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New York is First State to Launch Home Electrification and Appliance Rebates Program

Washington, DC - Today, the Biden administration announced New York as the first state to receive funding through the Department of Energy’s Home Energy Rebates Programs, created by the historic…

Senator Sanders and Representative Omar Reintroduce the End Polluter Welfare Act with Broad Support from Over 300 Organizations

Washington, DC — Today, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN) reintroduced the End Polluter Welfare Act, the most comprehensive legislative proposal to address the…

Republican Effort to Keep Inefficient Appliances on the Market A Waste of Time & Blatantly Anti-Consumer

Washington, DC - The Senate voted yesterday to overturn the energy efficiency standard for furnaces finalized by the Biden administration to save consumers an estimated $1.5 billion and protect…

FERC Transmission Standard Will Make a Cleaner, More Reliable Grid & Lower Costs for Rate Payers

Washington, DC - Today, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission finalized its transmission planning and allocation requirements to unleash clean energy, improve the resilience of the power grid, and…

Groups Urge Halt of Deepwater Crude Export Approvals

Washington, DC - Gulf Coast community groups and environmental advocates are urging the Biden Administration to reevaluate the criteria used to determine whether massively expanding U.S. crude…

House Republicans Vote Against Consumers with Stance Against Energy Efficient Appliances

Washington, DC - Today, Republicans in the US House of Representatives voted to pass H.R. 6192, the Hands Off Our Home Appliances Act, a bill that would significantly limit the Department…

Congressional Letter Latest to Support Review of LNG Exports & Urge DOE to Incorporate Key Issues into Public Interest Determination

Washington, DC — Today, more than 70 members of Congress sent a letter to President Biden and Secretary Granholm thanking them for pausing the approval of applications for new…

Sierra Club Reaction to Pioneer Collusion with OPEC

Washington, DC - The Federal Trade Commission has uncovered efforts by former CEO of Pioneer Natural Resources Scott Sheffield to collude with OPEC in order to increase the price of oil through…

DOE Releases Final Water Heater Energy Conservation Standard

Washington, DC - Today, the US Department of Energy finalized a strong energy efficiency standard for water heaters that will benefit consumers and our climate. Phasing out energy-wasting…

HUD/USDA Building Code Update Will Give Lower Income Families Access to Clean, Healthy Homes

Washington, DC - Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Department of Agriculture released a final policy determination to update building energy codes for renters…