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Evergreen: Biden Administration Finalizes Rule to Strengthen Protections for Alaska’s Western Arctic
Oil from threatening delicate ecosystems and accelerating the climate crisis further by drilling for oil and gas in Alaska’s Western Arctic. Now is the time to safeguard this precious and biodiverse ecosystem for future generations.
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...
Evergreen Statement on Senate Vote to Overturn Key Biden Transportation Rule
Today, the U.S. Senate voted to overturn a key Biden administration climate rule aimed at reducing transportation emissions in states and localities across the country. Issued last year, the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Greenhouse Gas Performance Measure requires state transportation agencies to set greenhouse gas reduction targets. Transportation currently accounts...
In the News
Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund Programs Are Poised to Deliver Long Term Climate & Economic Benefits, Despite GOP Attacks
We are thrilled to see the awards announced today are headed to recipients that are poised to build a clean energy lending ecosystem that will support deployment across the country for years to come.
Labor, Climate, and Community Leaders Back Pennsylvania DEP Effort to Lower Industrial Climate Pollution and Create Jobs
Reducing Industrial Sector Emissions (RISE PA) Application for Federal Funding Could Bring in $475M in Investment to PA, Create 6,000 Jobs, and Eliminate 5.2 Million Metric Tons of Carbon Pollution Carnegie, PA —Today, the Shapiro administration and local elected officials, labor unions, and climate groups came together in Allegheny County to...
President Biden Moves Forward to Address Transportation Pollution With Final Trucks Rule
In response to EPA finalizing its Phase 3 rule for heavy-duty vehicles, Evergreen Action Vice President Craig Segall released the following statement: “EPA’s final heavy-duty trucks rule will deliver major pollution reductions where they are needed most. It is a major step towards decarbonizing the full freight system with more...
NEW REPORT: Accelerating the Clean Air Act’s Innovation Engine
How EPA Can Reform Air Permitting Programs to Deploy Clean Technologies at Scale
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...
New Light-Duty Car Standards Are Biden’s Biggest Win on Cutting Transportation Pollution Yet
President Biden has taken enormous strides to ensure America leads the world in the transition to clean cars.