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Next week, the House will pass the Build Back Better Act, which will provide historic levels of investment to communities across the country dealing with the interlocking crises of climate change; public health; economic inequity; and racial, gender, and environmental injustice.
Moderates Are Expected to Keep Their Word
WASHINGTON, DC -- Last night, Congress moved closer to fully realizing President Bidenâs historic climate agenda, as the House held a procedural vote to advance the Build Back Better Act and five moderate Democrat holdouts committed to voting for the bill, without cutting any of its investments, no later than the week of Nov. 15.
WASHINGTON, DC -- House leadership announced a vote on the bipartisan infrastructure bill today that would separate it from voting on the Build Back Better Act, a bill with unprecedented levels of investment in climate action, clean energy jobs, and environmental justice.
WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, Sierra Club and Data for Progress released the results of a new nationwide survey that finds broad public support for specific climate investments that were unveiled in the new text of the Build Back Better Act released yesterday.
WASHINGTON, DC -- In the wake of President Bidenâs announcement of a framework for the Build Back Better Act, the Sierra Club, WE ACT for Environmental Justice, and the Environmental Justice Health Alliance for Chemical Policy Reform are renewing the call for Congress to move the Build Back Better Act in tandem with the inadequate bipartisan deal. No climate, no deal.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- This morning, President Biden unveiled the framework for his Build Back Better Act. The framework presents a vision for a bill that would advance historic levels of investment in climate, jobs, and justice.
WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) released a proposed rule to amend certain aspects of its regulations for implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The phased approach to modifying the NEPA regulations would start with three specific changes in Phase 1 to restore certain regulatory provisions from the original 1978 regulations.
As Congress negotiates the details of the final Build Back Better Act, which will move in tandem with the bipartisan infrastructure bill, itâs imperative that any deal must pass the climate test, which means cutting climate pollution in half by 2030, creating good union jobs and a more equitable economy, and delivering on the United Statesâ international climate commitments ahead of the international climate meeting this November in Glasgow.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- With a potential vote looming on the bipartisan infrastructure bill in the U.S. House of Representatives today, the Sierra Club urges members of Congress to vote ânoâ in order to ultimately get to âyesâ on climate. More information about the bipartisan legislation and the Build Back Better Act, including Sierra Club analysis and priorities, are detailed below.
In Response, Sierra Club President Ramon Cruz Released the Following Statement:
PHOENIX, AZ -- As Congress considers the scale of investment in climate, jobs, and justice in the Build Back Better Act, itâs clear that voters in Sen. Kyrsten Sinemaâs home state of Arizona want climate and clean energy priorities to be fully funded.