Press Releases Tagged State Climate Action
Climate Victory: Washington Voters Defy Big Money and Big Oil, Reject Initiative 2117
Today, Washington voters rejected Initiative 2117 and secured the Climate Commitment Act’s place in state law. In response, Evergreen Action Senior State Program Director Justin Balik released the following statement: “Initiative 2117 was a politically motivated, multi-billionaire-backed effort to repeal a landmark piece of climate legislation—and Washington voters saw right...
Climate Leadership Continues in Washington With the Election of Bob Ferguson
In response to Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s victory in the Washington gubernatorial race, Evergreen Action Senior State Program Director Justin Balik released the following statement: “Tonight, Washingtonians voted to continue the state’s role as a national climate leader by electing Bob Ferguson governor. Over the past 12 years in Washington...
Fact vs. Fiction: The Truth About EVs and Economic Growth in Michigan
Does Donald Trump really want to tell Michigan autoworkers that they can’t compete? Because that’s what he’s doing as he lies about the quality of electric vehicles union workers are already building on the line. His crony JD Vance is even hinting he’d try to yank away half a billion...
Evergreen: Hawai‘i Must Reject Climate-Wrecking LNG Import Expansion
In response to reporting that the Hawai‘i State Energy Office is preparing an analysis on importing liquified “natural” gas (LNG) as part of the state’s energy mix, Evergreen Senior Policy Lead for Energy Transition Mattea Mrkusic released the following statement: “Hawai‘i has a strong record as a climate leader. The...
Protecting Clean Trucks for Small Business and the Supply Chain: In Letter to California Officials, Evergreen Calls For Oversight Into Truck Manufacturers’ Sales Tactics
Today, Evergreen Action sent a letter to California officials calling for swift oversight regarding reported tactics from big truck companies that could make clean trucks more expensive, or downright unavailable, for the vital American businesses that need them—and impose unjust pollution burdens on communities near trucking hubs. Clean truck availability...
NEW REPORT: Project 2025 Will Lead to Massive Job Losses and Increased Energy Costs in Wisconsin
Today, non-partisan analysts at Energy Innovation released new modeling detailing the potential impacts of Project 2025 in each state. The new analysis compares two scenarios—one in which the radical Project 2025 agenda is implemented and another where the historic climate achievements of the Biden-Harris administration are protected and recent state...
NEW REPORT: Project 2025 Will Lead to Massive Job Losses and Increased Energy Costs in Pennsylvania
Today, non-partisan analysts at Energy Innovation released new modeling detailing the potential impacts of Project 2025 in each state. The new analysis compares two scenarios—one in which the radical Project 2025 agenda is implemented and another where the historic climate achievements of the Biden-Harris administration are protected and recent state...
NEW REPORT: Project 2025 Will Lead to Massive Job Losses and Increased Energy Costs in Michigan
Today, non-partisan analysts at Energy Innovation released new modeling detailing the potential impacts of Project 2025 in each state. The new analysis compares two scenarios—one in which the radical Project 2025 agenda is implemented and another where the historic climate achievements of the Biden-Harris administration are protected and recent state...
NEW REPORT: Michigan’s New Clean Energy Laws Will Lower Household Energy Costs and Secure Billions in Federal Funding
Today, 5 Lakes Energy released “Michigan’s Clean Energy Economic Comeback,” a new independent modeling report providing local-level analysis of the economic impact of the state’s new clean energy laws in each of Michigan’s ten prosperity regions. Following the passage of last year’s historic clean energy package, the modeling projects Michigan’s...
NEW POLL: Pennsylvania Voters Strongly Support Significantly Increasing Clean Energy Use
Today, Evergreen Action, joined by PennEnvironment, Conservation Voters of PA, and Keystone Energy Efficiency Alliance, released new polling from Global Strategy Group that shows a wide bipartisan majority of Pennsylvania voters support the increased usage of clean energy and believe its expansion will boost Pennsylvania’s economy and improve the reliability...