Federal Initiatives
Just Solutions convenes national, climate justice-oriented policy organizations to increase coordination on policy strategy, implementation, and evaluation and align support for states. At the federal level, we will continue to help our state partners track and navigate opportunities, challenges, and unknowns within the rapidly changing landscape.
DeFENDING AND ADVANCING CLIMATE JUSTICE POLIcies
Learn more about our report designed to address potential challenges to climate and environmental justice in the United States under a second Trump Administration.
LATEST ON FEDERAL POLICY
Home Energy Rebates and the IRA: Recommendations for Equity and Environmental Justice
After the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) was enacted in August 2022, our analysis found that many supporters’ claims about how it would advance environmental and climate justice were overstated. Because Congress was only able to pass the IRA through the use of a special procedure called “reconciliation,” many provisions intended to address environmental justice were underspecified in…
Energy Tax Credits and the IRA: Recommendations for Equitable Outcomes
The Inflation Reduction Act, passed in August, marked the biggest climate action ever passed by Congress, with tax incentives accounting for the majority of the bill’s spending commitments. Totaling an estimated $270 billion in tax expenditures over the next decade, the energy tax credits are expected to drive the transition away from fossil fuels via…
ANALYSIS OF THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), lauded as the biggest climate change legislation in the history of the United States, passed the U.S. Senate on August 7, 2022 and was signed into law by President Biden on August 16. Just Solutions completed a detailed analysis of the environmental justice provisions in the IRA including beneficial investments,…
New Federal Actions to Lower Electricity Bills for Working Families: Key things to know
This summer, the Biden-Harris Administration announced six new actions to lower electricity bills for working families, funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The administration aims to accomplish this by lowering electricity costs and create clean energy jobs, including: At Just Solutions Collective, we believe that addressing energy burden reduction is an important part of the clean…
West Virginia v. EPA: What the Supreme Court Ruling Means for Environmental Justice
On June 30, the last day of its 2022 term, the United States Supreme Court released its much-anticipated decision in West Virginia v. EPA, the high-profile federal climate change case. West Virginia was the finale of an extraordinary term marked by momentous decisions overturning longstanding precedents and state laws on tribal sovereignty, abortion, and the…
