ICYMI: Zinke’s Week Opposing Western Values
Washington, DC -- Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke has made headlines this week for all the wrong reasons. Speaking before the National Petroleum Council, on Monday, Zinke claimed that nearly one…
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Revelations about Expenditures Show Pruitt Puts Himself Above Job and Taxpayers
Washington, DC -- EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt’s taxpayer-covered tab continues to skyrocket, even surpassing embattled Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price. Since taking office in January…
UPDATED: Pruitt’s Response to Price’s Taxpayer-Funded Spending: Hold My Beer
Washington, DC -- EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt appears to be seeking to one-up Secretary of Health and Human Services Tom Price as he comes under fire for racking up hundreds of thousands of…
Sierra Club Contends Federal Court’s Sabal Trail Ruling Bars FERC Short Cut on Pipeline Approvals
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Yesterday, the Sierra Club filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) a challenge to Florida Southeast Connection’s (FSC) request for fast-track authorization to…
ICYMI: Zinke Doesn’t Understand What Patriotism Means
Washington, DC -- Yesterday, Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke, when speaking before the National Petroleum Council, claimed that nearly one-third of the staff at the Interior Department are “not…
New Poll Shows Nebraskans Overwhelmingly Prefer a Clean Energy Future
Omaha, NE -- Today, the Sierra Club released a poll detailing Nebraskans’ attitudes on the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline and transitioning to 100 percent clean, renewable energy. The poll, conducted…
Trump Administration Quickly Walks Back Any Talk of Climate Progress
Washington, DC -- Today, the White House quickly walked back reports that Donald Trump will not pull the United States out of the Paris Climate Agreement. Following his original decision to withdraw…
Former Shell Oil Chairman Named Head of Harvey Recovery
Houston, TX -- Today, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner named former Shell chairman and president Marvin Odum as the chief recovery officer to oversee the recovery from Hurricane Harvey.In response,…
Pruitt Failing to Inform Public of Unlimited Polluting He’s Permitting in Harvey-Affected Communities
Houston, TX -- Today, the Texas Tribune reported that Scott Pruitt’s EPA is refusing to publicly share the pollutant levels throughout the region affected by Hurricane Harvey while his agency…
FERC Attempts to Move Fracked Gas Pipeline Forward Despite Faulty Reviews
Washington, D.C. -- Today, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission granted Williams Transco the right to begin construction on the fracked gas Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline despite a faulty water review…