Environment & Climate
Climate change action, clean energy transition, environmental regulations, air and water quality, conservation, and environmental justice.
Take Action on Environment & Climate →📖 What You Need to Know
Environmental policy involves regulating emissions, funding clean energy, setting pollution standards, and managing public lands. The EPA sets and enforces environmental regulations. Congress funds clean energy research, approves drilling permits on federal land, and sets emissions targets. The Inflation Reduction Act was the largest climate investment in U.S. history, but many provisions face implementation challenges and political opposition.
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💬 Talking Points
The Inflation Reduction Act invested $369 billion in climate and clean energy — the largest such investment in U.S. history.
The U.S. is the largest cumulative emitter of greenhouse gases in history and the second-largest current emitter after China.
Clean energy jobs are growing faster than fossil fuel jobs in most states, including many red states.
Environmental justice communities — predominantly low-income and communities of color — bear disproportionate pollution burdens.
Extreme weather events cost the U.S. over $90 billion in damages in 2023 alone.
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Use these talking points to draft a letter, call script, or social post to your representatives.
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