Washington, D.C. – A divided 5-to-4 Supreme Court today granted pre-judgment stay applications to block a critically important Environmental Protection Agency rule aimed at reducing interstate smog pollution and improving public health. This decision means tens of millions of people will be exposed to higher levels of dangerous air pollution this summer, causing asthma attacks, lung damage, and premature deaths.
Chicago, IL — Today, clean air advocates, frontline communities, and Illinois residents up and down the state showed their support for a transition to zero emission cars and trucks in Illinois.
Washington, DC - Today, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission voted to approve Venture Global’s gas export facility, CP2 LNG, despite clear evidence the facility will contribute to harm to the local community, climate, and nationwide energy price spikes and volatility.
Washington, D.C. – Today, the United States Supreme Court sided with polluting states and industry groups by pausing implementation of EPA’s strategy to address harmful air pollution that crosses state lines, called the Good Neighbor Plan.
BOSTON, MA. -- In a 38-2 vote, the Massachusetts Senate passed a strong climate bill Tuesday to help the state reach its goal of net zero emissions by 2050. The bill, S.2829, aims to bolster Massachusetts’ clean energy transition through a series of reforms to the state’s energy system like requiring gas companies to submit reports to the Department of Public Utilities with decommissioning proposals and timelines for remedying leak-prone areas, plus changing the definition of gas company to allow networked geothermal.&nb
HARTFORD, CT. – The Department of Administrative Services (DAS) released a Decarbonization Study exploring possible replacements for the Capitol Area System, a three-decade-old energy plant with a history of polluting Hartford’s air. The report follows years of advocacy by local environmental and climate justice groups to replace the facility with a 100 percent clean, renewable energy alternative.
On Friday, a group of Senate Republicans and Independents Manchin and Sinema introduced a Congressional Review Act resolution attempting to overturn a rule, released this spring by the White House Council on Environmental Quality, which would guide federal decision making under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
TVA announced it would seek $250 million in grant funding through the Department of Energy’s of Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships program for the proposed line, marking a huge potential step forward for grid reliability, utility price stability and the future of clean energy.
Yesterday, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission announced that CP2 LNG is on the agenda for its June meeting, in the midst of robust and ongoing frontline and national opposition to the gas export project. Evidence shows that expanded gas exports would be harmful to local communities, significantly contribute to dangerous climate change, and raise domestic energy prices nationwide.