***Media Advisory: Watts Clean Energy and Air Committee to Host Earth Day Celebration*** LOS ANGELES, C.A. -- On Saturday, April 21, the Watts Clean Energy and Air Committee will host their inaugural Earth Day Celebration at St. John’s United Methodist Church. The centerpiece of the event will be the groundbreaking of the MegaWatts Solar Project, a 6 kilowatt solar installation that is the first phase of a larger project to bring solar power to the community.
The American Lung Association’s 2018 State of the Air report, released today, gives Shelby County an “F” grade for excessive levels of ozone pollution. Last year, the county got a “D” for ozone, a pollutant that medical experts say is like getting a sunburn on your lungs.
Led by Senator Tom Udall and Representative Kathy Castor, 161 senators and members of Congress have signed a resolution calling for EPA administrator Scott Pruitt’s resignation. The news comes as Scott Pruitt is facing yet another investigation into his law breaking and ethics violations.
Ryan Zinke continues to hide behind EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt’s ever growing list of scandals and legal violations as he extorts the American taxpayers to pay for his luxurious travel, pretends he’s a geologist (perhaps he’s been watching too much Seinfeld), and uses his position to set himself up for a future presidential run. While Zinke has been focusing on himself, he’s been failing in his attempts to further a dangerous agenda at Interior.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, White House Budget Director Mick Mulvaney announced that he will be joining the lengthy list of those investigating Scott Pruitt’s illegal actions and abuse of taxpayer funds. This is the second White House investigation into Pruitt in the past ten days.
Washington, D.C.– Today, the Every Kid Outdoors Act passed out of the House Committee on Natural Resources as part of a larger legislative package on outdoor recreation. The Every Kid Outdoors Act would continue an existing program that ensures every student in U.S. schools has free access to national parks in their fourth grade year.
NEW YORK CITY - Forty national civil rights, labor, conservation and environmental organizations representing millions of members and supporters across the United States have taken out a series of full page ads Wednesday calling for the resignation or firing of EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt. On Monday, the Government Accountability Office reported that some of Pruitt’s behavior violates the law.
Mitch McConnell was asked during a Senate Republican Leadership press conference today to make clear whether he feels Scott Pruitt is fiscally responsible. Though he had not been asked whether Pruitt should be fired, McConnell’s very first response was that it’s the President’s decision who is on his team -- making clear that McConnell envisions the possibility of Pruitt departing over the many ethical and spending scandals engulfing him by the minute.
Today, Boulder County, the City of Boulder, and San Miguel County filed a lawsuit in Colorado state court to require oil companies Exxon and Suncor to help pay for the heavy costs incurred by these governments to respond to and prepare for the effects of climate change.