Where Does Your Member of Congress Stand On Offshore Drilling?
NRDC has updated our digital tool to track where members of Congress stand on offshore oil and gas drilling.
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Livelihoods Of 255,000 American Families In Solar & Storage Industry Under Attack By House Republicans’…
“The 255,000 Americans in the U.S. solar and storage industry are calling on Congressional champions to defend these job-creating policies.”
Summer Heat Is Coming: Will New Policies Protect Workers?
As I write this, it’s 83 degrees Fahrenheit in Washington, DC, and I can’t help but long for those years when I was a kid, when spring felt like spring and seasons were demarcated. Each year, summer-like temperatures arrive all too soon during spring, thanks to human-induced climate change. Research finds that … [continued]
Lower-Income Households Shouldn’t Pay More for Solar. Congress Can Fix It.
Originally published by Union of Concerned Scientists, The Equation. By John Rogers When I bought solar panels for my house not long ago, I got a 30 percent discount, courtesy of the federal government. Too many people, though — people who make less than my family does — can’t get that … [continued]
The New Union-Focused EV Tax Credit Bonus & American-Made Tax Credit Cut Proposed In The…
First, a word on how legislation is made in the USA, in the simplest effective way I can formulate it right now: If a bill is going to be passed into law, most members of the House of Representatives, most members of the Senate, and the President of the United … [continued]
54 Members of Congress (All Democrats) Push for End to Fossil Fuel Subsidies
Originally published by NRDC. By Sujatha Bergen In a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Majority Leader Steny Hoyer this week, 54 members of Congress called for an end to more than $120 billion in tax handouts to the fossil fuel industry. “Fossil fuel subsidies are a bad deal for American … [continued]
What Does Climate Action Have To Do With Budget Reconciliation? In 2021, Everything.
Originally published by Union of Concerned Scientists, The Equation. By Jonna Hamilton, Director of Policy in the Clean Transportation Program at the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS). As has been true for several years now, Congress is not passing much legislation through so-called “regular order,” which requires 60 votes to move … [continued]
8 Zero-Emission Transport Items That *Need* To Be In The Next Reconciliation Bill
Originally published by Union of Concerned Scientists, The Equation. By Jonna Hamilton The Senate has been very busy in the past few weeks, and after they come back from “recess” (aka the home work period), they are going to pick right up where they left off. The big story, in my … [continued]
Explaining The Joe Biden & Congressional Agreement On Bipartisan Infrastructure Package And Cleantech & Climate…
A lot has been made of the fact that the infrastructure bill Democrats and Republicans are ready to pass is extremely watered down and leaves out basically all of the priorities of progressive Democrats, including the exciting cleantech and climate provisions we’ve been writing about (such as extension and expansion … [continued]
The Filibuster Is A Weapon Against Democracy
The blocking of the For the People Act proves that the Senate must reform its filibuster rules.
