Washington, DC – Today, the Biden administration announced an increase in tariffs on imported goods from China to protect American workers and grow the domestic clean energy economy.
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Today, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission finalized its transmission planning and allocation requirements to unleash clean energy, improve the resilience of the power grid, and improve affordability. These new standards will require utilities to create smart long-term plans that consider all of the benefits that new transmission can provide for customers, like lower energy bills and increased reliability.
New York, NY — Released today, the 15th annual Banking on Climate Chaos (BOCC) report employs a new, expanded data set that credits each bank making financial contributions to a deal instead of only crediting banks in leading roles.
New York, NY — Released today, the 15th annual Banking on Climate Chaos (BOCC) report employs a new, expanded data set that credits each bank making financial contributions to a deal instead of only crediting banks in leading roles.
Moreno Valley, Calif. — A Riverside County Superior Court judge sided with Sierra Club and the California Attorney General’s Office on Monday by ruling that the City of Moreno Valley violated environmental law when it approved its “MoVal 2040” General Plan. The plan called for significant growth in industrial, commercial and residential development through 2040, but lacked meaningful mitigation to reduce harmful impacts from that growth, including from placing industrial development adjacent to residents’ homes.
NEVADA — During the evening of May 8, the House of Representatives passed the Mining Regulatory Clarity Act, a harmful bill that walks back environmental protections, threatening the health of communities and negatively impacting public lands.
Gulf Coast community groups and environmental advocates are urging the Biden Administration to reevaluate the criteria used to determine whether massively expanding U.S. crude oil exports that lock in decades of fossil fuel dependence and harm Gulf Coast communities is in the “national interest.”
HARTFORD, CT. – The Connecticut legislative session ended at midnight on May 8 and for the second consecutive year state leaders failed to pass key legislation to address climate change. By failing to adopt ambitious environmental and energy policy, state legislators have left Connecticut ill-equipped to face the climate crisis and its already devastating health and safety impacts.
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – Today, the California Public Utility Commission (CPUC) voted 4-0 to lower volumetric (per-usage) rates and implement three tiers of monthly electric fixed charges:
LOS ANGELES, CA – An unprecedented coalition that includes unions representing a majority of current workers invested in CalPERS, the second largest union representing CalSTRS members and leading environmental groups in California are calling on CalPERS and CalSTRS, the two largest public pension funds in California, to hold ExxonMobil accountable following the company’s lawsuit against shareholders.