News Release | Environment America, U.S. PIRG, Frontier Group and The Public Interest Network

Biden joint session of Congress/first 100 days coverage: Resources and interview opportunities

The hundredth day of every U.S. presidency has become a milestone at which media, pundits and the American public assess how the new president is doing. President Joe Biden will give his own views on how things are going on Wednesday, April 28, during a joint session of Congress. The actual hundredth day is Thursday, April 29. 

News Release | Environment America

Statement: Rep. Escobar’s bill to create new monument would protect more nature

Rep. Veronica Escobar of Texas introduced the Castner Range National Monument Act (H.R. 2752) on Thursday. If it passes, the bill will designate the Castner Range as a national monument. This area is a 7,081-acre former Army artillery facility east of El Paso in the Franklin Mountains. The range’s  wonderfully diverse Chihuahuan Desert ecosystem features dry arroyos and natural springs.

News Release | Environment America

Statement: Recovering America’s Wildlife Act a key step in combating extinction crisis

Reps. Jeff Fortenberry, a Republican from Nebraska, and Debbie Dingell, a Democrat from Michigan, introduced the bipartisan Recovering America’s Wildlife Act on Thursday. The bill earmarks $1.397 billion annually for state fish and wildlife agencies, as well as $97.5 million to tribes, to carry out wildlife conservation efforts such as protecting nesting habitat for the red-cockaded woodpecker.

News Release | Environment America

Biden to commit to major emissions reductions in sweeping climate announcement

WASHINGTON -- According to reports ahead of a global climate summit in Washington, President Joe Biden will announce Thursday that the United States will reduce global warming emissions 50 percent by 2030 as part of America’s commitments under the newly rejoined Paris climate accords. This nearly doubles the target agreed to in 2015 by the Obama administration. The reductions will hinge on an accelerated transition to carbon-free electricity and the phase out of gas-powered vehicles.

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Statement: New legislation invests $25 billion for electric school buses

In a major push to protect childrens’ health and address fossil fuel-powered emissions, lawmakers introduced the Clean Commute for Kids Act today in the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives.

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