Gutting America’s Fuel Economy Standards Puts Jobs, Innovation At Risk in Michigan
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is moving forward with plans to gut the nation’s future fuel economy standards for cars and light-duty trucks.
Blog / Clean Vehicles and Fuels
The U.S. has a long history of leadership in innovation spurred and encouraged by forward-looking partnership with government. From the Apollo program, which brought us to the moon, to DARPA, which brought us the Internet, our nation’s history is full of smart programs supported by federal agencies that have helped the U.S. push the bounds of technology. Unfortunately, at a time when the competitiveness of the nation’s businesses and jobs most depends on it, proposals from our own government appear to be leaving that American tradition behind.
Climate Change & the Clean Economy
The Energy Futures Initiative and National Association of State Energy Officials today released the results of their 2018 U.S. Energy and Employment Report, finding sustained job growth in energy efficiency and underscoring the importance of tracking and spurring good jobs across the industry.
Blog / Climate Change & the Clean Economy
As the appropriations process for the FY19 budget starts moving, Secretary of Energy Rick Perry will have to defend the administration’s budget request before committees in both chambers of Congress.