WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Following the election of Doug Jones to the U.S. Senate from Alabama, the Sierra Club is joining the call to push for Jones to be seated as soon as possible and for any votes on the Republican tax scheme to be delayed until that happens, in line with logic used by Senate Republicans following the election of Scott Brown in 2010.
Today, just ahead of the confirmation hearing for Donald Trump’s nominee for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Sierra Club released two hard-hitting ads revealing why Scott Pruitt’s history as a polluter ally makes him unfit to head the agency.
Today, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee started the confirmation process to consider President-elect Donald Trump’s selection for Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson. During the hearing, Rex Tillerson claimed that climate science is not conclusive.
According to E&E News, the Super PAC supporting Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, Donald Trump’s nominee to be EPA Administrator, is set to continue operations even in the event that Pruitt be confirmed.
Today the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued an opinion affirming that a West Virginia coal mine violated the Clean Water Act when it discharged toxic pollution into nearby waterways.
Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives are expected to take up a slurry bills this week aimed at stripping away vital clean air and water protections that safeguard public health.
Rep. Mick Mulvaney is being considered to serve as Director of the Office of Management and Budget. The Sierra Club has opposed this nomination.
La Comisión de Ambiente y Obras Públicas del Senado celebró hoy audiencias para examinar la nominación del procurador general de Oklahoma, Scott Pruitt, para dirigir la Agencia Federal de Protección Ambiental (EPA).
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the Senate voted to confirm Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III as Attorney General. In 1986, Sessions was deemed too racist to serve as a federal judge.
Today, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee held a hearing to examine the nomination of Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to be U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator.
WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, Congressman Lamar Smith (TX-21) held a hearing of the House Science Committee to attack the overwhelming scientific consensus that human activity is driving climate change. Legislation dubbed the “Secret Science Reform Act” is also expected to be introduced in a deeply misguided effort to undermine climate action.
Today, the Senate Committee on Science, Commerce and Transportation is holding a hearing to examine the nomination of former coal executive Wilbur Ross to be President-elect Donald Trump’s head of the U.S. Department of Commerce.