Posts Tagged Executive Branch
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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What Are Energy Communities and How Can They Benefit From the IRA?
The IRA targets clean energy benefits to particular communities—energy communities—that have been heavily dependent on fossil fuels and will be most impacted by the changes in the energy landscape.
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What Is Elective Pay (aka Direct Pay)? Here's How It Makes Clean Energy Tax Incentives More Accessible
The tax incentives from the IRA are critical for transitioning away from dirty fossil fuels and unlocking clean energy for communities across the nation. For the first time, these tax credits will be available to a wide variety of tax-exempt entities.
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The Defense Production Act Can Be Our Next Major Climate Tool
Hitting our climate goals requires a historic economic mobilization for manufacturing and deployment. The Defense Production Act is a powerful tool that President Biden can wield to meet these demands and propel us toward our clean energy future.
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Here's How Two IRA Programs Can Improve Access to Clean Power in Rural Communities
Thanks to the New ERA and PACE programs, nearly $11 billion in federal funding is now available to rural communities to lower energy costs, reduce pollution, create new jobs, and help build our clean energy future.
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What is the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund?
The GGRF provides $27 billion to communities to invest in clean energy projects. Here's why this program is such a big deal.
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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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Four Things You Need to Know About EPA’s New Power Plant Rules
EPA introduced rules that would set carbon pollution standards for both new and existing fossil fuel power plants. We gathered a group of experts to explain the proposed rule and how we can make it even stronger.
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What Are Clean Energy Tax Credits and How Do They Work?
Clean electricity tax credits are powerful incentives to decarbonize the power sector, build the clean energy workforce, and strengthen domestic supply chains. Here’s how they work.
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EPA's Power Plant Rules Are Key to Cutting Carbon Pollution. Here's Why.
EPA’s power plant carbon rules are the administration’s most effective opportunity to cut carbon pollution. Here’s what you need to know and what must come next.
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