HONOLULU, HAWAIʻI - The Sierra Club urges Rep. Ed Case to endorse immediate passage of the Build Back Better Act, a transformational bill that includes the vast majority of President Biden’s domestic agenda, including historic climate and clean energy action.
In Response, Sierra Club Hawaiʻi Chapter Director Wayne Tanaka Released the Following Statement
SALEM, OREGON - The Sierra Club urges Rep. Schrader to endorse immediate passage of the Build Back Better Act, a transformational bill that includes the vast majority of President Biden’s domestic agenda, especially transformational climate and clean energy action.
In Response, Sierra Club Senior Organizing Representative Laura Stevens Released the Following Statement:
WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, Sierra Club and Data for Progress released the results of a new nationwide survey that finds broad public support for specific climate investments that were unveiled in the new text of the Build Back Better Act released yesterday.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- This morning, President Biden unveiled the framework for his Build Back Better Act. The framework presents a vision for a bill that would advance historic levels of investment in climate, jobs, and justice.
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - From across Minnesota, public comments submitted to the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) are calling for a rejection of Xcel Energy’s plans to build two new gas-fired peaker plants. These plants were included in the utility’s most recent Integrated Resource Plan (IRP), currently under consideration by the PUC.
Un gran derrame petrolero ha vertido al menos 126.000 galones de crudo en las aguas costeras y humedales del condado. Se cree que el derrame proviene de la ruptura de un oleoducto conectado con una plataforma petrolera a unas cinco millas de la costa.
Fracasó hoy un intento de someter a votación la iniciativa de infraestructura del Senado en la Cámara Baja, abriendo paso de nuevo a la agenda para Reconstruir Mejor (“Build Back Better”) del Presidente Biden, incluyendo históricas inversiones climáticas.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today Sen. Joe Manchin (WV) told reporters he supported including gas plants in the Clean Electricity Performance Program (CEPP) that is part of President Biden’s Build Back Better Act. Sierra Club opposes government investment in polluting gas plants, which would undermine the climate and public health benefits of the program while saddling consumers with higher energy costs.
Right now Congress has a historic opportunity to reduce pollution, protect community health, and mitigate the climate crisis by passing the Clean Electricity Performance Program (CEPP), which would drive a transition to 100% clean electricity by 2035 - and create nearly 8 million jobs in the process.
Mientras el Congreso considera la magnitud de las inversiones en el clima, empleos y justicia en la Ley para Reconstruir Mejor (“Build Back Better”), está claro que los votantes de Arizona, el estado nativo de la Senadora Kyrsten Sinema, quieren financiar por completo las prioridades climáticas y energéticas.
La sección climática de la ONU anunció hoy que pese a los compromisos anunciados hasta el momento por las 191 naciones del Acuerdo de París, el mundo va camino de un calentamiento catastrófico de más de 2,7 grados centígrados para finales de siglo.
El Presidente Biden y líderes de la Unión Europea se comprometieron hoy a reducir la contaminación de metano en un 30% para 2030, un paso positivo a corto plazo para combatir la crisis climática.