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States without income tax lean on inequitable sales and consumption revenues.

Although President Joe Biden has signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law, many are hoping he will declare a climate emergency to provide further funding. It would allow for additional provisions to fight the effects of climate change and reduce fossil-fuel usage in the U.S. New York State has been seeing the effects of climate change firsthand since 45 counties, or three quarters of the state, are currently under a drought watch. ...

Washington state wants to make homes for its most vulnerable residents greener and healthier. It started with a needs assessment from the Department of Commerce on housing energy resilience to figure out what it will take. Lindsey Schromen-Wawrin, policy and partnerships manager for Firelands Workers Action, a group in rural western Washington organizing on issues such as housing, said improving housing will not just make the house more energy resilient, but also remove health concerns lurking...

A federal courts decision to require the Department of Interior to consider the potential health and climate impacts of coal mining on public lands could finally give sovereign tribes in Wyoming a seat at the table. Connie Wilbert, director of the Sierra Club Wyoming Chapter, said until now, federal agencies just paid lip service to concerns raised by tribes about impacts to drinking water, air quality and their way of life. "This is a big step towards requiring much more serious cons...

Congress has passed legislation making the largest investment in clean energy in U.S. history. It has grassroots organizations like Northern Plains Resource Council ecstatic. ...