest. Here’s what that decision means and what must come next.
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Everything You Need to Know About Implementing the IRA’s Most Important Programs
Our work isn’t done yet. Here’s how we take key programs from the Inflation Reduction Act and put them into action.
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Electrifying All U.S. Trucks Is Possible—Here’s How
Cleaning up decades-long transportation pollution in port and freight communities is possible by electrifying our trucks and buses. Here’s how the White House can help build the infrastructure to make it a reality.
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Everything You Need to Know About the American Climate Corps
The ACC is a victory for young people, our climate, our jobs, and our future. Here’s what we know about the new program so far—and what should come next.
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What’s Holding the Biden Administration Back from Cleaning Up Pollution in Port and Freight Communities?
The Biden administration has one of its biggest opportunities to advance environmental justice and tackle climate pollution in one go by strengthening EPA’s heavy-duty vehicle pollution standards.
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What Does the Air in Our Homes Have To Do With the Climate Crisis?
Indoor air pollution has disproportionately burdened Black, Brown, and lower-income communities. States have an opportunity to address these inequities and tackle the climate crisis with IRA funding and local regulations.
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