Congressman Matt Cartwright (D-PA) introduced a comprehensive mine reclamation and economic diversification package today, which will provide an immediate economic boost to historic coal producing regions by employing thousands of people in mine reclamation jobs.
Groups now look to state legislature to prevent irreparable damage to Kern communities and climate
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – March 8, 2021, the Kern Board of Supervisors voted to put the oil industry before the health and well-being of Kern communities by passing an ordinance that would add tens of thousands of new toxic wells over the next two decades, posing a grave threat to public health and causing irreversible environmental damage.
New York, NY -- Today, Wells Fargo became the last major U.S.
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) released its Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the Vineyard Wind project today, setting up a workable framework for Massachusetts’ first offshore wind farm and establishing a proven model for other offshore wind energy developments along the East Coast to replicate.
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK -- House Bill 2034, a bill prioritizing oil and gas, is working its way through the Oklahoma legislature and would have a devastating impact on renewable energy in the state. In addition, the bill would forbid state contractors from boycotting the oil and gas industry, which could have a chilling effect on free speech in Oklahoma.
Tras horas de tácticas dilatorias fracasadas por parte de los senadores republicanos, los demócratas aprobaron H.R. 1319, la Ley de Plan de Rescate Estadounidense, un paquete de $1,9 billones (trillions en inglés) de alivio de COVID.
Washington, DC -- Today, after hours of failed delay tactics from Senate Republicans, Democrats advanced H.R. 1319, the American Rescue Plan Act, a $1.9 trillion COVID relief package.
Yesterday, the Alameda County Board of Supervisors approved Aramis, a utility-scale solar energy and battery storage facility in North Livermore. This project has earned support from major environmental groups, labor, city leaders across the county, and two local community power providers, East Bay Community Energy and CleanPowerSF, that are moving to achieve 100% clean energy by 2030.
Washington, DC -- Today, Goldman Sachs announced a new commitment to align its financing activities with a pathway to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 and committed to set interim climate targets by the end of this year. Goldman Sachs also indicated it would begin measuring and disclosing its financed emissions, though the announcement lacked further details on the bank’s methodology for doing so and its near-term steps for cutting emissions.