WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Yesterday, Senator Udall and Representative Lowenthal, joined by Senator Merkley and Representative Clark, released the Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act of 2020, a landmark bill aimed at addressing the growing problem of plastic pollution and protecting public health by phasing out single-use plastic, holding corporate polluters accountable for the plastic waste they produce, reducing plastic packaging, and updating the current plastic recycling system. The bill would also halt the production of new plastics plants, while the EPA reexamines the impacts of plastics to air and water.
Washington, DC -- Yesterday, the Sierra Club signed onto a statement of support alongside the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), the Edison Electric Institute (electric utilities' trade group), and two consumer groups, NCLC and Illinois CUB, that establishes momentous common ground among environmental and consumer advocates and utilities.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the House Government and Oversight Committee passed H.R. 51, Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton’s Washington, D.C. Admission Act. The bill will make D.C. the 51st state, and today’s historic vote marks the first time a bill supporting D.C. Statehood will go to the House floor.
Today, Donald Trump’s Department of Energy released a proposal that would extend licenses for LNG exports until 2050, far beyond when scientists agree the world must slash emissions from fossil fuels in order to avert climate catastrophe.
WASHINGTON, DC— Today, the House of Representatives will vote on the Protecting America’s Wilderness bill that includes the Colorado Wilderness Act— legislation that would safeguard more than 740,000 acres of land located in 33 critical wildlife and ecologically-sensitive areas in Colorado.
Washington, DC-- Today, the U.S. House of Representatives will vote on the Protecting America’s Wilderness Act (PAW)-- a bill to protect more than 1.3 million acres of Wilderness and thousands of miles of Wild and Scenic rivers. Efforts will conserve critical habitat, create greater access to the outdoors and protect threatened lands in California, Colorado, and Washington.
La Casa Blanca emitió hoy la propuesta presupuestaria para 2021, confirmando lo que ya se conocía ampliamente: Donald Trump es el peor presidente de la historia para el medio ambiente y la salud pública.
WASHINGTON D.C.-- The White House released the President’s 2021 budget proposal today, confirming what was already widely known; that Donald Trump is the worst president in history for our environment and our health. This budget takes a torch to vital departments and agencies, including a devastating 26.5% cut to the EPA, as well as cuts to Interior, the Army Corp of Engineers, the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Transportation, and massive cuts for programs at the Department of Energy outside of nuclear weapons and defense.
Trump is looking to hit vulnerable border communities and ecosystems again with a request for $2B for his disastrous border wall.
The cuts at the Department of Energy come in stark contrast to Congress GOP efforts to convince the public that they care about climate change by calling for innovation to combat climate change.
This budget also claims that eliminating crucial tax credits credits for electric vehicles, among among other incentives, will generate $200B in savings, entirely ignoring the benefits of growing the clean energy economy or the savings that could instead be made from cutting fossil fuel subsidies.
Washington, DC-- Today, the U.S. House of Representatives will vote on the Protecting America’s Wilderness Act (PAW)-- a bill to protect more than 1.4 million acres of wilderness, conserve critical habitat, and safeguard thousands of miles of rivers across the United States. The package includes designations for new Wilderness areas, Wild and Scenic rivers, forests and other protections across California, Colorado and Washington.
LOUISVILLE, KY -- On Thursday, February 6, the Louisville Metro Council Parks and Sustainability Committee approved a resolution establishing a goal of powering the city’s municipal operations with 100% clean, renewable energy by 2035 and community-wide by 2040. Louisville becomes the first city in Kentucky and 160th nationwide to make this commitment.