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The National Clean Investment Fund (NCIF) and Clean Communities Investment Accelerator (CCIA) are two critical federal programs working to make sure hard-working American families and businesses have access to cleaner, cheaper energy, transportation and homes. These programs leverage private and public funds to finance projects that lower energy costs, create good jobs, boost American manufacturing, and reduce pollution. From Arkansas to Alaska, more than $4 billion in local investments is already on track to deliver economic benefits in all 50 states and territories. Over 700 communities, businesses and local lenders have partnered with NCIF and CCIA to borrow funds, receive technical assistance, or request support. This dashboard shows investments by jobs, local benefits, cost savings, etc. from these programs by state.

From clean energy projects to bridges, this interactive tool shows what projects lawmakers announced in your neighborhood. What kinds of climate and infrastructure projects have been announced in which communities and across the country? Which ones may now be at risk? Now anyone can use a ZIP code to find out. To understand the stakes of these signature pieces of legislation, Grist developed a tool that combines information across multiple datasets to reveal where more than $300 billion of the funds promised under the two pieces of legislation have been awarded across the United States. Enter a ZIP code, city name, or other location in the search box below to discover projects within any radius of a chosen area.

This Renewables on the Rise dashboard allows viewers to track the growth of clean energy in any state and around the country. Explore any state’s clean energy progress, then read below for more information on the rise in renewables – and what local and state governments can do to help accelerate the transition to clean energy. America produces more than three times as much power from the sun, the wind and the earth as it did in 2014, with growth in all 50 states. Key technologies such as electric vehicles and battery storage are also booming – helping to repower America with clean energy.

In this episode, David Roberts is joined by Albert Gore to discuss the fate of the electric-vehicle tax credits under the Trump administration. Gore explains how the consumer credit provides a demand-side signal to complement the supply-side manufacturing credits, and why eliminating either would primarily benefit Chinese manufacturers.

This map shows locations of electric vehicle charging stations around the U.S.

In the months and weeks leading up to the Presidential Inauguration on January 20th, 2025, Atlas undertook a data archiving effort to preserve agency data and resources that may be at risk under the new administration. This includes hundreds of archived program webpages, funding requests, and award announcements related to the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), among other documents. Many other organizations throughout the climate community embarked on parallel efforts to archive or reproduce federal resources, including Harvard Law School’s Environmental & Energy Law Program, End of Term Archive, Environmental Data & Governance Initiative (EDGI), Public Environmental Data Project and more. Finally, many resources are still accessible through the Biden White House Archive, the archived version of Invest.gov, and the archived Council for Environmental Quality website.

The NEVI Awards Dashboard tracks electric vehicle (EV) charging sites funded by states through the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program. The State NEVI Action tab shows progress states have made in implementing the NEVI program. The Award Data page provides a comprehensive look at awards announced and site-specific details, whereas the Analysis page allows an in-depth comparison of specific features of the site. The data represented in this dashboard is based on either information provided directly from the state or taken from publicly available sources. The Methodology section below the dashboard has more detail about source and frequency of updates.

The EV Jobs Hub (EVJH) illuminates not only where new electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing jobs are being announced, but also what those jobs will look like. As widespread EV adoption continues to transform the auto industry—powered by historic investments from governments and automakers alike—there is an important opportunity to set a high bar for job quality in the climate-critical auto manufacturing sector. And on this crucial point, the labor and environmental movements are united: new manufacturing jobs in the domestic EV supply chain must be community-sustaining jobs with competitive wages and benefits, in safe and diverse workplaces, and where workers have the free and fair choice to join a union. EVJH can help labor and environmental advocates hold manufacturers and policymakers accountable for delivering on their investments and promises for good, union jobs in the domestic EV industry.

The Clean Economy Tracker (CET) tracks private-led investments and jobs in clean energy and technology manufacturing as well as non-manufacturing, commercial scale deployment projects in the United States. Clean energy and technology manufacturing covers production facilities for batteries, critical mineral production and processing, electric vehicles, heat pumps, hydrogen electrolyzers, transmission and grid materials, and zero emissions electricity generation. The CET is a one-stop shop for information on this growing industry. The tool was developed by Atlas Public Policy and Utah State University.

In 2024, advancing New Jersey's offshore wind (OSW) development hinged on cultivating new advocates and rekindling public enthusiasm. Spake Media, a digital marketing agency, developed a strategic communications approach to emphasize economic opportunities, combat misinformation, and neutralize organized opposition against offshore wind projects. The campaign's core objective was to leverage digital strategies that effectively counter disinformation and highlight the concrete economic and environmental benefits of offshore wind. They targeted their audience to residents living in five counties including Atlantic, Cape May, Essex, Monmouth, and Ocean County, in addition to New Jersey Public Officials and Journalists using a series of digital ads across diverse social media platforms.