The Sierra Club is pleased to award its prestigious Environmental Service Award to retiring Ward 3 DC Councilmember Mary Cheh. The Environmental Service Award, awarded jointly by the Sierra Club national organization and Sierra Club Chapters, honors persons in public service for their long-term commitment to the environment and environmental justice.
More than 100,000 comments in support of the Department of Transportation’s proposed greenhouse gas rule were submitted during the comment period that ended yesterday.
La Comisión sobre el 6 de Enero celebró hoy su última audiencia para investigar la insurrección de Donald Trump y la conspiración criminal para derrocar una elección libre y justa.
WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, the January 6 House Select Committee held its final hearing to investigate Trump’s insurrection and the criminal conspiracy to overturn a free and fair election. The Committee has held eight hearings since June, focusing on all aspects of the lead-up to January 6 and the events at the Capitol that day. Today’s hearing provided new evidence of that criminal conspiracy and recapped all of the key facts and evidence uncovered by the committee and in previous hearings. The Committee also unanimously voted during the hearing to subpoena Donald Trump.
Today, on a press call with impacted residents and legal experts, national and Ohio-based community organizations and environmental groups discussed their petition to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that would revoke Ohio Department of Natural Resources’ (ODNR) primacy for Class II injection wells.
As part of an ongoing investigation, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights found evidence that key Louisiana state agencies are failing to protect Black communities from toxic air pollution released by petrochemical companies, like Denka Performance Elastomers.
La Casa Blanca anunció hoy la primera designación de monumento nacional del Presidente Biden, Camp Hale-Continental Divide.
Principales grupos ambientales nacionales anunciaron hoy conjuntamente la mayor movilización electoral de su historia.
Major U.S. environmental groups today jointly announced their community’s largest-ever member mobilization effort.
Columbus, OH - Last night, national and Ohio-based community organizations and environmental groups petitioned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to revoke Ohio Department of Natural Resources' primacy over Class II injection wells.