GRAND CANYON, AZ -- Today, U.S. Representative Raúl Grijalva, Chair of the House Natural Resources Committee, announced legislation that would place a permanent moratorium on new mining claims in the Grand Canyon region. Chair Grijalva’s bill, the Grand Canyon Centennial Protection Act, will make the 20-year moratorium established in 2012 by then-Interior Secretary Ken Salazar permanent. All told, the legislation would protect approximately one million acres of public lands north and south of the Grand Canyon.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Representative Joaquin Castro (D-TX), along with more than 222 co-sponsors, introduced a resolution to reverse Trump’s emergency declaration to build a border wall.
Dearborn, MI -- On Monday, months after employees raised concerns, Ford alerted federal regulators that there may be problems with its emissions testing. Ford employees noted there may be potential flaws in the way Ford has certified cars’ fuel-economy ratings back in September.
Washington, DC -- Today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) announced that it will study eight military bases and adjacent communities where there was long-term exposures to harmful per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
El Paso County, CO -- Today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) announced they will study eight military bases and adjacent communities where there was long-term exposures to harmful per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). PFAS exposure is linked to decreased effectiveness of childhood vaccines, liver and kidney damage, increased risk of thyroid disease, decreased fertility, pregnancy complications, lower birth weights, and cancer.
Today, a crowd of Washington environmental justice and public health advocates, youth leaders, and elected officials gathered at the State Capitol Building to urge Governor Jay Inslee to reject proposals for new fracked gas infrastructure in Washington.
La American Civil Liberties Union, el Sierra Club, ACLU de Texas y la ACLU del Norte de California se querellaron contra la declaración de emergencia nacional del Presidente Trump para asegurarse de la obtención de fondos para construir un muro a lo largo de la frontera sur. La querella se presentó en nombre del Sierra Club y la Coalición de Comunidades Fronterizas del Sur en el Distrito Norte de California.
Desesperado por lograr más fondos para su impopular muro, la declaración de Trump relocalizará fondos de otros programas gubernamentales esenciales y obligará a los contribuyentes a financiar su peligroso y divisivo muro que causó tres semanas de clausura del gobierno. El anuncio de Trump se espera que encontrará numerosos pleitos legales, incluyendo por parte del Sierra Club.
El Senador Ed Markey y la Representante Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez presentaron hoy resoluciones conjuntas en el Senado y la Cámara que revelan un ambicioso plan para lograr un Nuevo Pacto Verde que ataque la crisis climática, cree millones de empleos bien pagados, asegure de la limpieza del aire y agua, y contrarreste injusticias sistémicas.
La Comisión de Medio Ambiente y Obras Públicas del Senado aprobó hoy la nominación de Andrew Wheeler como administrador de la Agencia de Protección Ambiental (EPA). En sus primeros 100 días como administrador interino de la EPA, Andrew Wheeler tomó un promedio de una decisión cada tres días en perjuicio de la salud pública y el medio ambiente.