News Release | Environment New York

Broad support for Gov. Cuomo's commitment to cut global warming pollution

Governor Andrew Cuomo delivered his annual State of the State Address yesterday calling for strengthening the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), the Northeast region's cap on power plan pollution and a stronger commitment to the state's solar programs.

News Release | Environment California

Pinnacles National Park Act Headed to President’s Desk

Pinnacles National Park Act upgrades the protection status of Pinnacles National Monument, located in central California near Soledad, to that of a National Park. 

News Release | Environment America

Fracking on Film

As the new Matt Damon movie, Promised Land, opened in theaters today, Environment America sounded the alarm about the very real damage fracking is doing in communities across the country. 

News Release | Environment America

President Obama, Congress Save Wind Power in Fiscal Cliff Agreement

Washington, D.C. – Today President Obama will sign into law a bill that extends key tax credits for wind power and averts the ‘fiscal cliff.’ The main federal incentives for wind power – the renewable energy Production Tax Credit (PTC) and the offshore wind Investment Tax Credit (ITC) – expired on December 31, 2012, but with today’s new law will now be available for wind power projects that start construction over the next year, allowing for continued growth of American wind power.

News Release | Environment America

President Obama Says Good News for Clean Energy in 2013 is “Within Sight”

In a mid-day announcement, President Obama said an agreement on the fiscal cliff negotiations is “within sight” and includes extensions of tax credits for clean energy companies. Critical tax credits for wind energy – the renewable energy Production Tax Credit (PTC) and the offshore wind Investment Tax Credit (ITC) – which have enjoyed bipartisan support and are crucial for the continued growth of American wind power, are set to expire today unless Congress acts. President Obama’s statement implies that these tax credits would be extended as a part of an eleventh-hour deal. 

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