The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is expected to announce the Administration’s intent to weaken federal Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards for vehicles. Such a dramatic shift in policy would halt five decades of progress toward U.S. cars that are cheaper and cleaner to run.
HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA – With new forecasts raising fears that the growing Southern California oil spill could soon reach more coastal areas, organizations representing thousands of ocean economy businesses redoubled calls for Congress to immediately and permanently prevent the expansion of offshore drilling and expand clean energy though the Build Back Better Act. Vipe Desai, […]
Updated Letter of Business Support – Strong Greenhouse Gas Pollution Reduction Standard for Transportation Planning
WASHINGTON – The House Ways and Means Committee unveiled its list of revenue priorities and tax reforms (or “pay-fors”) it will rely on to fund the $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill. Statement from Sandra Purohit, director of federal advocacy for the national, nonpartisan business group E2 (Environmental Entrepreneurs): “The cost of going small is too high. […]
WASHINGTON – The U.S House is poised to pass the Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act, which includes the potential for funding increases to important energy efficiency programs; solar energy development for low-income communities; research in energy storage and provisions to address environmental justice issues. It also includes a phase-out of Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), a greenhouse […]
Newly passed bill is type of policy California “needs to help its economic recovery” SACRAMENTO (September 1, 2020) – Late Monday night, the California legislature passed AB 841, a bill that swill streamline millions in investments to expand California’s electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure and make improvements to school energy efficiency upgrades. Following is a […]
WASHINGTON – Today the President will discuss finalizing rollbacks to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) that, among other things, are expected to enable agencies to purposely ignore the economic and social costs of climate impacts from major government-approved projects. The changes to the landmark bipartisan 50-year-old law are also expected to give the administration […]
Statement from E2 Mountain West Advocate Susan Nedell CARSON CITY (June 22, 2020) – Governor Steve Sisolak today announced Nevada will begin a low-emission (LEV) and zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) rulemaking process. If implemented, Nevada would become the 14th state, not including the District of Columbia, to adopt Clean Cars Standards. Nevada has already joined nearly […]
On March 10, just before the COVID-19 crisis swept across the country, Oregon Governor Kate Brown made climate action history. By signing an ambitious and far-reaching executive order, Governor Brown positioned Oregon to reduce the emissions driving climate change from a broad range of sources across the Oregon economy while priming the state’s clean energy economy for […]
Rollback threatens 740,000 US jobs in cleaner, fuel-efficient vehicles WASHINGTON, DC (March 31, 2020) – The Trump administration today finalized its plan to roll back the popular Obama-era fuel economy standards, reversing the federal government’s largest effort to fight climate change impacts. Following is a statement from Sandra Purohit, director of federal advocacy for the […]
We need federal leadership to guide climate-smart investments and projects. Instead, the Trump administration is proposing to turn a blind eye to the potential negative climate impacts of future projects, which will undermine businesses. Ignoring climate impacts when assessing projects will undercut more responsible and better-planned proposals. As a result, it will hurt those that […]
More than 600 business leaders from across the country publicly stated their opposition to the Trump administration’s proposed changes to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) in a letter delivered to the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) today. The letter was signed by businesspeople including leaders of major companies, small business owners and […]