WASHINGTON D.C.-- 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, Sierra Club’s Executive Director Michael Brune released the following statement:
Washington, DC -- Today, one day after the Senate rejected Judge Neil Gorsuch’s nomination to the Supreme Court and Senate Republicans used the nuclear option to forever alter what was once called the “greatest deliberative body,” Donald Trump’s nominee to the Court has been confirmed.
For more than 200 years, the Senate have honored a 60 vote margin for Supreme Court nominees to be confirmed. Gorsuch only received 55.
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt told CNBC he does not believe carbon dioxide is a primary contributor to global warming, denying the basic established facts of climate science.
Oklahoma City, OK -- Today, Judge Aletia Haynes Timmons of the Seventh District Court of Oklahoma ruled that Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, Scott Pruitt, must disclose as many as 3,000 documents, which may contain correspondence between Pruitt and the fossil fuel industry.
In response, Sierra Club Legislative Director Melinda Pierce released the following statement:
Roswell, GA: Today, the Sierra Club announced its endorsement of Jon Ossoff in the special election for Georgia’s 6th congressional district.
WASHINGTON, DC – Secretary of the Interior Zinke today testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs about the Indian Affairs priorities for the Trump Administration. During the hearing, Crow Nation Chairman Alvin Not Afraid, Jr. delivered a treaty in support of grizzly bear protections to Congressional leaders.
Washington, D.C. -- Today, Reuters reported that Volkswagen (VW) has announced another settlement with U.S. authorities over its “clean diesel” emissions scandal. This settlement covers around 75,000 3.0-liter diesel-engine vehicles fitted with so-called defeat devices. Volkswagen will either fix or buy back around 20,000 vehicles built between 2009 and 2012, with the cost fixed at September 2015 prices when the company admitted to forging emissions levels.
WASHINGTON D.C.-- Today, new findings revealed the Environmental Protection Agency programs that will be most affected by the Trump administration’s proposed budget cuts, including a 93% budget cut for the Chesapeake Bay Restoration, which works with federal and state agencies, nonprofits, and academic institutions in six states to restore the watershed area.
WASHINGTON D.C.-- Today, Senate Democrats boycotted the Environment and Public Works Committee vote on fossil fuel ally and climate denier Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt’s nomination to be EPA administrator in an effort to delay his confirmation.
Washington, DC -- Today, Senate Republicans rushed through a confirmation vote on Donald Trump’s nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court. Judge Neil Gorsuch has been met with widespread criticism both across the country and from the Senate before, during, and after his confirmation process.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Donald Trump issued his second executive order targeting immigrants and refugees from Muslim majority countries.
In response, Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune released the following statement: