Press Releases

January 30, 2025

NEW YORK CITY - Today, the New York Times reported that Donald Trump could attempt to halt New York City’s recently implemented congestion pricing program, which went into effect on January 5 for the Central Business District of Manhattan. 

January 30, 2025

St. Louis, Mo – The St. Louis Energy Burden Report, released today, identifies massive energy burden disparities in – and between – St. Louis City and County, as well as 10 recommendations for Ameren Missouri, Spire, elected officials, and civic institutions to help alleviate that burden.

January 30, 2025

Texas – In a recent letter to the federal Environmental Protection Agency, made public on Wednesday, two utilities with coal plants in Texas requested a rollback of safeguards that protect communities and their water from toxic coal ash pollution.

January 29, 2025

Washington, DC - Today, the United States Senate voted to confirm former Congressman Lee Zeldin as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, despite his lack of any real qualifications for the role.

January 29, 2025

Washington, DC – Today, the White House Office of Management and Budget formally rescinded the memo ordering Donald Trump’s scheme to illegally halt all federal grants and loans across the government, impacting trillions of dollars and millions of people in every community across the country. The funding freeze was already temporarily postponed by a Federal judge yesterday after multiple lawsuits were filed.

January 29, 2025

PASADENA, Calif. — At a press conference organized by the Pasadena 100 Coalition, environmental, faith and community leaders called for Pasadena to redouble its efforts to achieve the City’s climate goals.

January 29, 2025

Washington, D.C. - In a letter made public today, ten energy companies are asking Donald Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency to roll back lifesaving climate protections and lower standards for toxic pollution from power plants.

January 29, 2025

Report ranks 32 of the largest and most influential pensions in the U.S.

January 29, 2025

Indianapolis, Ind. – The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission, which oversees monopoly electric utilities, approved Duke’s excessive and wasteful spending on coal gasification at Edwardsport and agreed to prolong the use of coal at the Gibson coal-fired power plant, dealing a blow to customers struggling to pay their bills.

January 29, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. - As one of his first acts after being confirmed by the Senate as Transportation Secretary, Sean Duffy signed a memo to direct a reconsideration and indicate his support for a rollback of national fuel economy standards that make vehicles– including cars, light-duty trucks, and heavy-duty trucks– more fuel efficient.