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Dear NRDC Activist,

President Biden went to Pittsburgh earlier this month to lay out his
vision to create millions of jobs, make our communities more resilient,
and confront the worsening climate crisis by speeding up a just transition
to a clean energy future.

"In wedding equitable recovery to the strongest package of U.S. climate
action ever, Biden unveiled a grand strategy to advance the progress we
need with the urgency and scale the task demands," NRDC's Alex Adams
[ [link removed] ]wrote in the New York Daily News.

NRDC experts dug into Biden's American Jobs Plan to find out what this
historic proposal will mean for the nation.

Here's some of what they had to say:

* On Equity and Jobs: "The American Jobs Plan prioritizes addressing
long-standing inequities that have systematically excluded and harmed
generations of Black, brown, indigenous, and low-income people. It
targets 40 percent of the benefits of climate and clean infrastructure
investments to disadvantaged communities." – Stephanie Gidigbi-Jenkins
[ [link removed] ]Read more >>
* On Climate Resilience: "The American Jobs Plan specifically states,
'Every dollar spent on rebuilding our infrastructure during the Biden
administration will be used to prevent, reduce, and withstand the
impacts of the climate crisis.' That's exciting to hear, and
feasible." – Rob Moore [ [link removed] ]Read more >>
* On Clean Energy: "[Biden's vision] includes modernizing our electric
transmission system and driving faster growth in clean sources of
electricity. These investments will tackle climate pollution, lower
energy bills, improve air quality, and create jobs." – Yvonne
McIntyre, Grant Carlisle, and Jackie Wong [ [link removed] ]Read more >>
* On Clean Water: "It would fund strong measures to protect millions of
Americans from water contaminated by lead, other toxic chemicals, and
pathogens. Among the most significant water proposals in the Biden
plan is to dig up and replace all 6 to 10 million lead service lines."
– Erik D. Olson [ [link removed] ]Read more >>
* On Transportation: "The American Jobs Plan includes $85 billion over
eight years in transit service and an unprecedented $80 billion
investment in intercity rail. The plan delivers a bold vision for our
country, addressing the challenges of our past and making a bold
investment in our future while creating millions of good jobs." –
Deron Lovaas [ [link removed] ]Read more >>
* On Housing: "The plan prioritizes investment in affordable, safe, and
efficient homes and businesses, powered by reliable, clean energy.
Addressing the efficiency, resilience, and quality of our homes and
buildings is crucial to meeting the nation's climate goals and
ensuring equitable living conditions." – Lauren Urbanek and Khalil
Shahyd [ [link removed] ]Read more >>

As President Biden's first 100 days come to a close at the end of this
month, we reflect on all that he has accomplished since Inauguration Day —
and what it will take to put those plans into practice.

It's now up to Congress to pass a strong recovery package that will help
create jobs, combat climate change, protect our health and environment,
spur economic recovery in the wake of the pandemic, and build an equitable
clean energy future for all.

With pro-environment majorities in both houses of Congress, we have a
narrow, critical window to make that happen — and we need to fight with
everything we've got. NRDC Action Fund supporters like you are pushing
Congress to pass this essential legislation — and you can be sure we'll be
counting on you to raise your voices again and again until this package is
passed.

Thank you for fighting alongside us to usher in a new era of clean energy
progress in Washington and across the country — together, I know we can
win.

Sincerely,

[1]Mitch
Mitch Bernard
President, NRDC Action Fund
[2]Mitch


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