Washington, D.C. – A new report from Industrious Labs offers the first facility-by-facility breakdown of toxic emissions from U.S. coal-based steel and coke plants, exposing the staggering human toll: up to an estimated 892 premature deaths, 250,500 cases of asthma symptoms, and $13.2 billion in health costs every year associated with pollution from just 17 facilities in Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Michigan, and Virginia.
SACRAMENTO, CA – Dozens of CalPERS beneficiaries testified September 16, 2024 in front of the CalPERS Board of Directors and more than 2,000 beneficiaries and supporters sent letters to CalPERS’ staff. They are calling on the fund to exit Exxon given the company’s actions against shareholders and the risk continued investment in the company poses to retirement security.
WESTMINSTER, Colo. – Today the U.S. The Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the finalization of $2.5 billion in grants and low cost loans to Tri-State Generation and Transmission Cooperative, and $1 billion in grants to six other smaller electric cooperatives around the country to advance affordable, renewable energy under the Empowering Rural America (New ERA) program.
Sierra Club co-authored research reveals the substantial health benefits at stake if a future administration weakens the Clean Air Act and limits regulatory authority of the EPA
Washington, DC – CHIPS Communities United (CCU), a coalition of labor unions, environmental organizations, and community groups, today thanked Members of Congress for recent letters to Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo that raised concerns with transparency and enforceability in CHIPS contracts.
WASHINGTON, DC —Today, the Biden administration announced it will deploy $428 million in infrastructure funds through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to projects aimed at growing domestic clean energy manufacturing in communities affected by coal mine or power plant closures. The Energy Department (DOE) selected 14 projects that will advance domestic clean energy manufacturing across 15 U.S. coal communities.
New York — Today, New York City Comptroller Brad Lander announced a plan to develop a new policy to exclude prospective private markets investments in downstream and midstream fossil fuel infrastructure for the portfolios of three of the City’s public pension systems.
Knoxville, Tennessee – Today, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and ten local power companies were announced as recipients of $250 million in federal funding from the Department of Energy’s of Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships program.
Boston, MA- Months after the formal legislative session ended, the conference committee for the climate bill came to consensus on a final version.
Washington, D.C. – Today, the United States Supreme Court denied a request by big polluters to block the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) carbon emission standards for power plants from taking effect, ruling in favor of the agency and its authority to limit harmful greenhouse gasses from the electric power sector.