19 de enero de 2021
Joe Biden y Kamala Harris fueron juramentados hoy como presidente y vicepresidenta de Estados Unidos.
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14 de enero de 2021
Hoy se emitió un informe basado en resultados de la NASA, NOAA, la Oficina Meteorológica del Reino Unido y Berkeley Earth que muestra que las temperaturas de 2020 igualaron las del año más cálido de la historia, el año del super El Niño de 2016.
December 10, 2020
Today the Senate passed the National Defense Authorization Act. The massive defense policy bill includes measures to increase military climate-preparedness, to begin addressing toxic PFAS contamination, and notably to redesignate military installations currently named after prominent Confederate military and political leaders. Trump has threatened to veto the legislation, the latest example of his public defense of the Confederacy and Confederate icons around the country.
14 de octubre de 2020
Durante el tercer día de sus audiencias de confirmación para la Corte Suprema, la Jueza Amy Coney Barrett rechazó hoy dos veces reconocer y aceptar la realidad de la crisis climática.
13 de octubre de 2020
Durante el segundo día de la confirmación a la Corte Suprema de Amy Coney Barrett, el Senador John Kennedy (R-LA) le preguntó si tenía “opiniones sobre el cambio climático”.
10 de septiembre de 2020
El fracasado intento de McConnell surge tras casi cuatro meses tras que los demócratas de la Cámara de Representantes aprobaran la Ley HEROES de $3 billones (trillions), la cual ofrecería suficientes fondos para, entre otros propósitos, los gobiernos estatales, locales y tribales, los trabajadores de emergencia y los hospitales.
25 de agosto de 2020
La Comisión Especial sobre la Crisis Climática del Senado emitió hoy su reporte titulado “Razones para la Acción Climática: Construir una Economía Limpia para el Pueblo Estadounidense”, el cual detalla un plan de los demócratas del Senado para atacar la crisis climática alcanzando la meta de cero emisiones para el 2050, además de incrementar las inversiones climáticas en comunidades vulnerables y en desventaja.
August 25, 2020
WASHINGTON D.C.- The Senate Special Committee on the Climate Crisis today released The Case for Climate Action: Building a Clean Economy for the American People. This report details a plan by Senate Democrats to address the climate crisis by reaching a goal of net-zero emissions by 2050, as well as increased climate investments in disadvantaged and vulnerable communities. The report was produced without any engagement from Senate Republicans.
August 4, 2020
WASHINGTON― Sens. Diane Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Steve Daines (R-Mont.) introduced legislation yesterday that would fast-track unsustainable logging, increase wildfire risk and jeopardize community safety. The measure stands in stark contrast to sensible, science-based legislation sponsored by Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), which would help communities in fire-prone areas without backcountry logging.
July 31, 2020
Washington, DC -- Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R.7617, The Fiscal Year 2021 Minibus II, which provides $210 billion in emergency funding to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, invests in the clean energy industry, and provides funding for vote by mail. The bill also will prohibit the Army Corps of Engineers from finalizing its Record of Decision for the Pebble Mine in Bristol Bay, Alaska.
In response, Sierra Club Deputy Legislative Director Kirin Kennedy released the following statement:
July 28, 2020
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- At an oversight hearing today the House Natural Resources Committee pushed for answers on last month’s violent attack on peaceful protestors at Lafayette Square by U.S. Park Police with tear gas, batons, and riot shields. The hearing comes as demonstrations against police brutality are being met with police violence, including “preemptive arrests” and the abduction of demonstrators by unmarked police vehicles, fueled by the deployment of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) forces. Trump announced plans for a surge of federal security forces last week, threatening to unleash the type of excessive force that has led to the current violence in Portland to a host of other cities, including Chicago, New York, Baltimore, Philadelphia, and Detroit. DHS forces have long used similar militarized and politicized tactics against communities along the southern border, targeting immigrants and activists.
July 24, 2020
The House today passed the FY2021 Minibus 1. The bill increases funding for the U.S. Department of the Interior and the Environmental Protection Agency and includes provisions to protect and prioritize public health, while supporting environmental programs to address climate change,safeguard clean water and invest in green infrastructure. Also included are specific provisions for fighting racism, increasing environmental justice activities and funding research into the role of protecting wildlife and wild places to prevent future pandemics.