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.
Washington, DC — The Supreme Court heard arguments today in San Francisco v EPA. If the Court sides with San Francisco, the ruling could fundamentally weaken the Clean Water Act by further diminishing EPA’s ability to hold polluters accountable for water pollution that threatens public health and safety.
Nashville, Tennessee — The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has paused two essential water permits for the proposed Cumberland Gas Pipeline, which would cut through parts of Dickson, Houston, and Stewart Counties in Middle Tennessee. The stays, which freeze the permits until the court issues final rulings sometime next year, were issued late Friday afternoon and halt pipeline construction activities.
CENTRAL COAST, CA – On October 11th, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced the designation of the Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary by President Biden. The Biden-Harris Administration and NOAA’s official announcement will be made at today’s press announcement event and ceremony recognizing Indigenous Peoples Day.
St. Louis, MO – Ameren Missouri’s Rush Island power plant will no longer burn coal after Tuesday, October 15, 2024.