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This year everyone's attention has been focused on Congress passing major climate legislation. But at the same time, state legislatures and Governors have quietly passed new climate and clean energy efforts across the country. Long thread of the wins you may have missed in 2022:
— Nick Abraham (@nickwabraham) June 14, 2022
Maryland passed strongest carbon pollution reduction goal in the country, committing the state to net-zero climate emissions by 2045 and requiring a 60% carbon reduction goal by 2031.
— Nick Abraham (@nickwabraham) June 14, 2022
Connecticut became the 14th state, plus DC and Puerto Rico, to commit to 100% clean energy and the 6th state to commit to Advanced Trucks Rule.
— Nick Abraham (@nickwabraham) June 14, 2022
Colorado passed the nation’s strongest oil and gas rules, passing fees to cover cleanup costs and raise millions to plug abandoned oil wells.
— Nick Abraham (@nickwabraham) June 14, 2022
New Mexico's state board passed new rules to prevent methane leaks from oil and gas. They also joined ranks with 16 other states that have now adopted clean car standards.
— Nick Abraham (@nickwabraham) June 14, 2022
Virginia stopped Andrew Wheeler, former coal lobbyist and Trump EPA Director, from becoming the state's Director of Natural Resources.
— Nick Abraham (@nickwabraham) June 14, 2022
Florida pressured Governor DeSantis to veto the worst solar bill in the country to keep net metering and rooftop solar alive after state utilities pushed through a bill to kill it.
— Nick Abraham (@nickwabraham) June 14, 2022
What about state budgets? There were also huge wins with billions in new funding for environmental protection in 2022.
— Nick Abraham (@nickwabraham) June 14, 2022
Like in New York where they passed funding to become first state w/ all electric school buses.
Washington state passed it's greenest transportation package ever with billions in new funding for public transit, electric vehicle infrastructure, and alternative transportation.
— Nick Abraham (@nickwabraham) June 14, 2022
Michigan passed a $4.8 billion budget deal with new funding to clean up and protect the state’s waters, fund state and local parks, as well as remove lead pipes from drinking water.
— Nick Abraham (@nickwabraham) June 14, 2022
What about Governors?
— Nick Abraham (@nickwabraham) June 14, 2022
MI Gov. Whitmer released a plan to completely transition off coal and reach carbon neutrality by 2050. Plus 2 million electric vehicles on the road by 2030 and protecting 30% of MI’s land and water by 2030.
In Wisconsin Gov. Evers' plan would create 40,000 clean energy jobs and reach 100% clean energy by 2050.
— Nick Abraham (@nickwabraham) June 14, 2022
NC Governor Cooper issued an executive order to update states economy-wide emissions goals to align with climate science and a goal to register 1.25 million ZEV vehicles by 2030.
— Nick Abraham (@nickwabraham) June 14, 2022
There are many MANY more detail (and links!) in the memo we just released today. There is no replacement for federal action. But these wins are crucial to tackling climate and proving we can make progress. https://t.co/ik72xisRzX
— Nick Abraham (@nickwabraham) June 14, 2022
There are many MANY more detail (and links!) in the memo we just released today. There is no replacement for federal action. But these wins are crucial to tackling climate and proving we can make progress. https://t.co/ik72xisRzX
— Nick Abraham (@nickwabraham) June 14, 2022
Great news out of Texas today. Renewables keeping the lights on and AC running during the heat wave. https://t.co/5xz3HcC8p3
— Christy Walsh (@ChristyWalshDC) June 14, 2022
In late July 2022, Sen. Joe Manchin, who had been stalling, finally got on board and said he'd vote for the Democratic Party's climate legislation. Climate activists are relieved, though the spending is insufficient to solve the entire problem and the bill makes concessions to keep the fossil fuel industry alive. Sen. Susan Collins complained that the Democrats moved too quickly and that, for some reason, a Republican loss on climate would prompt the Republicans to take their anger out on gay people. See: "Susan Collins: Democrats’ Climate Deal May Doom Bipartisan Efforts On Same-Sex Marriage" and "Veterans, Same-Sex Couples Stand To Lose In GOP Hissy Fit Over Democratic Deal" and "How secret negotiations revived Joe Biden's agenda and shocked Washington"
Voting against popular things because you are mad that your opponents are passing popular laws isn’t some sort of 11 dimensional chess. It’s petty and will backfire.
— Brian Schatz (@brianschatz) July 29, 2022
Biden Changes Course On A Major Power Grid Rule After Backlash Facing bipartisan pushback and a nationwide shortage of electrical transformers, federal regulators tweaked a major new energy-efficiency rule. Alexander C. Kaufman, HuffPost, Apr 4, 2024
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