News ReleaseFossil Free MediaIn tying clean energy, climate, and environmental justice investments to the perpetuation of the federal fossil fuels leasing program, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2023 (IRA) guarantees continued sacrifice of more sacred landscapes like the Greater Chaco region and threatens to undo any climate action progress it makes. By holding hostage $369 billion in energy and climate investments to leasing 2 million acres of public lands and 60 million acres of public waters for fracking each year for the next decade, the Inflation Reduction Act, as written, tethers the promise of climate solutions to a sentence of climate catastrophe.
‘We can’t frack our way to a safe climate’: Frontline groups slam Inflation Reduction Act
