A diverse coalition of leading climate, environment, and human rights organizations announced today the launch of an auto supply chain industry Leaderboard and global campaign calling on automakers to capitalize on the unprecedented opportunity offered by the electric vehicle (EV) transition to clean up their supply chains. The Leaderboard analyzes the publicly available official reporting of 18 of the leading automotive manufacturers in the world, ranking their efforts to eliminate emissions, environmental harms, and human rights violations from their supply chains.
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WASHINGTON, DC -- Last Friday, Common Cause President Karen Hobert Flynn passed away. The Sierra Club has worked closely with Karen and Common Cause to protect and strengthen our democracy.
More than 1,400 clients send letters to asset management company asserting violation of duty of care, loyalty
Eugene, OR -- Students and community members from across Eugene marched out of school and work converging in downtown Eugene on Friday to protest a first-in-the-nation effort from NW Natural, Oregon’s largest gas utility, to roll back a local climate policy to phase out fossil fuels in new homes.
Washington, D.C.: The Federal Regulatory Energy Commission (FERC) granted a request for a rehearing and set aside its order approving Southwest Power Pool’s (SPP) discriminatory capacity accreditation approach for wind and solar. The decision is in response to a lawsuit filed by a coalition of clean energy advocates.
Southwest Louisiana Community Tells FERC & LDNR That Methane Gas Exports Threatens Health and Safety
Cameron Parish, Louisiana - Southwest Louisiana residents voiced their opposition to the Commonwealth LNG export terminal, the CP2 LNG export terminal, and the CP2 Express Pipeline - which are methane gas infrastructure proposed for construction in the area - because of these facilities’ imminent risks to their safety, public health, environment, and even the local economy.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland issued a secretarial order creating a new program to restore bison herds and preserve large landscapes throughout the iconic species’ traditional range. The Department also announced a major new policy aimed at restoration and resiliency for public lands nationwide.
Bank takes modest steps on emissions targets, but fails to establish clear accountability measures for major polluting clients
WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued a new biological opinion and incidental take statement after the Fourth Circuit previously invalidated and suspended the authorizations twice already.