Michigan -- Today, members of Michigan’s Advisory Council for Environmental Justice (MAC EJ) called on Governor Whitmer to take more aggressive action to ensure that all Michiganders have water during the COVID19 pandemic. The creation of the MACEJ, the first environmental justice advisory council in state history, came out of recommendations made to former Governor Snyder in the aftermath of the Flint water crisis.
Today, the Sierra Club joined local residents and the City of Port Isabel in filing a set of lawsuits challenging approvals for three highly polluting fracked gas export terminals in Texas’s Rio Grande Valley.
Trenton, NJ - Today, the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) responded to a new Federal rule from the Trump Administration, which will promote fossil fuel electricity generation at clean energy’s expense, by opening an investigation into state regulatory options that will protect New Jersey’s clean energy economy.
Washington, DC -- Today, former coal lobbyist and current EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler announced that the EPA is suspending enforcement of environmental laws.
In response, Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune released the following statement:
Oakland, CA -- Today, the Sierra Club and Sierra Club Iowa issued a statement in support of our colleague Heather Pearson.
Sierra Club President Loren Blackford and Sierra Club Iowa Chapter Director Pam Mackey-Taylor released the following joint statement:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — For the fourth year in a row, the number of coal-fired power plants under development worldwide dropped steeply in 2019, according to a new report released today by Global Energy Monitor, Greenpeace International, the Sierra Club, and the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Senate today passed a stimulus package aimed at alleviating economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. The package follows an agreement reached by the White House and Congressional leadership, with funding focused on meeting healthcare, worker and small business needs. The House is expected to pass the legislation by unanimous consent.
El Senado Federal aprobó hoy una medida de estímulo económico diseñada para aliviar las consecuencias económicas de la pandemia de CONVID-19.
En medio de la pandemia del CONVID-19, el ex cabildero cabildero y hoy administrador de la Agencia de Protección Ambiental, Andrew Wheeler, planea saltarse requisitos de cumplimiento y plazos establecidos para una gama de industrias contaminadoras. Esto causará peligroso aumentos en la contaminación del agua y aire en comunidades vulnerables de todo Estados Unidos.
St. Paul, MN -- Today, in response to calls from local advocates to extend the public comment period on a key water crossing permit for Enbridge’s proposed Line 3 tar sands pipeline, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency announced an extension of just one week.