Phoenix, Ariz. – Today the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) approved a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility (CEC) for the gas-fired Baccara power plant, which would supply power to a new data center. The project would build 18 new gas-fired turbines–essentially large jet engines–and eighteen 72-foot high exhaust stacks adjacent to existing residential neighborhoods in Glendale, Surprise, and El Mirage, with 620 homes within 1 mile of the site.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Donald Trump has signed a proclamation attempting to allow commercial fishing in the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument, off the coast of New England.
LAME DEER, MT — A Tribal Nation has issued a resolution opposing the Trump Administration’s executive order calling for a review of signs and exhibits at national parks and national monuments across the country, including the historic site of the Battle of Little Bighorn.
Washington, D.C. - Today, Donald Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency gave a group of polluters a 33-month extension to clean up coal ash dump sites. This is twice as long an extension as what the EPA had proposed last year.
Proposed changes at National Monument in Mississippi the latest in a string of censorship actions ordered by the Trump Administration
LANSING, Mich. – Today, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released its final environmental impact statement on the proposal to enclose the Line 5 oil pipeline in the Straits of Mackinac in a tunnel.
Sierra Club says ruling bolsters investors’ ability to manage financial risks without political interference
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, the New York Post reported that the Trump administration is targeting elimination of over $900 million in federal funding from the Charging and Fueling Infrastructure (CFI) grant program.
Washington, D.C. - Today, the Sierra Club released a new tracker which shows that while Americans are grappling with soaring costs, utility companies are planning to add nearly 500 more expensive and polluting gas-fired power plants across the country.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A coalition of health, consumer and environmental groups told the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that its plan to gut fuel-economy standards for cars, SUVs, and pickup trucks is irrevocably flawed and should be withdrawn.