El Sierra Club aplaude la aprobación por parte de los demócratas de la Cámara Baja de la transformadora Ley para Reconstruir Mejor o Build Back Better (BBB) del Presidente Biden, una legislación histórica que actúa finalmente sobre temas como el clima, el cuidado infantil, los empleos y la justicia, y nos impulsa hacia la meta presidencial de reducir la contaminación climática a la mitad para 2030.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Sierra Club applauds House Democrats for passing President Biden’s transformational Build Back Better Act — historic legislation that takes greatly needed action on climate, childcare, jobs, and justice, and moves us toward President Biden’s goal of cutting U.S. climate pollution in half by 2030.
Today, the Senate confirmed Charles F. Sams III to serve as the nineteenth permanent director of the National Park Service. Sams will be the first Indigenous American to lead NPS in its history.
Today, the Biden administration kicked off the formal review process of a plan to fully restore environmental protections to Tongass National Forest in Alaska, reversing a Trump-era attack on the Tongass that would have put Alaska’s last vestiges of old-growth forest at risk of destructive logging and road-building. Biden’s plan will also extend new safeguards for the forest as well as dedicating $25 million in federal spending on local sustainable development in Alaska.
Michigan Public Service Commission (PSC) ruled the Ohio Valley Electric Corporation (OVEC) contract costs Indiana and Michigan Power (I&M, an AEP subsidiary) sought to charge Michigan customers are likely to be disallowed in all future proceedings.
This morning, local community and faith leaders joined together outside U.S. Representative Kurt Schrader’s Oregon City office to urge that he keep his commitment to vote “yes” on the Build Back Better Act. The U.S. House is expected to hold a vote within the next few days.
WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to strengthen coordination between their two agencies in order to increase access to national parks and improve options to get there in a pollution-free ride, including the electrification of public transit fleets, electric vehicle charging stations, and shared bikes and scooters.
Boston — Today, Massachusetts State Treasurer Deborah Goldberg announced new draft rules that would allow the state pension fund to vote against directors at companies that are not aligned with the Paris Climate Agreement. The fund controls $95.7 billion invested across over 11,000 public companies.
This morning, Dr. Saule Omarova will face the Senate Banking Committee for a hearing on her nomination to be Comptroller of the Currency.
Cientos de activistas y otros ciudadanos se manifestaron hoy frente a la Casa Blanca por quinta vez en una poderosa demostración para instar al Presidente Biden y el Senado a actuar de inmediato para proteger nuestra democracia y restaurar los derechos del votante.