Today, TC Energy -- formerly TransCanada -- the company behind the Keystone XL pipeline, announced plans to begin construction on the controversial tar sands pipeline. The announcement came in the wake of a major investment by the Alberta government to prop up the failing tar sands industry.
Brookline, MA--Today, in an effort led by community members, the Brookline town board approved legislation that would prohibit the installation of new fossil fuel construction. Through a bylaw, the city will see a 15% decrease of carbon emissions in buildings over the next 30 years. The town is the first city on the East Coast to pass a ban and is the only one that prohibits fossil fuels even in renovation projects. Over 15 cities in California have passed a similar ban.
Michigan -- Today, members of Michigan’s Advisory Council for Environmental Justice (MAC EJ) called on Governor Whitmer to take more aggressive action to ensure that all Michiganders have water during the COVID19 pandemic. The creation of the MACEJ, the first environmental justice advisory council in state history, came out of recommendations made to former Governor Snyder in the aftermath of the Flint water crisis.
Today, the Sierra Club joined local residents and the City of Port Isabel in filing a set of lawsuits challenging approvals for three highly polluting fracked gas export terminals in Texas’s Rio Grande Valley.
Trenton, NJ - Today, the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) responded to a new Federal rule from the Trump Administration, which will promote fossil fuel electricity generation at clean energy’s expense, by opening an investigation into state regulatory options that will protect New Jersey’s clean energy economy.
Washington, DC -- Today, former coal lobbyist and current EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler announced that the EPA is suspending enforcement of environmental laws.
In response, Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune released the following statement:
Oakland, CA -- Today, the Sierra Club and Sierra Club Iowa issued a statement in support of our colleague Heather Pearson.
Sierra Club President Loren Blackford and Sierra Club Iowa Chapter Director Pam Mackey-Taylor released the following joint statement:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — For the fourth year in a row, the number of coal-fired power plants under development worldwide dropped steeply in 2019, according to a new report released today by Global Energy Monitor, Greenpeace International, the Sierra Club, and the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Senate today passed a stimulus package aimed at alleviating economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. The package follows an agreement reached by the White House and Congressional leadership, with funding focused on meeting healthcare, worker and small business needs. The House is expected to pass the legislation by unanimous consent.
El Senado Federal aprobó hoy una medida de estímulo económico diseñada para aliviar las consecuencias económicas de la pandemia de CONVID-19.