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Climate crisis

States have a huge role to play in enacting the Inflation Reduction Act

Congress finally took action on climate change in 2022, but the federal government can't implement IRA on its own. States will be vital actors in putting the act's incentives to work.

By Jeff St. John . 27 December 2022
Clean energy

New Hampshire's dormant climate plan revived by Inflation Reduction Act

State lawmakers are planning to use a $3 million federal grant to make good on climate promises set in 2009.

By Sarah Shemkus . 6 July 2023
Policy & regulation

Chart: Repealing the Inflation Reduction Act would harm US businesses

Trump has said he wants to gut the climate law. A recent survey of clean energy companies shows doing so would have a devastating effect.

By Dan McCarthy . 27 November 2024
Policy & regulation

Trump freezes funding under Inflation Reduction Act and infrastructure law

The pause throws tens of billions of dollars of lawfully designated clean energy funding into uncertainty. It’s likely to face challenges in court.

By Jeff St. John . 21 January 2025
Podcast

What the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 would mean for climatetech

If passed, the broad-reaching bill could drastically cut annual U.S. carbon emissions by 2030 and help transform U.S. energy industries.

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By Shayle Kann . 5 August 2022
Energy storage

Energy storage wins a long-sought victory with Inflation Reduction Act

A dedicated grid-storage tax credit will unleash a new wave of development for technologies critical to meeting U.S. climate goals.

By Julian Spector . 12 August 2022
Video

Video: How the Inflation Reduction Act has transformed US clean energy

Watch a conversation on the historic climate law’s impact featuring the Department of Energy’s David Crane and Canary Media’s Julian Spector.

By Julian Spector . 21 August 2023
Emissions reduction

The Inflation Reduction Act will drive down emissions. But how much?

Models predict that the law will get the U.S. much closer to its climate goals — but just how close will depend on how quickly it drives down power-sector emissions.

By Julian Spector . 16 August 2023
Video

Video: Canary Media talks Inflation Reduction Act on The Weather Channel

Jeff St. John breaks down the billions of dollars in government incentives and private investments unleashed by the climate law, which was signed one year ago.

By Jeff St. John . 18 August 2023
ENN

Inflation Reduction Act grant gives landfill solar a boost in Ohio

Four former landfill sites in Cleveland and Cuyahoga County will get solar arrays as part of $129 million in funding from the U.S. EPA.

By Kathiann M. Kowalski . 1 August 2024