ICYMI: Governor Tina Kotek on climate action in Oregon & how the state is tackling emissions from buildings, transportation & more:

“The top issue for me is making sure we can meet our climate reduction goals.”
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BIG NEWS: A new UMDonahueInstitute analysis found that our ten-year, $1.3 billion investment in ClimateTech will lead to a $16.4 billion economic boost for our state.
 
That’s a return on investment of more than 12 to 1. That’s the potential of the Mass Leads Act.

Massachusetts has the brightest minds and hardest workers in the world. We also believe in our clean energy future and all its potential.

Put it all together with the Mass Leads Act, and we've got the perfect innovation ecosystem for climatetech companies like Triton Anchor.

The deeper you dive, the more ways Massachusetts is leading on offshore wind! ⚓️

I visited Triton Anchor in Chelmsford, where their anchors are shaping the future of floating wind farms. This is exactly the kind of innovation we want to invest in with the Mass Leads Act.

We’ve struck a blow against climate change by putting Minnesota on a pathway to 100% clean energy by 2040 – positioning our state as a leader in creating new jobs and starting new industries.
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Over 100k zero-emission vehicles were sold in the first few months of the year — making it the best first quarter for ZEV sales ever.

California’s clean car transition is well underway. sacbee.com/news/politics-…

🧵Climate Commitment Act projects are springing up all across WA – bringing economic and environmental benefits to every corner of the state #waleg

NEW: We’re expanding RhodeIslandOER's Public School Lighting Accelerator Program to all Rhode Island schools.

This initiative helps to reduce energy consumption, promotes long-term cost savings for schools and supports our Act on Climate goals.

Learn more: bit.ly/4a2Nd6Q

Rhode Island is proud to be a national leader in U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools. Congrats to our 2024 recipients for their commitment to sustainability and environmental education:

🌳Garden City Elementary School
🌳Chariho Regional💚
🌳William D'Abate Elementary School
🌳Frank D. Spaziano Elementary School
🌳Dunn’s Corners Elementary

Clean energy should be an available option for more people. This announcement from the White House is another way to help fight climate change. twitter.com/WhiteHouse/sta…

NEW: We’re excited to announce additions to our team!

🏛️Alli Gold Roberts, Policy Director
🏙️Milka Rodriguez, Buildings Policy Advisor
✊Hanna Khalil, Just Transition & Equity Policy Advisor
📈Tara Lerman, Coordinator, Ops & Finance
📈Aliya Horton, Coordinator, Ops & Finance

From day one of our administration, we’ve worked hard to cut pollution, address climate change, strengthen our grid, and save Coloradans money on their energy costs. Nation-leading actions, like our work to ensure the last coal plant will be retired by the end of 2030 — several…

On Arbor Day, Rebecca Tepper Tepper, MassDCR Commissioner Arrigo, and helped students plant trees in Chicopee! 🌳
 
We're expanding our Greening the Gateway Cities program, meaning cooler temperatures and cleaner air are on their way to environmental justice communities.

Massachusetts has some of the oldest homes in the country – and the most reliant on oil-heating.

We launched America's first green bank dedicated to affordable housing and today, we're announcing a nation-leading program to help families with clean energy improvements.

Imagine walking around your neighborhood and seeing the clean energy transition in action – solar panels on roofs, EV charging in driveways, energy efficient appliances in our homes.

With America’s first green bank dedicated to affordable housing, we’re making that a reality.

Huge news for California drivers – the Tesla supercharging network is opening to non-Tesla vehicles!

This adds thousands of fast chargers to California's EV charging network, bringing us to more than 105,000 public EV chargers – including 10,000 fast chargers – and counting.

California’s In-Use Locomotive Regulation can help states & territories:

🏭 Confront the climate crisis
✊ Advance environmental justice
🩺 Protect public health

✉️ Our letter to U.S. EPA ➡️ bit.ly/Alliance-Suppo…