Dear NRDC Action Fund Activist,

We've just witnessed history. Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, which contains the largest federal investment in climate action — ever. This landmark legislation will help to cut climate-busting pollution by up to 40 percent by 2030, which will go a long way toward averting the worst impacts of the climate crisis.

The bill now heads to President Biden's desk, who could sign it into law as soon as next week.

This is a major victory for our climate, communities, and NRDC Action Fund supporters like you, who together sent hundreds of thousands of messages to your senators and representatives urging them to vote to pass bold climate legislation. Your voices were heard — and heeded.

This bill will grow solar, wind, and other clean energy innovation, get more electric vehicles on the roads, clean up dirty power plants, and more. It'll also lower utility bills, create thousands of clean energy jobs, and expand climate justice programs for communities and families across the country.

It also unfortunately includes some giveaways to the fossil fuel industry that will perpetuate inequities that inflict disproportionate hazard and harm on low-income communities and people of color. Our work to achieve climate justice is far from over.

Still, it is a huge step forward in our fight for a 100% clean energy future, and it was only possible because of people like you.

Now there is more work to do to capture the full potential a clean energy economy has to offer, and build a safer, healthier, more just future for all.

In the weeks ahead, we'll be counting on your help to keep up the pressure on Washington to follow through on the promises put forth in this legislation ... push for strong state and local climate action ... and continue working to break our nationwide dependence on fossil fuels, including calling on the Biden administration to end new offshore drilling leasing.

The passage of this bill shows that elections matter. With razor-thin margins in Congress, our future depends on electing climate champions who will stand up to Big Oil — and we need every single one we can get. With the midterm elections just around the corner, we need your help more than ever to elect and re-elect leaders who will fight for us, not do the bidding of fossil fuel lobbyists.

Sign up for All In for Climate Action to fight the climate crisis and help elect environmental champions in November's midterm elections. Together, we'll fight to hold the line in Congress and defeat the anti-environment legislators who could pave the way for a conservative agenda that dismantles our rights and our future.

We'll continue to keep you updated on the best ways to stay involved in our work to push for climate action and elect environmental champions. Thank you for continuing to stand with us.

Sincerely,

Kevin S. Curtis
Executive Director, NRDC Action Fund

P.S. Want to learn more about how this breakthrough legislation will help the environment? Check out this explainer on nrdc.org.