Farmington, New Mexico-- Today, PNM announced that an extensive analysis of San Juan Generating Station in Waterflow, New Mexico found that the coal-fired power plant is no longer economically viable after 2022. This result will almost certainly expedite PNM’s transition from the 1800 MW plant to other sources of power three decades before its previously assumed closure.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the League of Conservation Voters released its landmark annual scorecard of voters, which registered a low score of Senator Bernie Sanders due to his presence on the Presidential campaign trail last year.
In response, Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune released the following statement:
The House Government Accountability and Oversight Committee advanced a bill to the House floor that parents and science teachers believe will compromise science education in the state.
*** Read the full filing online here ***
Pierre, South Dakota -- Parents are applauding the South Dakota House Education committee for rejecting a bill that would have allowed “alternative facts” to be taught in science classrooms. SB 55 would have allowed miseducation of students about climate change and other topics, with local or state administrators unable to intervene. After passing the South Dakota Senate, it was defeated today by the House Education Committee by a 6-9 vote.
A chemical spill from U.S. Steel has closed three beaches in Lake Michigan's Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. Wastewater containing hexavalent chromium was discharged into a nearby waterway that feeds into the lake. People have been warned not to come into contact with the contaminated water.
In response Bowden Quinn, director of the Hoosier Chapter, issued the following statement:
SALT LAKE CITY -- Utah Congressman Jason Chaffetz and Sen. Mike Lee on Monday announced that they would use an extreme and obscure legislative maneuver called the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to overrule common sense clean air protections for Utah national parks. Chaffetz began by introducing legislation in the House to repeal the Regional Haze Rule for Utah.
WASHINGTON D.C.-- Today, in his introductory remarks to EPA employees, lifelong EPA opponent and new EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt quoted Sierra Club Founder John Muir.
In response, Michael Brune, Sierra Club’s Executive Director, released the following statement:
“John Muir is rolling over in his grave at the notion of someone as toxic to the environment as Scott Pruitt taking over the EPA.”
Thousands of Oklahoma parents, students, teachers, scientists urge Oklahoma legislature to reject “science miseducation” bill
Serious process concerns given that the House Common Education Committee declined to hear the bill, and it is being rushed through a non-education committee before the bill deadline
“Embattled Borderlands” Provides Virtual Visit to US-Mexico Border
Story map combines photos, scientific data to highlight perilous reality of the region
** Experience the story map here**
With the Trump administration gearing up to expand border wall construction on the U.S.-Mexico border, it is more important than ever to gain a clearer picture of the land and people of this region, and the enduring environmental and human costs of a border policy focused on walls.
KNOXVILLE, TENN.— Today, the U.S. Senate voted to approve Donald Trump’s nomination of Scott Pruitt as head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
In response, Scott Banbury, Conservation Coordinator for the Tennessee Chapter of the Sierra Club, released the following statement:
TUCSON, AZ-- Attorney General Jeff Sessions today will visit Arizona to tour the U.S.-Mexico border. A long-time proponent of building a wall along the border, Attorney General Sessions has ramped up deportation efforts and threatened pro-immigrant cities and counties with enforcement actions and the loss of federal funds. His border trip coincides with the beginning of the Border Security Expo.