Press Releases Tagged Freedom from Fossil Fuels
More Than 120,000 Americans Urge President Biden to Deny Dangerous LNG Export Applications
Over 120,000 people nationwide are calling on President Biden to reject these dangerous mega projects, safeguard vulnerable communities, and lock in critical progress for the climate.
Evergreen Statement on PJM Request to Fast-Track Gas in Interconnection Queue
This past week, PJM submitted a request to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), asking for permission to prioritize gas plants in the interconnection queue ahead of other resources. In response, Evergreen Action Deputy State Policy Director Julia Kortrey released the following statement: "PJM’s request to let gas plants cut...
Evergreen: Hawai‘i Must Reject Climate-Wrecking LNG Import Expansion
In response to reporting that the Hawai‘i State Energy Office is preparing an analysis on importing liquified “natural” gas (LNG) as part of the state’s energy mix, Evergreen Senior Policy Lead for Energy Transition Mattea Mrkusic released the following statement: “Hawai‘i has a strong record as a climate leader. The...
Protecting Clean Trucks for Small Business and the Supply Chain: In Letter to California Officials, Evergreen Calls For Oversight Into Truck Manufacturers’ Sales Tactics
Today, Evergreen Action sent a letter to California officials calling for swift oversight regarding reported tactics from big truck companies that could make clean trucks more expensive, or downright unavailable, for the vital American businesses that need them—and impose unjust pollution burdens on communities near trucking hubs. Clean truck availability...
Evergreen: Congress Must Act to Eliminate Polluter Welfare for So-Called ‘Enhanced Oil Recovery’
We shouldn’t be left footing the bill to help Big Oil boost its profits while burdening the American people with a crisis costing billions every year.
NEW POLL: Pennsylvania Voters Strongly Support Significantly Increasing Clean Energy Use
Today, Evergreen Action, joined by PennEnvironment, Conservation Voters of PA, and Keystone Energy Efficiency Alliance, released new polling from Global Strategy Group that shows a wide bipartisan majority of Pennsylvania voters support the increased usage of clean energy and believe its expansion will boost Pennsylvania’s economy and improve the reliability...
Michiganders Block Fossil Fuel-Backed Initiative from 2024 Ballot
Dark Money-funded Effort Faces Massive Defeat in Effort to Repeal Key Siting Provision in Gov. Whitmer’s Clean Energy Laws Today, Michiganders blocked Citizens for Local Choice’s ballot initiative on siting from qualifying for the 2024 ballot, dealing a massive blow to the dark money and fossil fuel-funded effort to curtail...
Biden Admin Delivers Long Overdue Oil and Gas Fiscal Accountability in New Onshore Leasing Rule
In response to the finalized oil and gas leasing rule released by the Department of the Interior’s (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Evergreen Action Senior Policy Lead for Energy Transition Mattea Mrkusic released the following statement: “For decades, Big Oil has been exploiting our public lands for oil and...
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...
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...