WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, the White House has eclipsed the deadline by which Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said the country needed a clear direction for the proposed infrastructure package. Previously, President Biden had set Memorial Day weekend as the deadline for negotiations.
Esta semana, el Presidente Biden declaró junio como Mes Nacional de la Herencia Migratoria, instando al público a aprender más sobre la historia de comunidades inmigrantes y para resaltar las maneras en que los inmigrantes han enriquecido a nuestro país.
La administración Biden dio hoy varios pasos para deshacer los debilitamientos del gobierno previo de la Ley de Especies en Peligro.
Washington, DC— This week, President Biden declared June National Immigrant Heritage Month, calling on Americans to learn more about the history of immigrant communities and to highlight the ways in which immigrants have enriched our country.
Washington, DC— Today, the Biden administration took several actions to undo the previous administration’s gutting of the Endangered Species Act. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and NOAA announced the agencies would begin the process to:
WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Today, the inaugural Global Grassroots Leaders Climate Summit came to a close after three days of grassroots leaders, representing 30 organizations from 17 countries, convening to discuss the climate issues in their communities and elevate their demands for the US Government and its institutions. During the summit, leaders had a chance to meet with the Senior Advisor to the Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, John Kerry, the Development Finance Corporation, the US Treasury Department, and the US Export-Import Bank. Grassroots Leaders also participated in public facing webinars elevating asks on immediately halting US overseas fossil fuel finance, shutting down coal, and encouraging renewable energy finance and just transition.
June 3, 2021 – Trans Mountain insurer and Lloyd’s of London syndicate Argo Group has pledged to cut ties with the existing Trans Mountain tar sands pipeline when its current insurance policy expires on August 31, 2021, and to not insure the Trans Mountain Expansion Project.
OAKLAND, CA - The Sierra Club is proud to announce the results of it’s National Board Elections, as well as a new slate of National Board Officers for 2021. The National Board of Directors is democratically elected by the organization’s membership and serves its 3.8 million members and supporters.
The five Directors elected in 2021 are: Tony Fuller, Chad Hanson, Debbie Heaton, Ross Macfarlane & Meghan Sahli-Wells.
Washington, DC— This week, President Biden declared June National Ocean Month— calling on everyone to take action to protect, conserve, and restore our ocean and coasts. The Biden- Harris administration’s ‘America the Beautiful’ plan released last month includes a framework to conserve at least 30% of U.S.
On May 31, negotiations on a groundbreaking climate bill for Illinois broke down after Illinois’ largest climate polluter, the Prairie State Energy Campus (PSEC) coal plant, demanded a total exemption from pollution limits that would apply to Illinois fossil fuel power plants. PSEC is the single largest carbon polluter in Illinois, and the seventh largest carbon emitting power plant in the United States.