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Rep. Dingell Sounds the Horn: GOP Plan Steers Michigan Down Road to Higher Bills, Drives U.S. Auto Industry Off a Cliff
This Republican bill will raise costs for working Americans while destroying jobs, reversing years of clean energy advancements, exacerbating the climate crisis, and making communities more vulnerable and less resilient.
PA House Lawmakers Pass Bill Shining Light on Utility Decision-making, Putting Public Interest over Corporate Profits
Today, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives overwhelmingly voted to pass HB 1599, legislation that would bring greater transparency to utility decision-making by requiring public disclosure of committee votes at PJM and other energy regulatory bodies. In response, Evergreen Deputy State Policy Director Julia Kortrey released the following statement: “Too many...
Senate Republicans Drop Economic, Environmental Wrecking Ball As Big Oil Oligarchs and Dying Coal Barons Cheer On
Senate Republicans just voted to trigger the largest spike in utility bills in American history.
Big Oil-Backed Republicans Push Senate Rules to the Limit to Sabotage Clean Energy in Updated Billionaire Bill Text
Senate Republicans have pushed the rules to the limit to sabotage the clean energy boom on behalf of corporate polluters who are terrified of cheaper, faster-to-build competition—working people be damned.
SEPTA Service Cuts, Fare Hikes Could Derail Lives if Lawmakers Fail to Fund Public Transit
As working-class people struggle under the weight of a nationwide affordability crisis, these devastating service cuts and fare hikes risk derailing their lives.
Following House Passage, Advocates Urge Pennsylvania Officials to Prioritize Public Transit in State Budget Negotiations
Today, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives passed HB 1364, advancing several key elements of Gov. Josh Shapiro’s initial funding package. In response, Evergreen Senior Transportation Policy Lead Liya Rechtman released the following statement: “As transit agencies across Pennsylvania face an unprecedented funding crisis, it’s essential that state leaders step up...
Same Sabotage, Different Timeline As Senate GOP Moves to Hike Americans’ Energy Bills
Senate Republicans want credit for being less extreme than their House colleagues, but they’re still siding with Big Oil to jack up prices and kill jobs.
Evergreen Welcomes Liya Rechtman as Senior Transportation Policy Lead
Liya brings an exceptional track record of leadership at the intersection of transportation and climate policy.
States Fight Back as Trump Guts Emissions Standards
Today, President Donald Trump signed three resolutions targeting California’s nation-leading vehicle emissions standards. The move defies repeated guidance from the Government Accountability Office and the Senate parliamentarian on the role of the Congressional Review Act. Republicans in Congress have blindly supported Trump, taking performative steps to roll back the waiver....
Senate Republicans Turn a Fossil Fuel Fever Dream Into a Pay-to-Play Reality
This bill is a fossil fuel fever dream that makes corruption the cost of doing business, and Republicans are falling over themselves to deliver.