Today, bipartisan legislation to protect Illinois’ citizens and the environment from the effects of toxic coal ash became law. The Coal Ash Pollution Prevention Act will result in stronger rules for coal ash cleanup and fund cleanup programs through permit fees — while also requiring performance bonds or other financial security to ensure that companies set aside the money to close and clean up coal ash ponds.
Oakland, CA - Kevin McGahan joined the Sierra Club Foundation earlier this month as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Sierra Club Foundation, McGahan was Senior Director of Finance of Energy Foundation in San Francisco and oversaw all of the Energy Foundation’s financial activities. He has been working in nonprofit finance since his move to the San Francisco Bay Area in 1991 and has experience working for both large foundations and community-based nonprofit organizations.
This weekend, it was reported that an inspection by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) revealed that TC Energy - formerly TransCanada - likely violated pipeline safety standards by failing to provide suitable coating material at numerous locations along the Keystone Pipeline, the southern leg of the company’s controversial proposed Keystone XL.
WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union today announced that it will seek to expedite proceedings before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in order to restore a permanent block on border wall construction using unauthorized military funds. The announcement comes after the Supreme Court temporarily granted the administration’s request to unfreeze up to $2.5 billion in military funds for wall construction while the Ninth Circuit considers the merits of the government’s appeal.
Trump’s Interior Department today released a final management plan for Bears Ears National Monument. The plan leaves most of Bears Ears without protections and comes despite current legal challenges to the Trump administration’s illegal actions to shrink the monument.
WASHINGTON, DC - Voters who say that Democratic candidates’ climate plans are “very important” in their choice of who to vote for continue to call Joe Biden their top pick to be the Democratic nominee for President, according to the second wave of results from the Sierra Club’s 2020 Climate Voter Tracking Poll, conducted by Morning Consult.
Today, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals threw out a permit that the ACP needs to continue construction
BOSTON, MA -- Today, the Sierra Club, Conservation Law Foundation (CLF), Green Energy Consumers Alliance and Acadia Center released the following statement after the Massachusetts House passed the GreenWorks bill (H. 3987) on July 24 with an amendment to strengthen the MOR-EV program, a popular rebate program for drivers who purchase or lease electric vehicles.
Earlier today, Governor DeSantis and Cabinet voted 3 to 1 for Tampa Electric Company (TECO) fracked gas plant proposal, Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried being the sole no vote.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, it was reported that California and four major automakers - Ford, BMW, Volkswagen, and Honda - entered into an agreement that commits manufacturers to increased fuel efficiency for their vehicles sold nationwide in the face of the Trump administration’s reckless clean car standards rollback.