WASHINGTON – A coalition of local fisherfolk, community members and leaders, and public interest organizations filed their opening brief this week in the U.S. Court of Appeal for the D.C. Circuit challenging FERC’s approval of Virginia-based Venture Global’s massive Calcasieu Pass 2 (CP2) liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal and feeder pipeline in southwest Louisiana. The brief argues, among other things, that FERC failed to perform the core balancing the Natural Gas Act requires—downplaying or evading significant, concrete harms to local industry, communities, and air quality.
ATLANTA - Environmental groups urged the Georgia Environmental Protection Division to deny the air permit for Georgia Power’s proposed new methane gas electric-generating units at Plant Bowen to protect the health and environment of Georgians.
Film chronicles Detroit high school students traveling to Yosemite National Park for first time
CAMERON PARISH, LA – A Louisiana state court terminated the coastal use permit for the proposed Commonwealth LNG export facility, finding state officials violated the Louisiana Constitution by failing to consider the environmental impacts on the surrounding communities of color and low-income communities.
BROOKFIELD, Conn. – Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) received over 190 comments all in opposition to its
Washington, DC – Today, the Trump administration announced that it has begun the process of laying off thousands of federal workers via reductions-in-force (RIF) notifications sent out across agencies. “The RIFs have begun,” Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought wrote on X shortly after Noon Eastern.
On Wednesday, October 8, 2025, more than 75 academic experts, environmental and community advocates, and labor leaders gathered for The Dark Side of the Chip conference in downtown Phoenix. International and domestic experts and activists came together to discuss overlooked perspectives on the semiconductor industry, raise awareness about the industry’s past mistakes, and propose pathways toward a high-road future. The conference took place a mile away and
at the same time as the industry trade show SEMICON West, which cast Arizona’s chip manufacturing boom in an overwhelmingly positive light.
Sierra Club, Outdoors Alliance for Kids ask for increased accessibility, youth programs, and more
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senate Republicans have approved resolutions to remove safeguards for wildlife, water, and recreation on landscapes across three Western states, including areas vital to Tribal communities.
Senate Republicans utilized a dubious interpretation of the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to overturn three Resource Management Plans overseeing areas of public lands in Alaska, Montana, and North Dakota. The resolutions now move to the White House, where Donald Trump is expected to sign them.