Sierra Club, Union of Concerned Scientists, and Conservation Law Foundation filed a protest on Friday at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), regarding a plan by New England’s grid operator, ISO New England (ISO-NE), that would increase costs to consumers because of the region’s overreliance on methane gas for power generation.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House will vote on a Congressional Review Act (H.J.Res 39) resolution to overturn President Biden’s two-year pause on the collection of tariffs for solar panels from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam. The temporary moratorium on solar tariffs was intended to ensure the flow of solar cells and modules to the United States while the Commerce Department investigates whether companies are circumventing the tariffs on China.
Yesterday, Sierra Club filed two lawsuits against the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) for unlawfully approving air permits for Commonwealth LNG, a proposed methane gas export terminal in Southwest Louisiana. Sierra Club argues that LDEQ violated the Clean Air Act and the Louisiana Constitution in issuing these permits to Commonwealth LNG.
La Agencia de Protección Ambiental (EPA) anunció hoy el otorgamiento de $400 millones para el Programa de Autobuses Escolares Limpios, el cual ofrece fondos a distritos escolares para reemplazar autobuses sucios de diésel y adquirir flotas de vehículos limpios.
This week, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement issued a proposal to streamline processes for communities to report violations of federal coal mining laws, rolling back burdens the Trump Administration placed on mining communities.
On Wednesday, April 26th, Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) reintroduced America’s Red Rock Wilderness Act (ARRWA) in the Senate of the 118th Congress along with 20 original cosponsors.
BERKELEY, CA. – At a press conference on the steps of Berkeley City Hall, Councilmember Kate Harrison, flanked by lawmakers, community members, and public health and environmental advocates, outlined a path forward for the city’s building electrification ordinance after a misguided challenge from the Ninth Circuit Court. Councilmember Harrison authored the 2019 ordinance, which phases out gas piping in new buildings.
HELENA, MT -- Yesterday, the Montana House of Representatives voted to ban Representative Zooey Zephyr, the state’s only transgender lawmaker, from the House floor, anteroom, or gallery for the rest of the session after she spoke out against proposed legislation to ban gender-affirming care for trans youth. House Republicans began purposefully silencing Rep. Zephyr last Thursday and voted on Monday to continue disallowing her to speak. Rep. Zephyr’s constituents and supporters were arrested on Monday during a peaceful protest of the vote. Montana Republicans used unprecedented means to push bills targeting the state's environmental protections, public participation, and democracy this session. To date, 11 other states have passed similarly extreme anti-trans legislation.