June 26, 2019
Top Trump Air Pollution official Bill Wehrum's resignation comes in no small part due to the scrutiny his corruption and extremism received due to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).
Press Releases
June 26, 2019
An independent analysis describes how Colorado’s coal-burning power plants are economically unviable, burdening customers with extra costs when compared to renewable energy resources. Conducted by energy consulting firm, Strategen, the report finds that renewable resources have outpaced coal, with the potential to save customers millions of dollars. These savings increase when the social cost of carbon (SCC) for the 10 units in the study is accounted for and securitized bonds are used as a tool to transition away from coal.
June 26, 2019
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the EPA announced that Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation, Bill Wehrum, will leave the EPA at the end of the month.
June 25, 2019
Over the next two nights, Democratic presidential candidates will take to the debate stage in Miami, Florida, a city and state already living with the consequences of the climate crisis.
June 25, 2019
SAN ANTONIO, TX - Today, an economic analysis by Synapse Energy Economics was released and found that CPS Energy could save almost $1 billion dollars for San Antonio residents by relying on renewable energy and storage alternatives versus operating both Spruce 1 and 2 coal units from 2026 through 2040.
June 25, 2019
Washington, DC-- Today, following coverage of inhumane conditions in detention camps and the increasingly cruel practices of the Trump administration toward migrants on the US-Mexico border, Trump’s Acting Customs and Border Patrol Chief John Sanders has resigned.
June 25, 2019
WASHINGTON, DC - On Thursday, House Democrats successfully pushed forward a package of appropriations bills for FY 2020 that increases funding for important public lands and environmental programs. It also includes major environmental victories, especially a one-year moratorium on new oil and gas leasing in the sacred Chaco Canyon. A series of successful amendments will also prevent the administration from using funds to drill in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and off the Gulf Coast of Florida, build roads through the Tongass National Forest in Alaska, and engage in a variety of other environmentally destructive practices.
25 de junio de 2019
Tras la cobertura de las inhumanas condiciones en los campos de detención y la cada vez mayor crueldad de la administración Trump hacia los inmigrantes en la frontera con México, el jefe de la Patrulla Aduanera y Fronteriza, John Sanders, ha dimitido hoy.
June 25, 2019
WASHINGTON, D.C. - A new proposed EPA FOIA rule, first reported in The Hill, will give untrained political appointees at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) the authority to make decisions about public information requests.
June 24, 2019
READING, PA -- Today, the Reading City Council unanimously voted to adopt a resolution establishing a goal of powering the entire community with 100 percent clean, renewable energy by 2050.
Reading is the 19th community in Pennsylvania to commit to 100 percent clean, renewable energy. It is also the 130th city to adopt this goal nationally.