Albany, NY -- New York lawmakers and the public were given their first look at the Transportation and Economic Development (TED) section of NY’s $268.5 billion state budget, mere hours before voting, concluding a secretive and one-sided negotiation process that delayed the State’s fiscal plan by nearly two months.
Representatives from the Good Neighbors Louisiana coalition dropped in on Hyundai’s offices in Gonzales to present the company with a list of demands regarding its proposed $5.8 billion steel mill in Donaldsonville, as well as comments filed with the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) about the company’s failure to establish safeguards on toxic dust from transportation and construction.
HARTFORD, Conn. - Enbridge has unveiled “Project Beacon,” a proposal to expand the so-called “Algonquin” Pipeline, a name appropriated from the Indigenous people of the region, by installing larger methane gas pipelines and new pipe routes. The gas pipeline runs from New Jersey to Massachusetts, through New York, Connecticut, and Rhode Island carrying methane gas from the Marcellus shale region in Appalachia.
Phoenix, Ariz.
HELENA -- Today Montana Senators Tim Sheehy and Steve Daines voted to approve Steve Pearce as Director of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Senate voted to approve the nomination of ex-congressman Steve Pearce to lead the Bureau of Land Management by a vote of 46 - 43.
BOISE, Idaho – Today, the U.S. Senate voted to approve the nomination of ex-congressman Steve Pearce to lead the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). The final vote passed 46-43, with Idaho’s Senator Crapo voting yes and Senator Risch not voting.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee released draft text from Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) and Ranking Member Rick Larsen (D-WA). The draft legislation attacks five years of successful and cost-reducing federal investments in electric vehicle charging, clean trucks and buses, and clean transit on which communities across the country rely.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Wednesday, the Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of the Interior released the long-awaited Interagency Task Force on Outdoor Recreation for Veterans Final Report, outlining recommendations to improve veterans’ access to public lands, outdoor recreation, and nature-based wellness opportunities.
Washington, D.C. - Today, Sierra Club and Earthjustice presented oral arguments before the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals in the legal challenge against the Department of Energy’s (DOE) illegal application of Section 202(c) of the Federal Power Act.