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.
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.
Washington, DC – Today, the White House Office of Management and Budget formally rescinded the memo ordering Donald Trump’s scheme to illegally halt all federal grants and loans across the government, impacting trillions of dollars and millions of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.
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.
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.
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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.
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.
St. Louis, Mo - A group of clean energy and consumer advocates will hold a press conference to unveil a new report that details the financial, health, geographic, and educational disparities and recommendations related to energy burden in St. Louis. Energy burden is defined as the percentage of household income that is spent on energy-related utility bills.
Washington, DC – Today, a federal judge paused 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. U.S. District Court Judge Loren AliKhan ordered a temporary one-week pause to the freeze in order to allow a hearing for further arguments next Monday morning.
In response, Sierra Club Executive Director Ben Jealous released the following statement: