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Wind Power for America

Congress extended critical federal tax credits for wind power early this year, thanks to the hard work of our staff, allies, and supporters. In the U.S., wind energy now powers the equivalent of 13 million homes and renewable energy accounted for nearly 50 percent of all newly installed power in 2012. Here, Environment Minnesota’s Michelle Hesterberg is joined by Duluth Mayor Don Ness and Ventera Winds President Joseph Woods to tout the environmental benefits of wind energy to local media.

News Release | Environment America

Environment America Applauds Nomination of Gina McCarthy for EPA Administrator

Washington, D.C. — Later today, President Obama is expected to nominate Gina McCarthy for the next administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, replacing outgoing Administrator Lisa Jackson. McCarthy is currently the assistant administrator for the Office of Air and Radiation at the EPA, and previously held top environmental positions in Massachusetts and Connecticut. Margie Alt, executive director for Environment America, issued the following statement in response:

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News Release | Environment America

State Department Report on Keystone Understates Global Warming Threat

Washington, D.C. -- The State Department today issued a revised environmental assessment of the Keystone XL pipeline project. Environment America’s Get Off Oil Program Director Daniel Gatti issued this statement in response:

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News Release | Environment America

Bipartisan Leaders in U.S. Senate and House Move to Jumpstart Offshore Wind

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Tom Carper (D-Del.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) and U.S. Representatives Bill Pascrell (D-N.J.) and Frank LoBiondo (R-N.J.) today introduced companion bills in the U.S. Senate and House to incentivize offshore wind development. The bills would provide an Investment Tax Credit (ITC) for offshore wind power worth up to 30 percent of the cost of the project for the first 3,000 megawatts of offshore wind projects in the United States. Eleven additional senators are listed as original cosponsors: Chris Coons (D-Del), Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Jack Reed (D-R.I.), Angus King (I-Maine), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), William "Mo" Cowan (D-Mass), Ben Cardin (D-Md) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass).

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News Release | Environment North Carolina

N.C. Senate votes to lift fracking moratorium

Raleigh, NC—The N.C. Senate gave final approval today to a bill to lift the state’s moratorium on fracking, the controversial form of natural gas drilling, beginning in March 2015.  The measure, which contains a laundry list of incentives for oil and gas companies, now moves to the House.

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News Release | Environment America

Major Companies Join President Obama in Reducing Energy Use, Cutting Global Warming Pollution

Washington, D.C. – Last Thursday, three major companies – Macy's Inc., Johnson Controls Inc., and Sprint Nextel Corp. – joined the Obama administration’s Better Buildings Challenge, committing to reduce their buildings’ energy use by at least 20 percent by 2020. 

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