ATLANTA, GA -- Today, the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) made its final decision in Georgia Power’s 2022 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) by unanimously voting to approve an amended stipulation agreement between Public Service Commission Staff and Georgia Power (owned by Southern Company).
The final, approved plan includes:
Today the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources voted out of committee Senator Daines’ bill that would remove requirements under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). S. 2561, ostensibly centered around undoing the Cottonwood Environmental Law Center v. United States Forest Service (Cottonwood) court decision, would eliminate the reinitiation of programmatic consultation with the Forest Service for its land management plans.
Today, the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (SENR) will consider several important bills that impact public lands and waters and conservation efforts. Senior Sierra Club policy staff are available to speak about individual bills listed below.
Somerset, MA – Today, President Biden is speaking at the retired Brayton Point coal plant on the ongoing climate crisis and new efforts he’s taking to address it. This speech comes days after Senator Joe Manchin blocked the president from being able to implement his agenda to reduce costs for consumers, address the climate crisis, protect communities, and create jobs.
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, after over a year of public pressure over the Postal Service’s decision to only make 10 percent of its new truck fleet electric, the agency announced it would commit to at least 40 percent of the fleet to be electric.
July 16–24 marks the annual return of Latino Conservation Week, sponsored by the Hispanic Access Foundation. The week-long event, which first launched in 2014, includes a slate of activities nationwide, from hiking and camping to community gathering, to support Latino/a communities establishing connections with nature and promote the permanent protection of land, water, and air. This year’s event slogan is "Disfrutando y Conservando Nuestra Tierra," which means "Enjoying and Conserving Our Land,” and includes both in-person and virtual events. To find an event, go to LatinoConservationWeek.com.
WASHINGTON, DC — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told reporters in Bali on Saturday that the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) is "not really a direct tool to address climate change.” This directly contradicts earlier commitments made by Yellen and the Biden administration to address the systemic risk that climate change poses to the economy.
Today, a coalition of wildlife advocates, hunters, and anglers challenged the U.S. Forest Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service over the Forest Service’s decision to abandon all 10 crucial wildlife standards that have guided wildlife habitat management of the Helena National Forest for 30 years. In the forest plan revision process, the agencies failed to conduct legally required analysis of the effects this decision would have on threatened grizzly bears, Canada lynx, and big game species including elk. The abandonment of these standards significantly weakens protections for wildlife including preservation of important hiding cover, and allows increases in road density in wildlife habitat – a primary factor in grizzly bear mortality.
Today, Sierra Club, along with HealthyGulf, filed a lawsuit against the Army Corps of Engineers for issuing a Clean Water Act section 404 “dredge and fill” permit for the Driftwood LNG fracked gas export terminal proposed for construction in Calcasieu Parish in Southwest Louisiana.
*** Senior Sierra Club staff and leadership are available to discuss the path forward to achieve the country’s goals for climate, clean energy, and environmental justice. ***