St. Petersburg, FL - Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) is poised to vote for the Republicans tax cut bill for the wealthy and corporations--a plan which will create conditions for the elimination of a wide range of public benefit programs--in exchange for a small increase in the child tax credit.
Entergy wants New Orleans’ residents and businesses to pay for the company to build a costly, unnecessary and dirty gas power plant
Protect the Arctic Refuge. The message illuminated Trump International Hotel sending a hard to miss directive to Republican leaders in Washington, D.C. currently rushing through the tax scheme. The plan seeks to offset tax cuts for the wealthy and corporate polluters with revenue from drilling in the Arctic Refuge’s coastal plain-- an area vital for the survival of the Gwich’in Nation, and one of the country’s last remaining wild places.
Washington, DC -- Today, Mother Jones reported that Scott Pruitt has wasted $120,000 of taxpayer funds on a political political consulting firm. The funds went to Republican political consultant Matt Rhoades, Mitt Romney’s 2012 campaign manager, firm Definers Corp.
Washington, DC -- Today, Donald Trump brought back one of his previous executive orders when he touted the damage inflicted through his two for one safeguard initiative and promised even further harm in 2018.
In response, Sierra Club Legislative Director Melinda Pierce released the following statement:
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the Federal Communications Commission voted 3-2 along party lines to dismantle Net Neutrality, opening up the internet to be sold off to the highest corporate bidder. The ruling now faces challenges at the state and Congressional level, with numerous lawsuits already announced and Senator Markey announcing his intent to introduce a Congressional Review Act resolution to reverse the FCC’s ruling.
Local consumers and clean energy advocates gathered in front of their electric utility’s headquarters to Carol for Clean Energy, telling Indiana Michigan Power (I&M) they don’t want higher bills and more coal pollution this holiday season; they want 100 percent renewable energy.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The House Natural Resources Committee today will hold a hearing on the Grand Staircase-Escalante Enhancement Act, HR 4588. Contrary to what the name implies, the bill would codify President Trump’s illegal proclamation cutting Grand Staircase-Escalante by half.
In anticipation, Dalal Aboulhosn, Sierra Club deputy legislative director, issued the following statement:
Washington, DC -- Today, Bloomberg reported that former chemical industry consultant and Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the EPA’s Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, Michael Dourson, withdrew his name for consideration. Dourson has faced mounting pressure from Democrats and Republicans in recent weeks, with 50 senators already committing to vote against his nomination.