Washington, DC -- Today, the Trump administration released its objectives for renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The objectives suggest a repeat of labor and environmental provisions from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) -- a deal whose demise Donald Trump widely took credit for -- that were deemed too weak by virtually all leading labor and environmental groups.
Medford, OR -- Oregonians gathered Sunday at the Bureau of Land Management Medford Office to demonstrate support for parks, monuments and public lands as Secretary Zinke visits Oregon. He visited Cascade-Siskiyou as part of his ongoing review of national monuments across the country. Already as part of the review Secretary Zinke has recommended eliminating portions of the Bears Ears National Monument in Utah and has signaled an intent to reduce protections elsewhere.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Sierra Club submitted 33,647 public comments from its members and supporters to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today calling for the immediate implementation of the Effluent Limitations Guidelines (ELG) compliance guidelines for coal-fired power plants - also known as the water toxics rule. These standards went into effect in 2015, but on June 6, Scott Pruitt’s EPA published notice of a rule to stay ELG compliance deadlines as the rule was being reviewed.
Albany, NY -- Community leaders and concerned citizens held a press conference today to shine a light on the unneeded ratepayer subsidies provided to the Cayuga coal-fired power plant in Lansing, New York, and its threat to local communities. Along with the telepresser Sierra Club unveiled new tactics urging Governor Cuomo to make good on his pledge to retire all coal-fired power in the state by 2020.
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NDAA | Reaction to Debate on Thwarting DOD’s Ability to Assess Climate Risks
Some Republicans Ready to Endanger National Security to Protect Polluter Profits
WASHINGTON, DC - Some House Republicans are engaged in an effort today to undermine the ability of the Pentagon to analyze and address climate change.
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Sierra Club and Kentucky Waterways Alliance filed a federal lawsuit today against Kentucky Utilities, seeking cleanup of toxic coal ash waste at the E.W. Brown Power Plant near Harrodsburg that is leaking pollution into Herrington Lake, contaminating the water, sediments, and fish.
SACRAMENTO – Today, the California Assembly Utilities and Energy Committee approved Senate Bill 100, taking an important step towards setting a statewide goal of moving to 100 percent clean, renewable energy. SB100 establishes a bold new target for California’s energy future by increasing the current renewable portfolio standard (RPS) to ensure 60 percent of California’s electricity comes from clean and renewable sources of energy by 2030 and 100 percent by 2045.
(New Orleans, LA) –Today, the Alliance for Affordable Energy, Deep South Center for Environmental Justice, Inc., and Sierra Club filed an objection to Entergy’s request for a decision on its latest gas power plant application without public input nor independent analysis. The filing requests adequate time for public review and input by New Orleans residents who will be asked to pay for the gas power plant and b
WASHINGTON, DC - As reported by the New York Times, “A chunk of floating ice that weighs more than a trillion metric tons broke away from the Antarctic Peninsula, producing one of the largest icebergs ever recorded and providing a glimpse of how the Antarctic ice sheet might ultimately start to fall apart.”
TALLAHASSEE, FLA—Sierra Club has formally asked the state Public Service Commission to reject FPL’s request to add a new fracked gas power plant in Dania Beach without doing the required analysis on whether the gas is actually needed.
FPL has pursued this new gas generation without any meaningful investigation of the market price of incremental additions of solar, storage, or demand-side resources—as exemplified by its buildout of an all-gas peaking generation fleet.