Earthjustice Statement on Senate Passage of the Inflation Reduction Act

Earthjustice issued a statement following the U.S. Senate's passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, praising its investments in clean energy and community resilience while criticizing concessions made to the fossil fuel industry.

• The Inflation Reduction Act contains significant funding for a wide range of climate and energy initiatives, including renewable energy production and storage, the electrification of buildings and vehicles (both passenger and heavy-duty), appliance efficiency, domestic clean technology manufacturing, forest conservation, and climate-friendly farming.
• The legislation allocates billions of dollars to support communities disproportionately affected by climate change and pollution. These investments cover air monitoring, coastal resilience, clean ports, green financing, community solar, energy and water bill assistance, and environmental and climate justice block grants, alongside funding for the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and Superfund.
• Earthjustice identifies 'egregious fossil fuels concessions' within the bill, specifically citing carbon capture tax subsidies and mandatory lease sales. The organization asserts these provisions could perpetuate ecosystem destruction and toxic pollution, particularly in Alaska, Appalachia, and the Gulf Coast.

APA

Dillen, A. (2022). Earthjustice Statement on Senate Passage of the Inflation Reduction Act. Earthjustice. https://earthjustice.org/press/2022/earthjustice-statement-on-senate-passage-of-the-inflation-reduction-act

Chicago

Dillen, Abigail. Earthjustice Statement on Senate Passage of the Inflation Reduction Act. Earthjustice, 2022. https://earthjustice.org/press/2022/earthjustice-statement-on-senate-passage-of-the-inflation-reduction-act.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{dillen2022earthjustice, author = {Dillen, Abigail}, title = {{Earthjustice Statement on Senate Passage of the Inflation Reduction Act}}, publisher = {Earthjustice}, year = {2022}, month = aug, url = {https://earthjustice.org/press/2022/earthjustice-statement-on-senate-passage-of-the-inflation-reduction-act}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }