The budget reconciliation bill was passed by the Senate on July 1st, the House by July 3rd, and signed by President Trump on July 4th. As covered in previous digests, billions in building decarbonization [...]
Beginning on Sunday, the Senate has begun discussing its draft of the budget reconciliation bill. On Tuesday, the bill was passed in a 50-50 vote, with the tie breaker cast by Vice President Vance. Now, [...]
The week of June 10, Atlas Buildings Hub staff had the opportunity to travel to New Orleans for the inaugural Clean Buildings Healthy Communities convening. This effort brought together community-based organizations (CBOs), technical assistance [...]
The Atlas Buildings Hub Spotlight States Dashboard currently surfaces passed legislation relating to building decarbonization and electrification out of 29 states and the District of Columbia. Further, data is collected for the largest investor-owned [...]
Budget reconciliation has been hectic. After disagreements between the Senate and House between which discretionary budget items should be prioritized, the Senate finally adopted its version of the topline funding levels of the reconciliation [...]
Today, the Atlas Buildings Hub is rolling out a new tool, the Home Energy Rebates Tracker, to provide more clarity about the program status of the Home Energy Rebates programs in states and territories. [...]
The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) is a federal, multi-billion dollar direct federal spending program managed by the Administration for Children and Families within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). [...]
The Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF) has been a particular target for funding pauses, freezes, and rollbacks. One part of the program, however, the $7 billion subsection comprising the Solar for All program, has [...]
According to Buildings Hub’s Federal Policy and Funding dashboard, Tribal governments are eligible for more than $16.5 billion from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), $5.5 billion from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), [...]
On February 1st, President Trump signed executive orders instituting an array of new tariffs on Canada, China, and Mexico. These included a 25 percent tariff on all Canadian and Mexican imports, with a ten [...]
