Oakland, CA— Sierra magazine’s January/ February edition is now on newsstands and arriving at subscribers’ homes. “The Climate Change Adaptation Issue” is a special, themed-edition dedicated entirely to stories about how communities nationwide are trying to cope with climate change-related stresses.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, a new study released by scientists at Princeton University found that the world’s oceans have retained 60 percent more heat than previously thought, indicating that the climate crisis may be even more dire than first realized. Warmer oceans correlate to stronger superstorms and exacerbate climate effects like coral bleaching.
Thursday, September 13th, the Utah Sierra Club and the Utah Climate Action Network are hosting a public forum titled, "Utah's Sustainable Communities in Action.” The event is affiliated with the Global Climate Action Summit, a worldwide convening of cities, states, businesses, and citizens committed to addressing the risks of climate change. Salt Lake City is one of the state's four local governments pledged to achieve 100 percent renewable energy and to make substantial reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C.—Even as Duke is asking for rate increases on families and businesses to pay for its statewide coal ash cleanup, the utility has now announced a $200 million dollar plan to convert the four coal units at the Marshall Steam Station to burn a mix of coal and fracked gas.
On Tuesday, Cathy Stepp was named by the Trump administration to lead the Environmental Protection Agency’s regional office in Chicago. Stepp was once the director of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources under Republican Gov. Scott Walker where she built a track record of rolling back environmental regulations.
This is more smoke and mirrors than an actual commitment to get off dirty fossil fuels, reduce climate pollution and meet our state’s climate goals. Puget Sound Energy is likely to exceed this commitment under the status quo, as previous commitments to retire some of its dirty coal plants go ahead in the coming years.
WASHINGTON, DC - In a statement to Reuters, a DHS spokesman revealed that the Trump Administration is refusing to waive the Jones Act, a shipping restriction, in the wake of Hurricane Maria. Last month the DHS waived this restriction for the areas impacted by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma to assist in recovery by providing increased access to resources such as gasoline. Their decision to withhold these same provision from the victims of Hurricane Maria has been met with pushback from several members of Congress, including Rep. Keith Ellison, and Sen. John McCain.