Fifty-six climate and environmental justice organizations sent a letter urging Speaker Mike Johnson and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries to oppose H.R. 1130 – Unlocking Our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2023 – and any other efforts that would accelerate the expansion of gas exports, known as LNG. H.R. 1130 is expected to be one of a number of bills considered during the Republican-led “Energy Week,” which begins on February 12.
Letter to major global financial firms follows dramatic change in U.S. policy on the LNG sector
World’s fourth biggest fossil fuel funder weakens exclusions for highly destructive, risky projects
Duke Energy's plans include a proposal to build a new massive 1,360MW combined cycle methane gas plant in South Carolina – which would undermine their promise of a clean energy transition and deliver additional risks and costs to South Carolinians.
House Republicans passed a resolution yesterday out of the Rules Committee criticizing the Biden administration for its efforts to advance climate action and environmental justice and protect communities from dangerous proposed fossil fuel projects.
Recently, Duke Energy filed an update for its combined Carbon Plan and Integrated Resource Plan (CPIRP) with the North Carolina Utility Commission - a filing that shows the rate of growth for Duke Energy's electric usage load is currently 8 times higher than the growth projected in 2022.
HARTFORD, CT. – The Biden Administration’s decision to pause all approvals of new liquified gas exports, called LNG, could have serious implications for ongoing gas expansion fights in Connecticut. The Department of Energy announced the halt on LNG project approvals on January 26, signaling a positive policy shift after decades of advocacy to stop the buildout of gas exports.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Tens of thousands of people and more than 170 organizations called on the U.S. Forest Service to strengthen its proposal to conserve old growth trees and forests on federal land. During a public comment period that closed on Friday, people asked for stronger provisions that eliminate commercial logging of old-growth trees and tighten other exceptions to ensure these trees stay in the forest.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the United States Forest Service concluded a public comment period seeking input on the development of a change to plans overseeing all national forests that would protect the last remaining old-growth trees in the United States.