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STATEMENT: Federal Rollback of Auto Fuel Efficiency Standards Will Increase Costs for Consumers, Businesses

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 progres...

The Detroit News

EV and battery investments boosted GOP districts. Under Trump, it’s going away

Based on E2 research conducted in partnership with the Atlas Public Policy research group, The Detroit News examines the state of EV and battery investment since the Inflation Reduction Act was passed, through the initial impact of Trump's One Big Beautiful...

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E2 STATEMENT: Illinois General Assembly Passes Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act (CRGA Act), Solidifies State as a Clean Energy Leader, Bringing Billions in Benefits to Businesses & Residents

SPRINGFIELD (Oct. 31, 2025) – As of last night, both chambers of the Illinois General Assembly passed the Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability (CRGA) Act, a major milestone for clean energy. The bill now awaits the signature of Governor JB Pritzker, a supp...

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Bob Keefe, E2 Executive Director, Named To The 2025 TIME100 Climate List Of The 100 Most Influential Leaders Driving Business Climate Action

WASHINGTON (Oct. 30, 2025) – TIME named Bob Keefe, executive director for the national nonpartisan business group E2, to the 2025 TIME100 Climate list, recognizing the 100 most innovative leaders driving business climate action. For the third year in a row,...

The Hill

Climate change is eroding our quality of life, and Trump is making it worse

Reports

SURVEY: Businesses on Impact of Arrested IRA Investments

Businesses say repealing or rolling back the lRA would result in substantial losses, layoffs, and closures, according to a first-of-its kind survey of more than 900 nationwide clean energy businesses released today.

Reports

Clean Economy Works | An Economic Impact Analysis of Major Clean Energy Projects Announced Through Two Years of the Inflation Reduction Act

If completed the projects announced in the first two years of the IRA will create 621,000 direct and indirect new jobs – including 154,000 permanent jobs— throughout the economy over the next five years. This would add $237.5 billion to U.S. GDP; create $16...

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Clean Economy Works | IRA Two-Year Review

Two years after the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) was signed into law on August 16, 2022, companies have announced at least 334 major new clean energy and clean vehicle projects across the country that, if completed, would create 109,278 new jobs and bring ...

Reports

Arizona Clean Economy Works: 8 New Clean Energy, Vehicle Projects to Create 18K Jobs, Add $7B to GDP, Generate $5B in Wages for Arizona Workers

Large-scale clean energy projects announced in Arizona one year after the IRA are projected to create or support more than 18,700 jobs and generate billions of dollars in new wages, tax revenue, and economic growth.

Reports

New York Clean Economy Works | An Economic Impact Analysis of Major Clean Energy, Vehicle Projects

Large-scale clean energy projects announced in New York one year after the IRA are projected to create or support more than 7,000 jobs and generate tens of billions of dollars in new wages, tax revenue, and economic growth.

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Michigan Clean Economy Works | An Economic Impact Analysis of Major Clean Energy, Vehicle Projects

Large-scale clean energy projects announced in Michigan one year after the IRA are projected to create or support at least 28,000 jobs and generate tens of billions of dollars in new wages, tax revenue, and economic growth.

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North Carolina Clean Economy Works | An Economic Impact Analysis of Major Clean Energy, Vehicle Projects

Large-scale clean energy projects announced in North Carolina in just the first year of the IRA are projected to create or support 30,000 jobs and generate tens of billions of dollars in new wages, tax revenue, and economic growth, according to a new econom...

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Georgia Clean Economy Works | An Economic Impact Analysis of Major Clean Energy, Vehicle Projects

Large-scale clean energy projects announced in Georgia in just the first year of the IRA are projected to create or support almost 39,000 jobs and generate tens of billions of dollars in new wages, tax revenue, and economic growth, according to a new econom...

Reports

Benefits to Rural America from the Inflation Reduction Act: Driving Jobs, Investment, and Economic Resilience

More than 67,000 new jobs and $20 billion in new private investments are coming to America's rural areas thanks to 52 large-scale clean energy and clean vehicle projects announced in the first year of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).

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Clean Economy Works October 2023 | 13 New Projects Announced

Businesses announced nearly $16 billion in new private-sector investments for 13 new large-scale clean energy projects in October, according to the latest monthly analysis of new clean energy and clean vehicle projects by the national nonpartisan business g...

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Clean Economy Works | An Economic Impact Analysis of Major Clean Energy Projects Announced In Year One of the Inflation Reduction Act

One year after the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) was signed into law on August 16, 2022, private industry has announced at least 210 major new clean energy and clean vehicle projects across the country, according to E2’s findings.

Reports

Clean Economy Works September 2023 | 13 New Projects Announced

Businesses announced plans for at least 13 new large-scale clean energy projects in 11 states in September. The projects would create at least 6,100 jobs and result in nearly $2.7 billion in private-sector investments.

NJ Spotlight News

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.

Insider NJ

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 ...

Habitat Magazine

Co-op and Condo Green Retrofits Are Good for the Environment — and the Economy.

“Especially in New York City, buildings, particularly existing buildings, are one of our big challenges,” Uchenna Bright says. “Decarbonization and energy efficiency are still very much a huge market within the city, and there’s still a lot more work to be ...

Reports

Clean Economy Works August 2023 | 18 New Projects Announced

Businesses announced plans for at least 18 new large-scale clean energy projects in 11 states and Puerto Rico in August. The projects would create more than 9,500 jobs and bring about $6 billion in new private investment.

WRAL News

Some concerned building code freeze could leave new builds in NC decades out of date

Last week, the state legislature overrode Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of a bill that puts a freeze on some residential building code updates, impacting energy efficiency and structural safety standards of new homes for years to come. "Based on the expert analysi...

Canary Media

North Carolina kills effort to make its building code energy-efficient

Building codes are a vital tool for states to improve energy efficiency and reduce carbon emissions. But in a drastic move, North Carolina state lawmakers have just made it illegal for the state to overhaul its residential building codes until 2031. “Based ...