Press Releases Tagged Executive Branch
Evergreen: New York Must Reinstate and Implement Congestion Pricing Ahead of Trump Presidency
In response to recent reporting that New York Governor Kathy Hochul’s administration is moving to reinstate congestion pricing, Evergreen Action Senior State Program Director Justin Balik released the following statement: “It is essential that New York acts quickly to safeguard its transportation future and climate legacy before Trump takes office...
Evergreen Applauds EPA's Commitment to Expedited Standards for Gas Plant Pollution
On Friday, the Biden administration released its 2024 Spring Unified Agenda, announcing that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will propose carbon pollution standards for existing gas power plants by the end of the year. Evergreen Action Senior Power Sector Policy Lead Charles Harper released the following statement responding to this...
IRAirl: What Georgians Are Saying Ahead of the First Presidential Debate
This Thursday, President Joe Biden and Donald Trump will face off in Atlanta, Georgia for the first presidential debate of 2024. The two major party candidates will face each other for the first time since 2020 in the state that has been a proving ground for President Biden’s signature...
UPDATED EPA REPORT CARD: EPA Is Down to the Wire on 10 Important Power Sector Rules
The agency must ramp up the pace to finalize these rules by April.
Biden Admin’s Newly Strengthened Soot Standard Will Prevent Thousands of Air Pollution Deaths Each Year
EPA is tightening its grip on dangerous air pollution and will prevent 4,500 deaths per year—and hundreds of thousands of other medically related events.
It’s Official: President Biden Just Took a Big Step To Pause LNG Terminals, Prioritize Those on The Frontline
With today’s announcement, President Biden showed us he’s listening to frontline communities and serving the country well.
After Trump’s New Hampshire Win, Voters Face Clear Choice on Climate
It’s been clear for months that this primary has been little more than a sideshow.
Daimler & Volvo Group Efforts to Delay Clean Truck Transition in US Draw International Criticism
Letters to Daimler & Volvo Group CEOs Highlight Their Interference In Advancing a Strong Federal Clean Trucks Rule; Request Support
Biden Admin Shuts Down Fossil Fuel Lobbyists Keen On Destroying Clean Hydrogen
Deep-pocketed lobbyists have been dead-set on chaining U.S. hydrogen production to dirty fossil fuels, but today the Biden administration shut them down.
New Report From ICCT Underscores What We Already Knew: We’re Ready to Electrify Our Trucking Fleets
Today, the nonpartisan expert ICCT has the receipts outlined in their latest report.