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      'Sounds Like a Plan': Biden Given Roadmap for 100% Clean Energy by 2035

      "This new report not only shows that President Biden's climate goals for the power sector are achievable—but it is among the first to lay out how we can actually get there," said one advocate.

      Jessica Corbett
      Jan 23, 2023

      A pair of green groups on Monday released a report detailing how U.S. President Joe Biden can work toward his goal of 100% clean electricity nationwide by 2035.

      The roadmap from Evergreen Action and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) comes after Biden last year signed into law the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) following a bitter battle in Congress. While elements of the legislation alarmed climate campaigners, they welcomed that it contained about $370 billion in climate and energy investments.

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      Watchdogs Warn House GOP Bill Would 'Lock in Another Century of Oil and Gas'

      "Instead of holding accountable Big Oil CEOs for causing last year's record-setting gas prices, the new majority is hellbent on making political statements as American families suffer."

      Jake Johnson
      Jan 23, 2023

      Climate watchdogs warned Monday that a bill House Republicans are expected to vote on this week is a thinly veiled effort to open more public lands and waters to planet-wrecking oil and gas drilling.

      The Strategic Production Response Act, led by new House Energy and Commerce Committee chair Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.), aims to curtail presidential authority to release oil from the United States' strategic reserve—something President Joe Biden did on a major scale last year in an attempt to curb gas prices.

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      'Tip of the Iceberg': Groups Tell EPA Much More Needed on Toxic 'Forever Chemicals'

      Environmentalists praised "baby steps" to address PFAS but say legally binding standards are urgently needed so "everyone can have confidence that their drinking water is safe."

      Jessica Corbett
      Jun 16, 2022

      While applauding the Biden administration's new "baby steps" to address "forever chemicals" in drinking water, green groups this week also emphasized that far more sweeping action is needed to protect people and the planet.

      "The EPA needs to go much further by implementing strong, enforceable regulations on the entire class of PFAS chemicals."

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