July 28, 2023
The Biden administration should finalize the strongest rule possible to accelerate clean energy deployment and protect vulnerable communities
environmental-justice
June 22, 2023
Groups call for policy reforms to advance an equitable clean energy future without gutting environmental protections
June 21, 2023
PHOENIX, AZ – Today during the Arizona Corporation Commission’s (ACC) open meeting, the Commission sided with utilities Salt River Project (SRP) and Arizona Public Service (APS) in separate decisions that will cost ratepayers, negatively impact communities, and worsen air quality.
June 21, 2023
MARYLAND - Transportation continues to be one of the leading sources of toxic soot and smog in Maryland. Today, the Union of Concerned Scientists and Sierra Club released reports outlining the hazards of transportation pollution and the steps needed to improve air quality and address the climate crisis to protect Marylanders’ health and future.
June 17, 2023
PHOENIX, AZ – Today Sierra Club's Grand Canyon Chapter hosted the SRP is Full of Gas Tour to address pollution, climate change, water use, and proposed gas plant expansion at three of its gas plants located throughout the valley.
June 14, 2023
TX/LA Coast - Today, Department of Energy’s (DOE) officials convened a listening session in Lake Charles, Louisiana, closing out the DOE’s second stop on its “Energy Justice to the People Roadshow” that included Lake Charles and Port Arthur. Yesterday, Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm joined a listening session in Port Arthur, Texas. The DOE describes this Roadshow as a series of stakeholder dialogues aimed at engaging local residents, municipal governments, and fossil fuel industry representatives in conversations rang
June 4, 2023
Lake Charles, LA — Over the weekend, residents of Southwest Louisiana experienced three industrial emergencies. A fire, reportedly caused by a lightning strike, burned from yesterday afternoon until early this morning at the Calcasieu Refining Company, an oil refinery in Lake Charles.
17 de mayo de 2023
La Agencia de Protección Ambiental (EPA) del Presidente Biden actuó para proteger al público de millones de toneladas de cenizas tóxicas de carbón almacenadas en vertederos y estaques por todo el país que previamente estaban exentas de regulaciones federales.
May 16, 2023
Over 100 community leaders and grassroots organizations have submitted comments to FERC urging concrete environmental justice action in the midst of recent fossil fuel project approvals
May 10, 2023
This morning, the White House released a set of legislative priorities designed to accelerate federal permitting and environmental reviews for infrastructure projects.
27 de abril de 2023
La Agencia de Protección Ambiental (EPA) anunció hoy el otorgamiento de $400 millones para el Programa de Autobuses Escolares Limpios, el cual ofrece fondos a distritos escolares para reemplazar autobuses sucios de diésel y adquirir flotas de vehículos limpios.
25 de abril de 2023
La administración Biden anunció que está tomado los pasos necesarios para avanzar la justicia ambiental en todos los estamentos del gobierno federal.