Clean energy in Congress 

UPDATE:

While applauding Congress passing the first increase in fuel efficiency for cars in 30 years,  Environment Ohio pledges to keep up the fight to put this country on track to get more of our energy from clean, home grown renewable sources.

ORIGINAL: 

The United States House and Senate are working to complete a federal energy bill. Last summer, the House and Senate passed different versions of energy legislation supported by Environment Ohio. As this newsletter went to print, House and Senate leaders were meeting to settle on a final version of the bill.

Environment Ohio staff in Washington, D.C., are working to make sure that the final bill contains the best provisions of each bill. The House bill included a renewable electricity standard requiring utilities to generate 15 percent of their electricity from clean sources, while the Senate bill included a provision raising gas-mileage standards to 35 mpg over the next decade. Here in Ohio, we will be running full-page ads in newspapers to raise awareness about how developing renewable energy in Ohio would be a boost for jobs and the economy.