STATEMENT: Biden administration announces first-ever national building performance standard
Building performance standards will spur federal buildings to use fewer fossil fuels, become more energy-efficient
Building performance standards will spur federal buildings to use fewer fossil fuels, become more energy-efficient
Vice President Kamala Harris will deliver remarks at a union hall Wednesday announcing federal investments in energy efficiency and other clean energy technologies.
Gov. Charlie Baker signed a climate bill into law Thursday that will reduce energy waste and help transition Massachusetts’ buildings and transportation system from fossil fuels to clean energy.
The Massachusetts House voted Sunday to approve a revised version of a climate bill, with the Senate expected to act on the bill later in the day.
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker returned a climate bill to the state Legislature Friday with suggested amendments, with less than 60 hours remaining before the end of the 2021–22 formal legislative sessions.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia have reached a deal on a reconciliation bill that would represent the nation’s largest ever investment in clean energy and climate solutions.
Before the backdrop of the State House golden dome, environmental advocates and legislators gathered on Tuesday calling on Gov. Charlie Baker to sign a climate bill into law.
State legislators are expected to vote today on a climate bill.
The U.S. Postal Service announced on Wednesday that it would purchase at least 25,000 electric vehicles as part of its plan to replace an aging fleet, more than doubling its previous commitment. The announcement comes after the agency’s initial plan to “modernize” its fleet would have electrified only 10% of its vehicles, prompting calls for the agency to revisit its decision and a lawsuit filed by 16 states. The new commitments means at least 50% of the agency’s first 50,000 vehicle purchases will be electric.
President Joe Biden will visit the site of the former Brayton Point coal-fired power plant in Somerset on Wednesday and speak about climate change and the transition to clean energy, administration officials announced today.