Washington, D.C.— Ahead of the second year anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act and in response to today’s announcement from the Department of Energy to award $50 million from the Inflation Reduction Act to adapt manufacturing facilities for electric vehicles, the League of Conservation Voters (LCV) issued the following statement from LCV Government Affairs Advocate on Climate Change & Clean Energy Darien Davis:

“The Biden-Harris administration is continuing to deliver on the historic progress of the Inflation Reduction Act by advancing clean energy, good-paying union jobs, and climate solutions to put us on the path to address the climate crisis at the speed and scale science requires. Investing in electric vehicles will help ensure cleaner air for communities, especially historically excluded communities of color and communities with low wealth who are the most impacted by fossil-fueled tailpipe pollution. We’re thrilled the Biden-Harris administration is prioritizing investments for manufacturing facilities with unionized workforces and in disadvantaged communities. These funds will not only help protect clean energy union jobs, but ensure more clean energy jobs are created for our future generations.”

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