In his first 100 days, President Biden has already taken meaningful action on nearly three quarters of his climate commitments using executive action. — In 2020, President Joe Biden ran on the most ambitious climate agenda of any presidential nominee in U.S. history. Shortly after he secured victory, Evergreen detailed 46 commitments that Biden made on the campaign trail to fight the climate crisis that could be achieved through existing authorities and executive action…

A federal CES will benefit American families by cutting the burden of monthly utility bills. — President Biden’s proposed 100% Clean Electricity Standard (CES) by 2035 is more than just critical climate policy that’s poised to “catch fire” — it’s a key pillar of America’s path to economic recovery. Evergreen has already laid out how a federal CES will create millions of good paying jobs; a…

With widespread public support and the pathway to get it done, a modern Civilian Climate Corps can help Joe Biden lead an equitable workforce mobilization at a scale unseen in 90 years. — With the support of President Biden, now is the moment to create a new national Civilian Climate Corps (CCC). Evergreen has mapped out a detailed pathway to build a modern CCC and put Americans to work building a just and sustainable future in their communities. …

Moving America’s power grid to 100% carbon-free electricity by 2035 is not only our best tool to fight the climate crisis — it’s also a powerful engine for economic growth that would create millions of new good jobs. — The Clean Electricity Standard (CES) proposed in President Biden’s American Jobs Plan (AJP) could prove to be one of his administration’s most impactful policies. Moving America’s power grid to 100% carbon-free electricity by 2035 is not only our best tool to fight the climate crisis — it’s also a powerful…

Biden’s GSA Pick, Robin Carnahan, has a mandate for green procurement. — As the next GSA Administrator, Robin Carnahan will be tasked with the decarbonization of one of the largest sectors of the economy — the U.S. government. President Biden has already taken important steps to reduce the federal government’s carbon pollution, including committing to electrifying the federal fleet, and in her…

Here’s why that could be the most consequential climate policy of Biden’s presidency. — On Wednesday, President Joe Biden announced the American Jobs Plan (AJP), a bold vision for infrastructure to build back better and power a clean energy economic recovery. The plan includes a Clean Electricity Standard (CES) for 100% carbon-free electricity by 2035, a transformative proposal that could be the single most…

Industry growth and union jobs built the history of Pittsburgh. On Wednesday, Joe Biden can announce a clean energy infrastructure plan to build the future of Pittsburgh and thousands of other American cities. After campaigning on investments to revitalize our nation’s crumbling infrastructure, create millions of good paying union jobs…

Biden Takes Big Steps Toward Delivering on Climate Mandate with Week 1 Executive Orders — Today, Evergreen Action Executive Director Jamal Raad released the following statement on President Biden’s latest slate of executive actions to combat the climate crisis: “Today’s historic executive actions put President Biden off to a great start delivering on his mandate for ambitious climate action. President Biden campaigned on a popular…

With the swearing-in of Senators Alex Padilla, Raphael Warnock, and Jon Ossoff, Senator Chuck Schumer becomes majority leader for the first time, and for the first time in a decade, Democrats have a governing majority in the House and the Senate. This time, they’ll enter the House, the Senate, and…