WHAT: Press conference with dial-in option and display outside a federal hearing at which activists will call on Ford to support the clean car standards, also known as fuel economy and greenhouse gas standards.
As part of the White House’s planned rollback of the standards, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are holding a hearing in Dearborn, Mich., on Tuesday to hear public opinion.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, a broad coalition formally submitted more than 500,000 public comments bringing the total to more than 800,000 comments opposing proposed changes to the regulations implementing the Endangered Species Act. The Endangered Species Act is our nation’s most effective tool in saving wildlife facing extinction.
Hundreds of Arizona parents call on board of education to reject proposed science standards that remove climate science.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Tomorrow marks the 25th annual National Public Lands Day, a day to give back to and enjoy our country’s great outdoors. This year’s celebration comes as the Land and Water Conservation Fund, which has protected places in almost every state is set to expire. The fund will expire Sept. 30 without Congressional action.
Today, Donald Trump’s State Department released a draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement of the proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline’s route through Nebraska, finding that it would have "no significant" impact on the environment.
Minneapolis, MN – Today the Sierra Club announced its endorsement of Dan Feehan for Minnesota’s 1st Congressional District.
Wednesday night, dozens of local residents and pollution experts voiced concern at a public hearing held by Governor Rauner’s Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) regarding an operating permit for Dynegy-Vistra’s E.D. Edwards coal-fired power plant near Bartonville. The IEPA issued an initial draft “Title V” Operating Permit for E.D. Edwards in 2005. However, the permit was then “stayed” and has not become effective due to the State’s administrative review process; in other words, since 1990 the Edwards coal plant has never received a finalized Title V operating permit as required under the Federal Clean Air Act.
NIPSCO unveiled a plan to retire its last remaining coal-burning power plants within 10 years and replace them with renewable energy in Northwest Indiana. At the company’s 20-year planning meeting, community members shared a video montage of NIPSCO customer concerns -- which still must be addressed in the company’s transition plan.
The City of Cleveland is the first municipality in Ohio to commit to powering itself with 100 percent clean and renewable electricity.
Duke Energy has activated a high-level emergency at the retired L.V. Sutton coal-fired power plant, as flood waters from the nearby Cape Fear River have overtaken an earthen dike and Sutton Lake in Wilmington. Meanwhile, multiple releases of pollution from the H.F. Lee coal plant have surged into the Neuse River in Goldsboro.