Letter to Congress on Clean Energy Investment
Issue: climate change | environment & health | federal government | renewable energy
Type: letter to policymaker
Letter signed by PSR and partner groups, asking Congress to support a broad spectrum of clean-energy investments.
Clean Energy Tax Incentive Letter
Issue: air pollution | climate change | environment & health | renewable energy
Type: letter to policymaker
PSR and eight health organizations urge the U.S. Congress to enact a package of strong clean energy tax incentives in 2020, as one of our best opportunities to meaningfully address climate change in the 116th Congress. Investments in clean energy are critical to combating the harmful health effects of air pollution and climate change. Clean …
Letter on Clean Energy Tax Incentives
Issue: climate change | environment & health | federal government | renewable energy
Type: letter to policymaker
Letter signed by PSR and partner groups to the leaders of the House Committee on Ways and Means and the Senate Committee on Finance, urging support for important tax incentives to drive innovation and wider deployment of clean energy technologies, including energy storage, electric vehicles, renewable energy and energy efficiency.
PSR Solar Energy Fact Sheet
Issue: climate change | environment & health | renewable energy
Type: fact sheet
A new PSR fact sheet on solar energy.
Renewable Energy and Health
Issue: air pollution | climate change | environment & health | environmental justice | renewable energy
Type: fact sheet
New fact sheet from PSR on the health benefits of renewable energy.
Webinar: Creating Robust and Effective State Renewable Portfolio Standards
Issue: climate change | environment & health | renewable energy
Type: video
This PSR webinar features three of our chapter experts discussing state renewable energy solutions for the electricity sector. Specifically, they focused on how best to structure an effective state Renewable Portfolio Standard. The speakers covered issues such as: pushing for the strongest targets possible, keeping “dirty” imposters out of the “clean and safe” definition for …
PSR Comments to EPA on CPP Replacement
Issue: air pollution | climate change | environment & health | federal government | renewable energy
Type: letter to policymaker
PSR submitted these comments in strong opposition to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed replacement to the Clean Power Plan. It is not just inadequate; it poses significant threats to our health and does nothing to protect us from climate change caused by carbon pollution from power plants.
Comments to EPA on Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Issue: climate change | environment & health | federal government | renewable energy
Type: letter to policymaker
Letter from PSR and partner groups to the Environmental Protection Agency with comments on the Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for State Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Existing Electric Utility Generating Units, urging the EPA to return to the implementation of the Clean Power Plan to reduce carbon dioxide emissions.
Saving Energy, Saving Lives
Issue: environment & health | renewable energy
Type: report
The Health Impacts of Avoiding Power Plant Pollution with Energy Efficiency We often hear that energy efficiency saves money and creates jobs, but what do we know about its public health benefits? PSR and the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) released a report, “Saving Energy Saving Lives,” that examines the public health benefits …
PSR Comments on the Repeal of the Clean Power Plan
Issue: climate change | environment & health | federal government | renewable energy
Type: testimony
PSR’s official comments to EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt opposing the proposed repeal of the Clean Power Plan.