What You Need To Know About Inflation and the Inflation Reduction Act ArticleOct 6, 2022 What You Need To Know About Inflation and the Inflation Reduction Act The Inflation Reduction Act will help reduce costs, create jobs, and ensure corporations pay their fair share in taxes. Oct 6, 2022 Rose Khattar, Tymoni Correa-Buntley
The Inflation Reduction Act: A Year in Review TestimonySep 21, 2023 The Inflation Reduction Act: A Year in Review Trevor Higgins, senior vice president of the Energy and Environment department at the Center for American Progress, filed written testimony before the U.S. House Oversight and Accountability Committee’s Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services; the testimony is in support of the Inflation Reduction Act in its first year of historic investments in American households and jobs aimed at accelerating the U.S. transition to a clean energy economy. Sep 21, 2023 Trevor Higgins
Implementing America’s Clean Energy Future: Leveraging Federal Investments To Support State and Local Climate Leadership Past EventSep 14, 2023 Implementing America’s Clean Energy Future: Leveraging Federal Investments To Support State and Local Climate Leadership Please join the State-Federal Climate Initiative at the Center for American Progress to discuss the opportunities and challenges facing states and local governments as they look to implement historic levels of federal climate funding. Sep 14, 2023 Satya Rhodes-Conway, Dr. Pete Wyckoff, Kate Johnson, 2 More Harold Mitchell, Sam Ricketts
Fact Sheet: Implementing America’s Clean Energy Future Fact SheetSep 14, 2023 Fact Sheet: Implementing America’s Clean Energy Future This fact sheet provides recommendations for how states and local governments, federal agencies, and other interested parties can work together to advance climate leadership at the state and local levels. Sep 14, 2023
5 Reasons Automakers Must Provide Good Jobs and Lower Vehicle Emissions ArticleSep 12, 2023 5 Reasons Automakers Must Provide Good Jobs and Lower Vehicle Emissions In the face of demands for better jobs and stronger health protections, some automakers claim they can’t improve job quality and lower vehicle emissions—but they have the resources to support middle-class-led economic growth and clean up their vehicle fleets. Sep 12, 2023 Leo Banks, Karla Walter, Anona Neal
K-12 Education Is Vital to Success of Biden Administration’s Investment Agenda ReportAug 17, 2023 K-12 Education Is Vital to Success of Biden Administration’s Investment Agenda K-12 education needs a seat at the table when implementing new laws to boost infrastructure, green energy, and technology. Aug 17, 2023 Lisette Partelow, Akilah Alleyne
This Union Win in Georgia Is a Win for the Clean Energy Future VideoAug 16, 2023 This Union Win in Georgia Is a Win for the Clean Energy Future After successfully forming a union with United Steelworkers, workers at the Blue Bird electric school bus manufacturing plant in Georgia have moved one step closer to securing a safer and fairer workplace while building the clean energy future. Aug 16, 2023 Hannah Malus, Devon Lespier, Hai-Lam Phan, 2 More Matt Gossage, Charlie Schuyler
Pennsylvania Goonies Solar Farm ArticleAug 10, 2023 Pennsylvania Goonies Solar Farm Funding for the Goonies Solar Farm, which will produce enough energy for 33,000 households, will go toward developing a new solar engineering design that will then be manufactured by Doral Renewables. Aug 10, 2023
A Year of Impact: The Anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act Personal StoryAug 9, 2023 A Year of Impact: The Anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act In this story collection from the Center for American Progress Action Fund, Americans celebrate how the Inflation Reduction Act has benefited their lives in the year since its passage. Aug 9, 2023 Center for American Progress Action Fund
5 Ways the EPA Can Strengthen Carbon Standards for Power Plants ArticleAug 8, 2023 5 Ways the EPA Can Strengthen Carbon Standards for Power Plants The Environmental Protection Agency must strengthen the standards for carbon emissions from fossil fuel-fired power plants. Aug 8, 2023 Rachel Chang, Shannon Baker-Branstetter, Trevor Higgins
Maximizing the Benefits of Direct Pay for Clean Energy Tax Credits ReportJul 27, 2023 Maximizing the Benefits of Direct Pay for Clean Energy Tax Credits To fully realize the potential of direct pay and maximize the deployment of clean energy tax credits, the Treasury and IRS must make the program as accessible as possible. Jul 27, 2023 Rachel Chang
Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Will Help Millions of Seniors and Improve Health Equity ArticleJul 17, 2023 Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Will Help Millions of Seniors and Improve Health Equity The Inflation Reduction Act’s Medicare drug price negotiation provision will improve access to and affordability of medications that help women, Black, Hispanic or Latino, LGBTQI+, and disabled beneficiaries. Jul 17, 2023 Gillian Tisdale, Nicole Rapfogel
LG Energy Battery Plant Expansion Project ArticleJul 13, 2023 LG Energy Battery Plant Expansion Project LG Energy is expanding its Holland, Michigan, facility that manufactures lithium-ion polymer battery cells and packs for electric vehicles. Jul 13, 2023