Issue: Wind

This post includes climate and environment headlines, data points, and key takeaways from recent public polls – including new national polling on climate change as an issue priority for voters and new polling in Michigan about the state’s energy policies.

With the IRA’s 2nd anniversary, we’ve seen the positive ripples of the IRA spread across the nation. The Climate Jobs National Resource Center announced that over 6,200 IRA-eligible clean energy projects are planned, in development or already complete. CJNRC estimates the sum of all projects across the country will create over 3 million jobs that can boost pay and job quality by meeting IRA labor provisions, and generate over 1 million megawatts of clean power.

This post includes climate and environment headlines, data points, and key takeaways from recent public polls – including new polling on extreme weather, environmental justice, water quality, offshore wind, and proposed measures to protect workers from extreme heat.