Forty-nine of these grants are state-level awards, five are multi-state awards, and six are going to Native American tribes. The administration also announced its plans to expand its American Climate Corps green jobs training program on Monday.
Biden administration announces $20 billion in clean energy grants
The EPA says grant recipients, whose work promises to promote clean energy developments in underserved communities, could collectively reduce carbon emissions by 40 million metric tons over the next seven years.
Federal funds are bringing solar panel-lined canals and more electric vehicle chargers to Arizona
Leaders of Arizona’s public, private, and nonprofit sectors Monday discussed how they will use the Inflation Reduction Act for conservation efforts and renewable energy projects.
Op-ed: How federal investments are empowering Navajo People
In an op-ed, JoAnn Armenta of Lupton, Arizona highlights the impacts that President Biden’s policies are having on the Navajo people in Arizona.
After a year of outcry, Arizona’s wildcat subdivisions and groundwater drilling remain a problem
While both issues received band-aid-like solutions last year, long-term resolutions have yet to be realized.
Biden Launches ‘American Climate Corps’ Program to Create 20,000 Jobs
Those who enroll in the American Climate Corps will learn how to install solar panels, restore coastal wetlands, fight wildfires, and more. The program aims to create a pipeline for these young people to get hired into the clean energy sector.
One Year In, Here’s How the Inflation Reduction Act Has Helped Arizona
The law ensured that 41,000 Arizonans were able to keep their health insurance, reduced the cost of insulin for over 28,000 seniors, and incentivized several manufacturers to invest in the state and create more clean energy jobs.
Biden’s Signature Climate Law Will Create a Domestic Jobs and Manufacturing Boom, Study Finds
A new report finds that the Inflation Reduction Act will dramatically lower the cost of solar and wind energy projects, create millions of new jobs, and more.
Republicans’ Potential Repeal of Clean Energy Law Threatens Jobs, Communities, and Climate
House Republicans’ latest attack on the Inflation Reduction Act comes in the form of the Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023, which would repeal or shorten clean energy and manufacturing incentives.
Isaac School District Celebrates Federal Funding for Safer, Clean-Energy School Buses
The funding specifically comes from the EPA’s Clean School Bus Program, which provides school districts with rebates to replace existing school buses with clean models.