WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, Senators voted to proceed on debating narrow bipartisan infrastructure legislation, a sign of progress that President Biden and Democratic Congressional leadership are working to meet the needs of people in communities across America who are suffering from the increasing consequences of the climate crisis, decades of infrastructure neglect, and systemic inequity.
Poland’s national oil and gas company has terminated a 20-year deal to import fracked gas from Sempra’s proposed export facility in Port Arthur, Texas.
The Public Service Commission is holding virtual public hearings on WEC Energy Group's Plan to build storage tanks to store extra fossil gas (also known as LNG or liquified-natural-gas tanks), in case they need it in the winter. Community groups and concerned Wisconsinites are participating in these hearings, voicing strong opposition.
Sierra Club applauds the Pennsylvania DEP for its new requirement to test landfill leachate for radioactive contaminants, but urges more needs to be done
OAKLAND, CA- The Sierra Club is proud to announce that it has welcomed four new department leaders to its ranks. The new leaders offer insight and experience from impressive organizing and environmental backgrounds
El Administrador de la Agencia Federal de Protección Ambiental, Michael Regan, anunció que reconsiderará formalmente uno de los peores debilitamientos de los estándares de toxicidad del agua de la era de Trump.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- EPA Administrator Michael Regan has announced that the Biden EPA will formally reconsider one of the most toxic clean water rollbacks of the Trump era.
Saint Paul, MN – Today, Governor Walz announced that Minnesota’s clean car standards have been filed in the state register, marking the end of the rulemaking process and making Minnesota the 15th clean car state in the nation, in addition to the District of Columbia, and the first in the Midwest.
A new report from the Natural Resources Defense Council reveals the significant health threats posed by radioactive oil and gas waste. Despite decades of research showing the risk unregulated waste from the industry poses to workers and communities, there are still no meaningful federal safeguards for the management and disposal of radioactive waste from oil and gas drilling, and states have not filled in the gap.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- New reports reveal that backroom Senate bipartisan infrastructure negotiations have left on the cutting room floor critical investments to clean up toxic water and air pollution from lead pipes and diesel buses, with only meager investments remaining. The state of negotiations are at odds with the President’s commitment to replace 100% of lead pipes and electrify school buses as part of the American Jobs Plan.