SPRINGFIELD, IL -- Members of the Springfield, Illinois, community turned out on Monday to call on President Biden to designate the site of the 1908 Springfield Race Riot as a national monument. The public hearing, hosted by Interior Assistant Secretary Shannon Estenoz and White House Council on Environmental Quality Chair Brenda Mallory, comes after a National Park Service feasibility study concluded that the site, near the historic home of Abraham Lincoln in Springfield, is suitable for inclusion in the national park system.
SPRINGFIELD, IL -- Springfield NAACP, Springfield ACLU, and other partners are urging members to attend a meeting on Monday, June 10, hosted by the U.S. Department of the Interior to discuss the community's vision for commemorating the Springfield Race Riot of 1908. The meeting is a follow up to a special resource study conducted by the National Park Service concluding that the archeological site near Madison Street and 10th Street is eligible for inclusion in the National Park System.
KINGSTON, Tenn. — At three open houses being held this week by FERC, community members will speak out against the Ridgeline Pipeline which would, if built, feed harmful methane gas to a proposed Tennessee Valley Authority power plant in Kingston.
DIAMOND BAR, Calif. – Over 100 clean air advocates rallied outside the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) headquarters Friday, cheering the agency's passage of pioneering regulations to slash emissions from polluting industries and drive a transition to zero-emission appliances.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration (NHTSA) finalized new Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards that will improve the gas mileage of cars, light trucks and heavy-duty trucks and save consumers money at the pump, cutting vehicle pollution in the process.
Today, the Department of Energy released its National Definition of a Zero Emissions Building, which provides clear, certifiable criteria to designate clean buildings. A building can be certified as “zero emissions” through a verification process by third-party, licensed contractors.
La Crosse, WI – Today, a coalition hosted a rally and press conference to stop the Nemadji Trail Energy Center (NTEC), a 625 MW gas plant proposed by Dairyland Power and Minnesota Power that would be built in Superior.
SIGNAL HILL, Calif. – Dozens of concerned residents turned out at a public hearing on Tuesday to oppose Signal Hill Petroleum’s proposed 20-year extension of oil drilling operations, which would allow for 46 new oil wells in the densely populated city. The hearing was scheduled to allow for public comment on the plan’s newly released draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR).
RICHMOND, VA – Today, the Youngkin Administration issued an official Attorney General opinion declaring Virginia will not participate in Advanced Clean Cars II (ACCII) despite the standards being adopted and twice reaffirmed by the Virginia General Assembly.