For the fifth year, grassroots transit rider groups, environmental, climate justice, civil rights, disability, and faith organizations, and transit workers unions, will organize actions across the country to recognize transit equity as a civil right.
Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit invalidated the biological opinion and incidental take statement issued by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Endangered Species Act for the Mountain Valley Pipeline.
El Washington Post informa hoy que la Agencia de Protección Ambiental (EPA) y el Consejo de Calidad Ambiental de la Casa Blanca enviaron hoy cartas al Servicio Postal urgiendo a la agencia a que reconsidere sus planes de comprar un 90% de vehículos de combustión interna en su próxima adquisición.
WASHINGTON, DC - On the heels of advocacy from environmental groups and California air quality regulators, the Washington Post reported that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) sent letters to the Postal Service today urging the agency to reconsider its plans to buy 90 percent gas-powered vehicles in its next vehicle purchase and to conduct a new, more thorough technical analysis.
[Las Vegas, Nevada]: Today, the Sierra Club announced its endorsement of Steven Horsford for Nevada’s U.S. Congressional District 4 in the 2022 election.
[Las Vegas, Nevada]: Today, the Sierra Club announced its endorsement of Susie Lee for Nevada’s U.S. Congressional District 3 in the 2022 election.
Una comisión senatorial de Virginia, liderada por demócratas, elimino la nominación del ex cabildero carbonero Andrew Wheeler para liderar la Secretaría de Recursos Ambientales y Culturales del estado.
A Virginia State Senate committee, led by Democrats, removed Governor Youngkin’s nomination of former coal lobbyist Andrew Wheeler as Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources from consideration.
On Monday, Jan 31st, Detroit activists, environmental advocates, and energy experts hosted a virtual press event highlighting energy burden and racial disparity concerns in Detroit. As part of an ongoing campaign to educate the public, connect people with resources, and call attention to what energy burden looks like in Detroit, several billboards have been placed around the city. While these billboards will soon be coming down, work around this issue will continue; Earlier this month, a settlement agreement was made between DTE and advocates which will result in more resources available for low-income households and high-need communities.
EL PASO, TEXAS / LAS CRUCES, NEW MEXICO-- Recently, a coalition of environmental and community groups–including Sierra Club, Environmental Integrity Project, Texas Rio Grande Legal Aid, Chaparral Community Coalition for Health and Environment, Familias Unidas del Chamizal, Earthworks, Sunrise El Paso, and Sunset Heights Neighborhood Improvement Association–filed comments with the Texas Commission on Environment