SAN DIEGO, CA -- Today, the Sierra Club filed a lawsuit challenging the County of San Diego’s latest iteration of its Climate Action Plan, which again fails to set forth concrete, enforceable measures that adequately reduce the climate change impacts of development in the county.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- On Thursday, FEMA released a strategic planning document for the next four years. This report, which comes on the heels of a historically disastrous hurricane season that communities have yet to recover from, eliminates all mentions of climate change.
Utahns to oppose oil and gas leasing on iconic public lands.
Today, the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) ruled that the final environmental impact statement (FEIS) on Enbridge’s proposed Line 3 tar sands pipeline will be considered adequate, in spite of its failure to address many environmental concerns and the pipeline’s impact on tribal communities and cultural resources.
Interior Secretary Zinke was on Capitol Hill again today testifying before the House Energy and Natural Resources Committee defending the proposed budget for the Department of the Interior. Sec. Zinke’s answers to Congressional questions largely mirrored those he gave earlier in the week when he blamed the elderly, disabled, veterans, and children for failing to pay for the National Park maintenance backlog, changed his story on opening the country’s coasts to offshore drilling, lectured members he disagreed with, and made clear nothing will be allowed to get in the way of the Trump administration’s vision for the country’s public lands - fossil fuel profits above all else.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued an order reinstating certificate authorization for the fracked gas Sabal Trail pipeline. This decision effectively means the pipeline can continue operating.
Washington, DC -- Today, Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke is facing the House Natural Resources Committee as his list of scandals continues to grow with the breaking news last night that he is using private email to conduct official business.
Washington, DC -- Last night, Politico is reporting that the American Petroleum Institute is holding its board meeting at Trump International Hotel just before its executive committee goes to lobby Donald Trump and his administration. Cabinet officials Rick Perry and Ryan Zinke are slated to speak at the meetings
In response, Sierra Club Resist Campaign Director Maura Cowley released the following statement:
Washington, D.C., -- Yesterday Ryan Zinke blamed veterans, disabled people, “the elderly,” and fourth graders for funding issues in our national parks, telling the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee: "When you give discounted or free passes to elderly, fourth graders, veterans, disabled, and you do it by the carload, there's not a whole lot of people who actually pay at our front door.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, in the wake of the Parkland shooting, students across the country are walking out of class to advocate for gun violence prevention.