Today, during an Energy & Commerce Subcommittee hearing, Republican members of the subcommittee attacked appliance energy efficiency standards, a key tool to keep the American energy supply stable, protect public health, reduce or eliminate pollution, and lower costs for consumers.
Washington, D.C. — Today, public interest groups challenged the Department of Energy’s (DOE) second illegal emergency order forcing the J.H. Campbell coal-fired power plant in Michigan to operate for an additional 90 days.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Local fishermen, community members and leaders, and public interest organizations filed a motion in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit seeking to halt harmful construction of Venture Global’s massive Calcasieu Pass 2 (CP2) liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal and pipeline in southwest Louisiana.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Trump administration announced new policies that could undercut one of the country’s most significant conservation programs.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Today, National Parks Conservation Association, Sierra Club, and Earthjustice filed a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) challenging the approved West Virginia Regional Haze State Implementation Plan.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Documents obtained by the Sierra Club provide a glimpse of the scale of the Trump administration’s attacks on federal land management agencies.
HAWAIʻI & WISCONSIN – Today, Governor Josh Green, M.D. of Hawaiʻi and Governor Tony Evers of Wisconsin announced they are joining the Affordable Clean Cars Coalition. This growing state-led partnership will help sustain America’s transition to cleaner and more affordable cars, support U.S. automotive manufacturers and workers, and safeguard states’ clean air authority.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Republicans passed a series of resolutions seeking to overturn safeguards for wildlife, water, and recreation on Western landscapes, including areas vital to Tribal communities.
In an unprecedented move, House Republicans utilized the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to vote to overturn three Resource Management Plans developed to oversee areas of public lands in Alaska, Montana, and North Dakota. The resolutions now move onto the Senate.
Boise, ID — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has opened a public comment period on its proposed repeal of the Roadless Rule, a critical conservation policy safeguarding nearly 60 million acres of undeveloped national forest lands across the country.
DULUTH, Minn. – Today, elected officials and community members gathered outside of Minnesota Power’s headquarters to call on the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to reject the utility’s private equity acquisition.