La Comisión de Medio Ambiente y Obras Públicas del Senado aprobó hoy la nominación de Andrew Wheeler como administrador de la Agencia de Protección Ambiental (EPA). En sus primeros 100 días como administrador interino de la EPA, Andrew Wheeler tomó un promedio de una decisión cada tres días en perjuicio de la salud pública y el medio ambiente.
Donald Trump anunció hoy que nominará a David Bernhardt para ser el nuevo secretario del Departamento del Interior. Antes de unirse al Departamento del Interior como el vicesecretario del desacreditado Ryan Zinke, Bernhardt fue cabildero de la industria de combustibles fósiles, incluyendo decenas de compañías con intereses todavía en consideración dentro del departamento.
According to reporting by E&E, fossil fuel executives from Murray Energy Corp., the American Petroleum Institute, the National Mining Association and more are spending thousands at Trump’s DC hotel -- or what DOE spokeswoman Sara Marie Kinney called “Republican Disneyland.”
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- According to a government official, the Trump administration has ended any negotiations with California air regulators over the Clean Car Standards, confirming its intent on revoking California’s waiver under the Clean Air Act to adopt its own greenhouse gas emission standards for light-duty vehicles.
CHEYENNE, WY — Conservation groups today filed a notice of intent to sue over a new state law that would give the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission authority to manage grizzlies, including the authorization of a hunting season as early as this spring.
On February 20, the City of Tallahassee established a goal to transition to 100 percent clean, renewable energy across the community by 2050, further demonstrating the Sunshine State’s leadership in moving toward renewable energy, like solar.
MONTICELLO, UT -- The San Juan County Commission has passed two resolutions to protect Bears Ears National Monument. The first resolution rescinds all prior Commission resolutions in opposition to Bears Ears National Monument, and replaces them with a new resolution to oppose Trump’s 2017 reductions to the monument.
Alabama Power Company today announced it will retire the William Crawford Gorgas Electric Generating Plant in Walker County, which has operated on the banks of the Black Warrior River in Walker County since 1917.
Last week, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced it was pulling 20 parcels from Colorado’s upcoming quarterly lease sale on March 28th. Out of the original 14,000 acres planned for sale, just six parcels, totalling 1,092 acres, will be offered for sale.
This is a hard-fought victory for Coloradans who have mobilized their communities and pressured elected leaders to oppose the Trump administration’s reckless plans for dirty fuel extraction on public lands.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today the Washington Post reported that the White House is assembling a “Presidential Committee on Climate Security” led by notable climate denier William Happer to tear down National Security Agencies’ assertions that climate change poses a national security threat.