Austin, TX - Donald Trump and his EPA Administrator, Scott Pruitt, announced today that they will repeal the Clean Power Plan, which was designed to empower states in the energy policy environment. It would have reduced carbon pollution, protected the health of Texas children, and created high-quality renewable energy jobs across the state.
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JACKSON, MS - Donald Trump and his EPA Administrator, Scott Pruitt, announced today that they will repeal the Clean Power Plan. The plan gives states common sense carbon pollution reduction goals, the flexibility to set a plan that achieves these reductions and provides incentives to states to do so.
Washington, D.C. - Donald Trump and his EPA Administrator, Scott Pruitt, announced today that they will repeal the Clean Power Plan, harming the health of American families and communities.
WASHINGTON D.C.-- Today, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt made a statement that federal tax credits for the wind and solar industries should be eliminated.
In response, Jodie Van Horn, Director of Sierra Club’s Ready for 100 Campaign, released the following statement:
Today, as part of the organization’s recovery and relief efforts after Hurricane Maria, the Sierra Club shipped 1,000 solar lanterns to partner organization Casa Pueblo in Puerto Rico to bring light to the hardest-hit communities on the island - and more lamps and water filters are on their way.
The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has rejected a vital part of the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline’s (ACP) construction process. ACP cannot start construction in North Carolina without DEQ’s approval of this plan and now must either submit a revised plan or contest the rejection.
Washington, D.C. - Today, amid reports that EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt is cooking the books to discount the numerous health and economic benefits of the Clean Power Plan, Pruitt announced that he would sign an order repealing the plan tomorrow.
A leaked draft of the Trump Administration’s proposal to repeal the Clean Power Plan is now being reported on by numerous outlets, while Politico reports EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt is cooking the books to discount the numerous health and economic benefits of the plan.
Donald Trump’s EPA Administrator, Scott Pruitt, was in Arizona today to speak about his efforts to roll back the historic Clean Power Plan (CPP) - the United States’ first direct effort to avoid the catastrophic consequences of unchecked climate change.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, in yet another attack on women’s health, the Trump Administration published a new rule that rolled back the Affordable Care Act provision requiring employers to fully cover birth control on insurance plans. The rule, which could affect as many as 62 million women, will take effect immediately and will allow employers to deny birth control coverage on “religious or moral grounds.”