Climate Change & the Clean Economy
Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo today announced approval of the construction and operation of the Vineyard Wind project, the nation’s first large-scale, offshore wind project.
Climate Change & the Clean Economy
U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.V.) today introduced the RECLAIM Act and a bill to reauthorize the Abandoned Mine Land (AML) reclamation fee. The RECLAIM Act would commit existing funds to clean up abandoned coal mines and spur economic development and diversification in impacted communities.
Testimony / Climate Change & the Clean Economy
Walsh talked about how the Senate Finance Committee and U.S. tax code can play a critical role in addressing the climate crisis, creating good jobs, and injecting equity into our society as we work to rebuild our economy and recover from the Covid-19 pandemic. He concluded saying, “Through federal tax policy, we can make strategic…
Climate Change & the Clean Economy
The Interagency Working Group on Coal and Power Plant Communities and Economic Revitalization today publicly released its first report to President Joe Biden laying out ways in which the administration can support the revitalization of communities impacted by energy transition.
Policy Priorities / Clean Vehicles and Fuels
This backgrounder, from the BlueGreen Alliance, United Steelworkers, United Auto Workers, and the AFL-CIO Industrial Union Council, reviews the factors likely to drive U.S. job gains and job losses related to electrification of the U.S. and global vehicle fleet. We also examine the key role the auto sector plays in the U.S. economy and preview policy options that can make electrification a winning strategy for U.S. workers, industries, and the communities that need it most. Our focus is on sustaining, creating, and improving access to good-paying, secure jobs with safe working conditions.
Climate Change & the Clean Economy
Brenda Mallory today was confirmed as the next Chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ).
Research / Climate Change & the Clean Economy
This case study focuses on the passage of first-of-its-kind just transition legislation in Colorado, which provides valuable lessons to advocates for coal communities and workers in other states and a glimpse into the challenges that lie ahead.
Letters / Climate Change & the Clean Economy
Brenda Mallory is the right person for this job. And she can bring her leadership and experience to CEQ to do this critical work in ways that lifts up communities and workers and prioritizes investments in workers and communities that need it most.
Letters / Climate Change & the Clean Economy
Janet McCabe is the right person to take this vision forward at the EPA, with extensive knowledge of environmental law and decades of experience working on critical issues such as air quality, climate change, and children’s environmental health.