In the midst of intense public pressure for action on the climate crisis, Donald Trump and his EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler nevertheless moved backward today by finalizing the Trump Administration's plan to roll back the Clean Power Plan, the first-ever safeguards to curb carbon pollution from existing power plants. Wheeler’s alternative—the Dirty Power Plan—is an illegal rollback of the Obama Administration’s signature climate policy that is geared to galvanize political support from coal industry executives, even while several CEOs have publicly acknowledged that coal generation is phasing out. While Illinois has made significant progress in clean energy development since the passage of the Future Energy Jobs Act, the state’s electric sector remains one of the most heavily polluting and carbon intensive in the country. Illinois Governor JB Pritzker has committed Illinois to reaching the emissions reduction goals of the Paris Climate Agreement and a goal of 100% clean energy for Illinois, and the Clean Energy Jobs Act, (SB2132 (Castro) /HB3624 (Williams)) to achieve that goal and create thousands of quality jobs across the state, particularly in areas that need them most.
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Harrisburg, P.A.. — In the midst of intense public pressure for action on the climate crisis, Donald Trump and his EPA Administrator, former coal industry lobbyist Andrew Wheeler, finalized the Trump Administration's plan to roll back the Clean Power Plan—the nation’s first-ever protections against carbon pollution from existing power plants.
LOS ANGELES - In the midst of intense public pressure for action on the climate crisis, Donald Trump and his EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler moved backward today by finalizing the Trump Administration's plan to roll back the Clean Power Plan - the first-ever safeguard from carbon pollution for existing power plants. Wheeler’s alternative - the Dirty Power Plan - is an illegal and deadly rollback that is nothing more than a giveaway to the coal industry.
In the midst of intense public pressure for action on the climate crisis, Donald Trump and his EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler nevertheless moved backward today by finalizing the Trump Administration's plan to roll back the Clean Power Plan, the first-ever safeguards to curb carbon pollution from existing power plants.
In the midst of intense public pressure for action on the climate crisis, Donald Trump and his EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler nevertheless moved backward today by finalizing the Trump Administration's plan to roll back the Clean Power Plan, the first-ever safeguards to curb carbon pollution from existing power plants.
MINNEAPOLIS, MN -- In the midst of intense public pressure for action on the climate crisis, Donald Trump and his EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler nevertheless moved backward today by finalizing the Trump Administration's plan to roll back the Clean Power Plan, the first-ever safeguards to curb carbon pollution from existing power plants.
Washington, DC-- Moments ago, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee unanimously passed a package to address per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) chemicals in drinking water and the environment. The package is limited-- it fails to halt ongoing sources of PFAS pollution in water and consumer products, does not initiate urgent cleanup of polluted sites, nor do the bills classify any PFAS chemicals as hazardous substances and hazardous wastes. Widespread toxic chemical pollution is jeopardizing people’s health in communities across the country.
In the midst of intense public pressure for action on the climate crisis, former coal lobbyist and EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler did the opposite today by finalizing the Trump Administration's plan to roll back the Clean Power Plan - the first-ever safeguards from carbon pollution for existing power plants. Wheeler’s alternative -- the Dirty Power Plan -- is a deadly rollback and an illegal giveaway to the coal industry that EPA previously estimated could result in up to 1,400 pollution related deaths every year.
Ignoring risks to native people, climate and the Salish Sea, the Canadian government today formally approved an expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline.
Augusta, ME -- Last night, the Maine Legislature passed LD 1494 which increases the state’s Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) to 80 percent by 2030 and 100 percent by 2050.