Columbia, S.C. – Lawmakers passed House Bill 3309 on the second-to-last day of session, omnibus legislation that favors financially healthy monopoly electric utilities and tech companies – like Google, Amazon, Microsoft, and Meta – over hard-working South Carolinians.
Washington, DC —Today, the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources voted to advance the nomination of Tristan Abbey to lead the Energy Information Administration (EIA) to the full Senate. All Democratic members except Senator King voted against Abbey's nomination. President Trump’s pick to run the Energy Information Administration (EIA) – our nation’s primary fuel and power forecasting agency – works for a think tank that bolsters fossil fuel interests over renewable alternatives.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – After an all-day markup, the House Committee on Natural Resources advanced its portion of the Republican reconciliation package in a vote in the dead of night.
Washington, DC - According to reports, Donald Trump is expected to announce a plan to eliminate ENERGY STAR, a popular and historically bipartisan program that helps consumers make informed decisions about their home appliances in order to lower risks of exposure to harmful pollutants and save money on their energy bills.
WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, The Washington Post reported that the Interior Department temporarily suspended an air-quality monitoring program in the national parks.
MIDWAY, N.C. — Last night, Midway became the first municipality to pass a resolution against the proposed Southeast Supply Enhancement Project. Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC — a subsidiary of Williams Companies commonly referred to as Transco — wants to construct 54 miles of methane gas pipeline and increase the horsepower of compressor stations in Virginia and North Carolina.
Washington, D.C. - Attorneys general from 17 states and Washington, D.C. are suing the Trump Administration for its actions blocking onshore and offshore wind projects.
CENTRAL APPALACHIA - People across Central Appalachia would be exposed to thousands of tons more of deadly air and water pollution if the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) follows through with threats to roll back rules limiting pollution.
MINNESOTA – Today, the Sierra Club released its new tool, the Trump Coal Pollution Dashboard, that shows the environmental toll of the Trump Administration’s planned rollback of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) safeguards on coal pollution.
WISCONSIN – Today, the Sierra Club released its new tool, the Trump Coal Pollution Dashboard, that shows the environmental toll of the Trump Administration’s planned rollback of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) safeguards on coal pollution.