Richmond, VA - Today, Governor Ralph Northam signed Virginia onto the Multi-State Medium- and Heavy-Duty Zero Emission Vehicle Memorandum of Understanding, which has been signed by 15 states and Washington DC, to support vehicle electrification and eliminate toxic air pollution. Under the MOU, Virginia joins a multi-state commitment for 30 percent of new truck and bus sales to be zero-emission by 2030 and 100 percent zero-emission by 2050.
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Today, the US Energy Information Administration released new findings showing that the United States is on track to have the world’s largest LNG export capacity by the end of next year.
El Presidente Biden emitió hoy una orden ejecutiva para lograr una gran reducción de la contaminación climática del gobierno federal.
WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, President Biden announced an executive order to greatly reduce the federal government’s climate pollution. This order serves as a critical first step to cutting pollution from the government’s own vehicles, buildings, electricity usage, and construction materials while supporting family-sustaining manufacturing jobs.
The Biden administration's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) notified conservation groups that it will defend the Trump administration’s decision to let Utah’s massive coal plants pollute 11 national parks and 14 wilderness areas in violation of the Regional Haze Rule, established by the Clean Air Act.
Recientemente, Exxon Mobil dio una presentación en la que admitió que está pidiendo de nuevo enormes subsidios a costa del contribuyente, como parte de la Ley para Reconstruir Mejor (Build Back Better Act), para continuar extrayendo petróleo y gas por décadas.
Today, the Sierra Club and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) submitted comments to the Department of Energy (DOE) urging the department to deny fossil fuel corporation Freeport LNG’s request to increase their export volumes
Recently, Exxon Mobil gave a presentation where they admitted that they are yet again asking for huge taxpayer subsidies, as part of the Build Back Better Act, to continue extracting oil and gas for decades, despite the scientific consensus that we need to stop the expansion of fossil fuel development immediately to avert the worst of the climate crisis. During a presentation to the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission in November, Exxon outlined their plans to lobby for greater taxpayer subsidies via tax credits for carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) in the Build Back Better Act.
Despite CEO Larry Fink’s supposed commitment to climate leadership, BlackRock is leading a group of investors in a $15.5 billion deal with Saudi Aramco to support the fossil fuel giant’s massive planned expansion of gas pipelines.