The Trump administration has proposed yet another rollback to the Endangered Species Act during the last days of the administration. The rollback comes on the heels of actions in recent weeks stripping protections from gray wolves and migratory birds, and gutting critical habitat protections for endangered and threatened species.
Under growing pressure from state regulators, the governor and thousands of customers, Dominion Energy has agreed to a six-month pause on its request for a 7.8% electricity rate increase, which would have raised the average residential bill by $10 a month.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Yesterday, President-elect Joe Biden nominated Judge Merrick Garland to serve as Attorney General, Lisa Monaco to serve as Deputy Attorney General, Vanita Gupta as Associate Attorney General, and Kristen Clarke as Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights.
Declaración del director ejecutivo del Sierra Club, Michael Brune tras los actos de terrorismo que tuvieron lugar el 6 de enero en el Capitolio Federal.
“Yesterday, the world watched as armed white supremacists -- fueled by Donald Trump, Josh Hawley, Ted Cruz, and Congressional Republican leadership’s actions and rhetoric -- mounted a failed coup. They followed in the footsteps of the traitors whose flag they waved, threatening the safety of hardworking public servants and of our democracy. While their violence went unchecked, their insurrection and the elected leaders whose treasonous lies and rhetoric drove their actions must be held accountable.
CHICAGO, IL -- Save Our Illinois Land (SOIL), the Sierra Club, NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council), and area landowner William Klingele filed an appeal this week of the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) decision to approve the expansion of the pump stations for the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) and Energy Transfer Crude Oil Pipeline (ETCOP), which will enable the pipelines to nearly double the amount of crude oil they transport.
Declaración del director ejecutivo del Sierra Club, Michael Brune, sobre el Violento Ataque contra el Congreso Federal
“This country belongs to all of us. When our Black friends and neighbors put their bodies on the line in the pursuit of justice, militarized police forces are immediately deployed and encouraged to use violent tactics. But when white supremacists threaten our democracy, their violence goes unchecked.
Washington, DC -- Today, the Trump administration held the first-ever lease sale to sell off the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge - known to the Gwich’in people as “The Sacred Place Where Life Begins” - for oil and gas drilling.
Washington, DC -- Today, just two weeks before leaving office, the Trump administration held the first-ever lease sale to sell off the delicate coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for oil and gas drilling. The sale attracted a tepid response from bidders, bringing in only $14.4 million in revenue. When Congressional Republicans pushed through a rider opening the Arctic Refuge for drilling as part of the 2017 tax bill, they claimed that two lease sales in the Refuge would generate $1 billion of revenue