The Inflation Reduction Act promises to slash U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, but enables more pollution in Gulf Coast communities.
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Posted inEconomic Policy
IRS Edges Closer to 21st-Century Computing
Thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act, the agency now has funding for significant IT upgrades—but the devil is in the details.
Posted inTransportation
Climate Change and a Turnpike in New Jersey
The governor and construction unions want to expand the New Jersey Turnpike, likely increasing greenhouse gas emissions in a highway-dependent state.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Manufacturing in the Green Industrial Policy Era
How the Inflation Reduction Act’s $50 billion for clean-energy manufacturing could launch the green industrial revolution
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Climate Law Could Clarify Uncertain Fossil Fuel Leasing Picture
The Inflation Reduction Act mandates that millions of acres of public lands be made available to oil and gas companies before the government can offer land for renewables.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Can Ocean Shipping Go Green?
Everyone agrees that ocean shipping must decarbonize. The question is how, and how fast.
Posted inEconomic Policy
The Real Inflation Reduction Acts
The Biden administration’s actions in a variety of markets are doing the heavy lifting on lowering costs.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Water Cutbacks on Tap for Bone-Dry West
Congress sends billions for drought mitigation to Colorado River Basin states—just before Arizona and Nevada experience new cuts.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
The Inflation Reduction Act’s Quiet Revolution on Public Power
Here’s how utilities will be decarbonized over the next decade.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Manchin Permitting Deal Teeters Despite Gas Industry Support
‘We sure as hell don’t owe Joe Manchin anything now,’ says one Democrat.
