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2022 in politics: Sadly, religion contributed to our smallness
… confidence in the legislative process, but at least provisions of the Pregnant Workers Support Act, more aid to Ukraine, and increased Medicaid payments for U.S. territories like Puerto Rico made it into the final bill. In August, the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act also represented a return to normalcy, as the party that controlled both chambers …
Dec 28, 2022
Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema's bid for independence is a sham
… for gravitas. Sinema also single-handedly forced Democrats to remove a provision from the Inflation Reduction Act that would have finally closed the carried interest loophole in the tax code. Carried …
Dec 16, 2022
Inflation Reduction Act clause makes it easier for churches to go green
… Mark Pattison … Catholic News Service … A provision in the Inflation Reduction Act, signed into law this summer by President Joe Biden, not only increases the size of the tax …
Dec 9, 2022
In Advent, we hope and wait. Climate change doesn't lend itself to either.
… During the midterm election, global warming was not even an issue. We were concerned about inflation, about abortion, about who won the 2020 election and about what bathroom transgender … green light to run their state. On the other side of the aisle, Democrats passed the Inflation Reduction Act, the most significant climate-oriented legislation in our country's history. But the …
Dec 3, 2022
After COP27, we can still be rays of light for creation
… emissions by 2050 . And it is important to remember that in August, the U.S. passed the Inflation Reduction Act, the most significant climate legislation in U.S. history that will help the nation pivot …
Nov 23, 2022
US bishops elect Coakley, Viganò supporter, as No. 3 official
… he has expressed support for some of the Biden administration's initiatives, including the Inflation Reduction Act's measures to combat climate change . In other matters on Nov. 16, the bishops elected new …
Nov 16, 2022
Vote like your life — and everyone else's — depends on it
… all human life and our planet's future. The large majority of Americans, too, believe we must act on climate change. Three-quarters of Americans support full participation in international … damage. If we elect candidates who push for unabated use of fossil fuels, ignoring pollution reduction and failing to advance toward a clean energy future, we put the U.S. and the world in … the Build Back Better Act , which would have boldly tripled the clean energy measures in the Inflation Reduction Act . The troubling back story ? The politician's son owns a company that …
Nov 7, 2022
'It makes climate change real': How carbon emissions got rebranded as 'pollution'
… good on its pledges to tackle climate change. At least, until a month and a half later. The Inflation Reduction Act , the landmark climate legislation signed by President Joe Biden in August, amends the 1970 …
Oct 22, 2022
How St. Louis churches are revealing the disparities in the air we breathe
… can take to advocate on its own behalf. Action is even more urgent now that the White House's Inflation Reduction Act gives $315.5 million for air monitoring so at-risk communities can be properly informed of …
Oct 15, 2022
Fresh off Inflation Reduction Act win, Catholic groups push to further environmental justice
… Aleja Hertzler-McCain … Fresh off passage of the Inflation Reduction Act and its historic investments in combating climate change, Catholic groups who celebrated the …
Sep 27, 2022
Clinton Global Initiative event renews hope for encounter and action
… to survive. He describes it as a patriotic effort and strongly supports the recently passed Inflation Reduction Act because it not only supports conversion to renewable energy, but also supports manufacturing …
Sep 27, 2022
More than 600 faith leaders urge EPA to draft new clean car standards
… are urging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to accelerate its next round of pollution reduction standards for combustion-engine cars and trucks all while the auto industry races to … roads. In December, EPA finalized its most stringent rule to date under the Clean Air Act that sets fuel economy standards for model year 2026 vehicles at 58 miles per gallon for … looking to build on momentum from the billions in electric vehicle tax credits included in the Inflation Reduction Act and to seize a chance to send a clear signal to the auto industry that …
Sep 8, 2022
Cardinal-designate McElroy has long commitment to Laudato Si', environment
… did with the $300-plus billion in climate investments signed into law as part of the Inflation Reduction Act. For his part, McElroy has advocated a stronger embrace of Laudato Si' within the U.S. …
Aug 25, 2022
Historic climate law, signed by Biden, has Catholic fingerprints all over it
… rapidly heating the planet. The more than $300 billion in climate provisions included in the Inflation Reduction Act, or IRA, represent a major milestone after decades of mostly failed efforts by the United …
Aug 18, 2022
Links: GOP spin on IRS; Sinema's Wall Street loophole; suffering in Afghanistan
… new army of 87,000 IRS agents," trying to find something wrong in the otherwise popular Inflation Reduction Act , why was the IRS not ready with some statistics about the number of people waiting for …
Aug 16, 2022
The climate bill is our generation's moonshot. Failure is not an option.
… start to appear, the ground gives way and the waters rush in. The princess is begging us to act. "Chiang Rai," the princess of the cave cries, "we have a problem!" We need to summon the … is not an option." Now the work can begin, at long last, thanks to the underwhelmingly named Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. Let's call it the "Inconvenient Truth Act" of 2022. [Rabbi Joshua …
Aug 15, 2022
Catholic agencies say Inflation Reduction Act, on its way to Biden's desk, addresses long-standing goals
… miracle that it got passed," Dan Misleh, founder of the Catholic Climate Covenant, said of the Inflation Reduction Act, which was approved 51-50 Aug. 7 in the Senate. Vice President Kamala Harris cast the …
Aug 12, 2022
Archbishop welcomes Senate bill's provisions on environment, drug prices
… praised the Senate for tackling environmental concerns and lowering drug prices by passing the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. The Senate approved the measure via the budget reconciliation process Aug. 7 in a …
Aug 10, 2022
Advocates worry anti-immigrant provisions will make way into spending bill
… Aug. 3 that some lawmakers will attempt to include an extension of a Trump-era rule in the Inflation Reduction Act. The legislation is the most-watched item in Congress as members gets ready to go on summer …
Aug 5, 2022
Faith groups respond to Sen. Manchin's surprise climate deal with shock, optimism
… hundreds of billions of dollars in energy and climate investments as part of an expansive inflation, tax and health care reform bill. Faith groups responded to the historic, and for many … the finish line," he told EarthBeat. The $433 billion bill has a new name, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, after shedding its one-time Build Back Better moniker. The vast majority of the …
Jul 28, 2022