17 de julio de 2020
La Oficina del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional emitió ayer un detallado informe sobre las grandes fallas en los proyectos de construcción del muro fronterizo de la administración Trump.
Press Releases
July 17, 2020
Washington, DC— Yesterday, the Department of Homeland Security’s Office released a report revealing major flaws in the Trump administration’s border wall projects. The report declares that the administration did not use “sound methodology” when identifying areas to be walled, failed to consider the exceedingly high cost to taxpayers, and that the administration has not proven the effectiveness of the barriers.
16 de julio de 2020
La Comisión de Apropiaciones de la Cámara de Representantes presentó su proyecto de ley presupuestario para el año fiscal 2021.
16 de julio de 2020
La administración Trump anunció detalles finales que desmantelan requisitos de revisiones ambientales de infraestructura de combustibles fósiles, proyectos madereros y otras importantes iniciativas federales en virtud de la Ley de Política Ambiental Nacional (NEPA).
July 16, 2020
ALBANY, NY– Today, the New York Department of Public Service (NYDPS) released an order for a “make ready” incentive program, allocating over $700 million in incentives for utilities to invest in electric vehicle charging across the state and expand workplace and public electric vehicle charging stations. $200 million will go directly to environmental justice and disadvantaged communities.
As Oil Giant Goes Bankrupt, California Governor Urged to Hold Industry Responsible for Well Cleanups
July 16, 2020
As one of California’s largest oil producers enters bankruptcy, the Center for Biological Diversity and Sierra Club today urged Gov. Gavin Newsom to prevent California Resources Corporation and other troubled oil companies from shirking legal obligations to clean up their wells and prevent pollution.
July 16, 2020
Late yesterday, in a resounding victory for taxpayers, public health, and the environment, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California invalidated the Trump Administration’s rollback of the Obama-era Waste Prevention Rule.
July 15, 2020
Washington, D.C.-- Today, In Our Own Voice: National Black Women’s Reproductive Justice Agenda, National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum (NAPAWF), National Partnership for Women & Families, and the Sierra Club released a brief focusing on the environmental and Reproductive Justice injustices experienced by Black, Latinx, and Asian American and Pacific Islander communities as a result of not having access to clean and affordable water.
July 15, 2020
SEATTLE - Today the Seattle City Council unanimously voted to advance a plan to invest more than $20 million annually into Green New Deal programs, creating local clean energy jobs that will accelerate the city’s transition off fossil fuels.
July 15, 2020
Today, Donald Trump is expected to announce final new regulations gutting requirements for environmental reviews of fossil fuel infrastructure, logging projects, and other major federal actions under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).