Posts Tagged 100% Clean Power
The U.S. Is About to Need More Electricity. But More Gas Isn’t the Solution.
With electricity demand projected to increase in many parts of the country, some utilities want to turn to new fossil gas power plants instead of lower-cost clean energy. Here is why that decision would be a massive mistake.
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Grades Are In: EPA Earns High Marks Finalizing Key Power Sector Rules
EPA finalized the last wave of power sector rules in April 2024, making strides in protecting communities and cutting pollution. With the regulatory term coming to a close, Evergreen released one final EPA report card grading the strength of these rules.
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Power Plants Can No Longer Spew Unlimited Carbon Pollution for the First Time in U.S. History
Power plant pollution is the second largest source of climate pollution in the U.S. But it’s never been federally regulated—until now. In April 2024, EPA finalized first-ever standards for existing coal plants and new gas plants. Here’s what they say.
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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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How States Are Centering Workers in the Clean Energy Transition
States are leading the way on a transition to clean energy and building strong labor standards into their plans—ensuring clean energy jobs are good ones.
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Is EPA Going Easy on a Gas Plant in Your Community?
When EPA proposed its landmark carbon pollution standards for power plants earlier this year, the agency left out one big chunk of the fleet: 95 percent of fossil gas plants.
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Republicans Are Wrong: EPA’s Carbon Standards Are Reliable, Affordable, and Achievable
Peddling misinformation and backward-looking talking points, Republicans seem hell-bent on helping the fossil fuel industry carry on with business as usual.
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EPA Must Reduce Power Plant Pollution Sooner, Not Later
EPA issued its proposal to regulate carbon pollution from power plants, but it doesn’t go far enough. Here’s why it’s necessary for EPA to amend its proposal and speed up its compliance timelines to hit our climate and clean energy goals.
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Three Ways EPA Must Strengthen Its Power Plant Carbon Rules
EPA’s power plant carbon rules could be the administration’s most effective tool to cut carbon pollution—if they are strengthened in a few crucial areas.
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Michigan Wants (and Needs) 100 Percent Clean Energy. Here’s How We Make It Happen.
The Michigan legislature is considering an ambitious climate and clean energy package that could help correct decades of unreliable power and high electricity costs.
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