December 19, 2023
Despite overwhelming public opposition, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission granted a three-year extension of Mountain Valley Pipeline’s certificate for their Southgate extension.
Press Releases
December 18, 2023
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the United States Forest Service is expected to announce a Notice of Intent to create a nationwide amendment to all Forest Plans centering protection of remaining old-growth trees.
The amendment would be an important step towards fulfilling President Biden’s Executive Order 14072, which committed the United States to “identify, inventory, and protect” old-growth forests on federal lands.
December 18, 2023
WASHINGTON D.C. -- This month, the Department of the Interior approved a final five-year plan for offshore oil and gas leasing. The plan schedules three oil-and-gas auctions, scheduled to be held in 2025, 2027, and 2029.
December 18, 2023
PORTLAND, Ore. – Today, the United States Forest Service released a Notice of Intent to amend the Northwest Forest Plan (NWFP). The NWFP covers roughly 20 million acres of mature and old-growth forests in Washington, Oregon and California.
December 18, 2023
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Fifteen climate, public health and economic justice organizations submitted a letter applauding Washington Governor Inslee’s recent commitments with the U.S. Climate Alliance to accelerate the transition to pollution-free homes and buildings.
December 15, 2023
Montevideo, MN – Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) approved funding for “Project Tundra,” a proposed large-scale carbon capture and storage project in North Dakota.
December 15, 2023
Council recommends continued state, federal agency coordination on identifying and assessing risk
December 14, 2023
ALBANY, NY -- Today, the New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) declined to approve the 20-year long-term gas plan from National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation of Western New York (NFG), requiring a number of modifications including ending incentives for gas expansion, proposing a gas demand response program, and developing pilot projects to compare cold-climate air-source heat pumps and hybrid heating systems. However, the order failed to rule on the appropriateness of numerous aspects of NFG’s plan including its limited contribution to the emission reductions required by New York’s climate law. The PSC also failed to rule on the outsized role of alternative fuels such as “renewable” natural gas and hydrogen in NFG’s plan and how to properly account for the emissions of these fuels.
December 14, 2023
Proposed rules help clarify how companies can utilize the Advanced Manufacturing Production Credit
December 14, 2023
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the Biden Administration released a highly anticipated plan to restore salmon populations in the Columbia River Basin.