Washington, DC -- Today, Ryan Zinke’s Department of the Interior denied multiple reports that a Trump political appointee will soon leave the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and take over as the head inspector general (IG) overseeing investigations into the Secretary, claiming that an email send by HUD Secretary Ben Carson was false.
AUSTIN, Tex. - On Thursday morning, in a 9 -1 vote, Austin City Council approved a Austin Energy utility-scale solar contract for a 144 MW solar power plant to be located southeast of Pflugerville. When the project is completed in 2020, along with additional contracted solar and wind projects, the utility will have nearly 940 MWs of utility-scale solar under contract and will generate more than 52 percent of all energy demand from renewable energy sources.
RALEIGH, NC – On Monday, October 15, the Wake County Board of Commissioners voted to commit to transition county operations to 100 percent clean and renewable energy countywide by 2050.
The resolution can be viewed here.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, on acting EPA Administrator Wheeler’s 100th day as head of the Agency, the EPA subtly changed his title from “Acting Administrator” to “Administrator.” This comes despite Wheeler not having yet been formally nominated or confirmed to the position by the Senate.
SAN ANTONIO, TX -- Today, Will Hurd was added onto the list of Congressional representatives the Sierra Club is working to oust as part of its “Fossil Fools 2018” campaign. Fossil Fools is an aggressive midterm electoral ad campaign, launched early this month by the Sierra Club Political Committee, targeting nearly a dozen incumbent Congressional Republicans and candidates for defeat.
Former coal lobbyist and acting Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator Andrew Wheeler shamelessly took credit for the Obama Administration’s environmental achievements today when he touted Greenhouse Gas Reduction (GHG) numbers for 2017.
Yesterday, The Hill reported that a Trump political appointee will take over as the head inspector general (IG) overseeing investigations at the Department of the Interior. Suzanne Israel Tufts previously worked at the Department of Housing and Urban Development, where she replaced a career staffer who was demoted after refusing to sign off on HUD Secretary Ben Carson’s purchase of a $31,000 dining set.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today marks 100 days since Andrew Wheeler took the reigns as acting Environmental Protection Agency administrator. On average since accepting the position, Wheeler has made decisions to attack public health, clean air and water, and our climate every three days.
The Hill reported that a Trump political appointee will soon take over as the head inspector general (IG) overseeing investigations at the Department of the Interior.
MIAMI, FLORIDA: The Florida Chapter of the Sierra Club today announced its endorsement of Debbie Mucarsel-Powell in Florida’s 26th District.