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Green Scissors Coalition Launches New Database of Wasteful Federal Subsidies

Clean energy

Green Scissors Coalition Launches New Database of Wasteful Federal Subsidies

Today, Friends of the Earth, R Street Institute, Taxpayers for Common Sense, U.S. PIRG and Environment America relaunched the Green Scissors Coalition database of nearly $300 billion in wasteful federal support for environmentally harmful projects. 

Media Releases ●  July 16, 2021

House panel advances fix-it-first, carbon-conscious approach to transportation

Global warming solutions

House panel advances fix-it-first, carbon-conscious approach to transportation

In a bipartisan vote, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee advanced the “Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America (INVEST in America) Act” early Thursday morning. As part of that “new vision,” in a departure from past transportation bills, it emphasizes fixing existing infrastructure before building new highways.

Media Releases ●  June 10, 2021