Javier Sierra, javier.sierra@sierraclub.org
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Biden’s Investment in Solar Energy for Low-Income Communities Highlights Manchin’s Abandonment
Washington, DC — President Biden is demonstrating that while Joe Manchin and Senate Republicans don’t care about providing relief to American families burdened with high energy costs, he does. Today, Biden announced his plan to bring the economic and environmental benefits of clean and cost-efficient solar energy to all communities.
For the first time, communities in HUD-assisted rental housing will be able to access community solar, bringing energy costs down for working families. The announcement also included provisions to make good-paying solar jobs available to all Americans and cut energy costs for rural families.
No one should be forced to choose between paying for essentials like food and electricity, yet on average, low-income households spend nearly 9% of their income on energy, an energy burden three times higher than the national average. And while the Biden Administration is singing the right tune, its efforts have been silenced by Senator Manchin and every Senate Republican’s refusal to commit to voting for critical investments in climate action, clean energy, and environmental justice.
President Biden is continuing to make it clear he will treat the climate crisis as the emergency it is. Every single leader in Washington, DC – including Joe Manchin – still has the opportunity to do so as well while lowering energy costs for Americans and creating a livable future. The American people expect and deserve nothing less.
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Sobre el Sierra Club
El Sierra Club es la mayor y más influyente organización medioambiental de base en Estados Unidos y cuenta con millones de miembros y seguidores en todo el país. Además de crear oportunidades para que personas de todas las edades, niveles y localizaciones puedan disfrutar de la naturaleza, el Sierra Club se esfuerza en salvaguardar la salud de las comunidades, proteger la vida silvestre, y preservar los restantes parajes naturales por medio de activismo de base, educación pública, cabildeo y en las cortes. Para más información visite: www.sierraclub.org/ecocentro.
About the Sierra Club
The Sierra Club is America’s largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization, with millions of members and supporters. In addition to protecting every person's right to get outdoors and access the healing power of nature, the Sierra Club works to promote clean energy, safeguard the health of our communities, protect wildlife, and preserve our remaining wild places through grassroots activism, public education, lobbying, and legal action. For more information, visit www.sierraclub.org.