Washington, DC - Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit affirmed the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) 2022 reinstatement of its waiver authorizing California to set stronger vehicle greenhouse gas emissions standards and zero-emission vehicle requirements than the federal government.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congress voted to pass the bipartisan House Outdoor Recreation package, Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences (EXPLORE) Act. The package, co-sponsored by Reps. Bruce Westerman and Raúl Grijalva, expands or supports efforts to expand outdoor access.
Highlights from the EXPLORE Act include:
Oklahoma City, Okla. - Last week, Oklahoma Gas and Electric filed its final resource plan with Oklahoma regulators. The Sierra Club submitted formal comments, emphasizing that the plan waits too long to stop burning coal at two mega-polluting and aging coal plants in the state.
Today, 110 organizations sent a letter to Secretary Granholm and President Biden to thank them for the pause on approvals for new LNG export licenses and urge them to not only update the previous economic and environmental analyses that the Department of Energy (DOE) relies on for considering LNG export applications, but also to incorporate factors not currently analyzed like environmental justice.
Washington, DC — Today, the Sierra Club announced its endorsement of Ruben Gallego in the race to be the next United States Senator from Arizona, citing Gallego’s record and commitment to climate issues and advancing environmental justice.
Washington, DC – Today, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation (TSMC), was announced as a selected recipient of $6.6 billion in public funding from the U.S. Department of Commerce. The Sierra Club joins advocates demanding TSMC follow responsible labor, environmental, and community practices in alignment with a fair, equitable, and sustainable implementation of the CHIPS and Science Act.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — CHIPS Communities United (CCU) is urging Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation (TSMC), which has been awarded $6.6 billion in public funding from the U.S. Department of Commerce, to follow responsible labor, environmental, and community practices. CCU – a coalition of labor unions, environmental organizations, and community groups – advocates for a fair, equitable, and sustainable implementation of the CHIPS and Science Act.
NEW ORLEANS, La. — Today, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the unsound approval of a massive deepwater oil export facility off the Gulf Coast near Brazoria County, Texas.
New York, NY – After successful shareholder engagements, New York City Comptroller Brad Lander and trustees of the New York City Employees’ Retirement System, Teachers’ Retirement System, and Board of Education Retirement System (the Pension Systems) have reached agreements with JPMorgan Chase, Citi, and the Royal Bank of Canada that the banks will regularly disclose their ratio of clean energy supply financing to fossil fuel extraction financing (Energy Supply Ratio) and their underlying methodology.