Las Vegas, NV –Secretary Ryan Zinke is making a visit to the Silver State. This visit comes during a review of national monuments ordered President Trump through an Executive Order given on April 26, 2017. President Trump issued an executive order requiring the Department of the Interior to review national monuments designated since 1996 to determine which could be repealed or reduced.
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. - Today, the U.S. Conference of Mayors approved a historic resolution that establishes support from the nation’s mayors for the goal of moving to 100 percent clean and renewable energy in cities nationwide.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Ahead of next week’s vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the Alaska Wilderness League, Sierra Club, League of Conservation Voters, Natural Resources Defense Council, Green Latinos, Green For All, Safe Climate Campaign, Environmental Working Group, Endangered Species Coalition, Earthworks, Center for Biological Diversity, Defenders of Wildlife, Oil Change International, The Climate Reality Project, Clean Water Action, Climate Vote Hawks, and 350.org sent a
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. -- Today, the Sierra Club released a new analysis that found that transitioning all 1,400+ U.S. Conference of Mayors member-cities to 100 percent clean and renewable electricity will significantly reduce electric sector carbon pollution nationwide and help the United States towards meeting the goals of the Paris Agreement.
WASHINGTON, DC.-- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today removed grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone region from the Endangered Species List. The decision comes despite serious concerns in the scientific community about a declining, isolated population with diminishing food resources and record-high mortalities, as well as strong opposition from an unprecedented number of Tribal Nations. The Trump administration turned a deaf ear to repeated calls for consultation from dozens of Tribal Nations.
Philadelphia, PA – Mayor Jim Kenney announced his support today for a goal of transitioning Philadelphia to 100% clean, renewable energy. He becomes the 100th mayor to sign, joining the growing coalition Mayors for 100% Clean Energy who have made similar pledges of powering their communities with 100 percent renewables, such as solar and wind.
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COLUMBIA, S.C. - The Columbia City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a resolution establishing a community-wide goal of transitioning to 100 percent clean and renewable energy by 2036.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Donald Trump’s Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Scott Pruitt, suspended meetings of the Board of Scientific Counselors, a key scientific advisory committee, for the rest of this year. Pruitt has publicly commented that he’d like to staff the board with people he deems “industry experts”, instead of scientists with climate, environmental, and health expertise.
What: Bemidji area residents concerned about Enbridge Line 3 and its effects on water quality, climate, property rights and treaty rights will share their perspectives at a news conference prior to the public meeting on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS). Prior to the news conference, jingle dress dancers will be walking from a community gathering at Chief Bemidji at the Paul and Babe Waterfront Park and will perform a short dance before the news conference.
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