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.
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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.
NEW YORK – On September 29, the Climate Action Council’s Gas System Transition Subgroup gave a report out to the full Council and the public.
Denver, COLORADO – Today, the White House announced its newest protected public land, the Camp Hale-Continental Divide National Monument, along with a 20-year mineral withdrawal for approximately 225,000 acres of the Thompson Divide to ensure the land remains protected. The monument would encompass 53,804 acres, including the historic Camp Hale and Tenmile Range.
Eugene, OR — Local and statewide climate, health and social justice organizations are petitioning the Oregon Public Utility Commission to reject a proposal by NW Natural to pipe experimental hydrogen into the gas system in Eugene, citing health, safety, cost and feasibility concerns. Residents and organizations are specifically alarmed with the siting of the project in a community that is already overburdened with pollution.
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, the Sierra Club and a global coalition of 23 advocacy groups sent an open letter to the Net Zero Asset Managers Initiative (NZAM) urging the initiative to update expectations for its members to reflect the latest Race to Zero criteria on net zero.
Los líderes del cártel energético OPEC+ acordaron coordinar reducir su producción para subir los precios del petróleo y gas fósil.