News Release
August 2, 2022 [click for full News Release PDF (2-pg) ]
Contacts:
- Sandy Bahr, Sierra Club - Grand Canyon Chapter, (602) 999-5790, Sandy.Bahr@SierraClub.org
- Doug Bland, Arizona Interfaith Power and Light, (602) 312-0324, Doug.Bland@AzIPL.org
- Alex Ross, Defend Our Future, (718) 612-5913, AlexR@DefendOurFuture.org
Groups Call on Senator Sinema and Senator Kelly to Support Bold Climate Action and to vote “Yes” on the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
(Phoenix, Arizona) - Today, Sierra Club - Grand Canyon Chapter, Moms Clean Air Force, Mi Familia Vota, Arizona Interfaith Power and Light, Poder Latinx, Defend Our Future, and other groups delivered a petition signed by 560 Arizonans to both Senator Kyrsten Sinema and Senator Mark Kelly’s office to deliver a message to them that Arizona needs the bold climate action included in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, the largest package of investments ever in clean energy, environmental justice, and climate action.
Included in the bill are the following:
- Game-changing investment of hundreds of billions of dollars in tax credits for clean energy like solar and wind, clean transportation, decarbonized buildings, and clean energy manufacturing in the U.S., all set to lower emissions, create family-sustaining jobs, and reduce energy costs for over a decade;
- Cross-cutting environmental, equity, and labor standards that move us toward a wholeof-government approach to incorporating these standards into public investments and ensuring accountability;
- Methane Emissions Reduction Program, improving methane monitoring, funding environmental restoration, and helping communities reduce the health effects of pollution and increase their climate resilience;
- Funding for effective review and community engagement on proposed infrastructure projects under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA);
- Funding for urban parks and resilience for tribal communities, new resources for Environmental Justice communities to clean up legacy pollution and for rural communities to take advantage of lower cost, clean energy sources;
- New greenhouse gas reduction fund to provide low-cost financing for clean energy projects, with at least 60 percent of the benefits of these investments flowing to disadvantaged communities, in line with the president’s Justice40 commitments.
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