May 2023

PR: 125 Elected Officials SuNew Jersey Offshore

Offshore wind buildout helps environmental justice with training, jobs and health outcomes for communities left behind, say 125 elected officials May 30, 2023 Elected Officials to Protect America (EOPA) New Jersey, a non-profit group of elected officials who are working to solve the climate crisis, held a virtual press conference on the progress of offshore …

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PR: US Debt Ceiling Deal Cuts IRA Climate Change Funding

EOPA, a network of thousands of elected officials, says any debt ceiling deal that cuts IRA climate change funding must be rejected by the administration May 19, 2023 Elected Officials to Protect America is a network of thousands of current and former elected officials who care deeply about protecting the planet and people. EOPA is committed …

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PR: EPA Strongest Regulations for Dirty CO2 pollution

Over a thousand EOPA elected officials call for the strongest EPA regulations for dirty CO2 pollution from power plants to protect people and our planet May 10, 2023 For the first time, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is poised to issue its rules for limiting CO2 emissions for existing U.S. power plants, which produce about …

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PR: EOPA Call for Strongest CO2 Regulations to Meet Climate Goal by 2050

Elected officials say to meet the U.N. climate goals by 2050 we need the EPA to enact the strongest pollution standards May 10, 2023 For the first time, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is poised to issue its rules for limiting CO2 emissions for existing U.S. power plants, which produce about 25 percent of the …

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PR: Gov. Hochul and legislature 2024 budget help environmental justice communities

Elected Officials to Protect America – New York congratulates Gov. Hochul and legislature for the climate crisis measures that help environmental justice communities in the 2024 budget May 3, 2023 New York Governor Kathy Hochul and legislature finalized the Fiscal Year 2024 New York State Budget that contains numerous climate crisis measures. The following is …

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