DEP wants to shut down sales of new gas-powered cars starting in 2035
Uchenna Bright, Northeastern state advocate at Environmental Entrepreneurs, disagreed. “We have nothing to gain by dragging our feet. The time to act is now,’’ she said.
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New Jersey is ready for cleaner cars, cleaner air and climate action
“By adopting these standards, New Jersey will tap into a huge economic opportunity to mitigate the economic and human costs of the climate crisis and unchecked air pollution while also creating career pathways and high-quality jobs for the local New Jersey residents that are building our clean transportation future,” said Uchenna Bright, E2 Northeastern States […]
An ambitious ACF rule will boost California’s economy — state regulators must capitalize on the opportunity
By E2 Interns: Kai Diep and Andrea Guerra California regulators have a critical opportunity to drive economic growth in the state’s blossoming zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) industry and help achieve state climate targets by advancing a strong Advanced Clean Fleets (ACF) rule with a 100% electric truck sales requirement by 2035. This ambitious yet achievable goal […]
Rebuilding from COVID should include improved truck fuel efficiency standards
“The COVID-19 pandemic has hit the clean energy sector particularly hard. The nonprofit E2 (Environmental Entrepreneurs) calculated that more than 620,000 clean energy jobs were lost in the first three months of the pandemic alone, with over 300,000 still not returning. The opportunity to modernize our nation’s fleet could help put people back to work […]
EPA Reversal Will Help Auto Industry Speed Ahead, Compete Globally
WASHINGTON – The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed today to re-establish the authority California and 13 other states to set emissions standards for cars and light-duty trucks sold in their states. The move comes a little over three years after the Trump administration’s EPA first announced it would weaken Obama-era car standards. E2 was the first […]
Achieving California’s Clean Energy Targets: Where The Rubber Meets The Road
WHAT Profound change is afoot in the quest to meet California’s ambitious decarbonization targets and our state’s electric grid is a critical lynchpin; delivering zero-carbon electricity to California citizens and businesses is critical as we work to power our industries, buildings, and transportation sector with clean electricity. Realizing 100% clean energy and statewide carbon neutrality […]
24 Business Groups Call for Advanced Clean Fleets (ACF) Standard in California
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Granholm’s Leadership “Just What America Needs Right now”
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate voted to confirm former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm as secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy, making her just the second woman to lead the department since its creation in 1977. As governor, Granholm helped steer Michigan’s economy toward clean energy and electric vehicles following the 2008 financial crisis, leading […]
Support for HB 1965: Clean Cars Virginia
Passing Clean Cars Virginia would ensure Virginians are able to continue to buy any size and power of vehicle that best fits their needs, while also reducing harmful emissions from the transportation sector, improving air quality and creating economic opportunities for further investment and job creation in the Commonwealth.
Electrifying Transportation in Nevada
E2 (Environmental Entrepreneurs) and Ceres invite you to a virtual panel discussion to learn about the exciting development of Nevada’s new Clean Cars rulemaking. In June, Governor Sisolak announced the Clean Cars Nevada initiative, which will accelerate the deployment of cleaner cars on Nevada’s roads. As part of this initiative, the state began a process to adopt the low […]