CLEVELAND, OH -- The Sierra Club’s Ready for 100 campaign joins with faith leaders, public health officials, residents, and community groups in urging Mayor Frank Jackson and the City of Cleveland to announce a goal of sourcing 100 percent of the city’s electricity from clean, renewable energy like wind and solar by 2050.
The National Park Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have issued new permits for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, according to Atlantic’s filings with FERC today.
Washington, DC -- This weekend, Dr. Christine Blasey Ford publicly came forward with allegations of sexual violence by Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Ford has also said she is willing to testify about her experiences before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
In response, Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune released the following statement:
Residents gathered to screen a video that is a culmination of several community-led conversations across the Region telling NIPSCO, enough is enough. The public event was hosted by the NWI Beyond Coal Campaign in partnership with regional allies and entitled “Rise Up for a Renewable Region,” at Steel City Academy in Gary.
Today, Shell announced a new program to limit methane emissions from its oil and gas operations. The announcement follows similar pledges from other oil companies, as well as a voluntary methane reduction program unveiled by the American Petroleum Institute (API) last year.
SAN FRANCISCO -- Today, the Global Climate Action Summit concluded with nearly 500 new commitments to climate action and clean energy investment -- including 10 new Powering Past Coal Alliance members, New York City announcing a $4 billion pension fund investment in climate solutions, and a commitment to 3.5 million new electric vehicle charging points, to name a few -- and call for increased ambition and urgent action from world leaders.
arlier this week the U.S. Forest Service announced it would be proposing changes to rules that govern how the agency handles oil and gas leasing by the Bureau of Land Management in National Forests. Also announced were changes to rules governing hardrock mineral locations. Unsurprisingly, given the Trump administration’s dirty-fuels first agenda, these rule changes are designed to “reduce the burden on industry” and speed leasing on public lands.
St. Petersburg, FL – The Sierra Club, America’s largest grassroots environmental organization with over 3.5 million members and supporters nationwide, including 230,000 in Florida, announced today its endorsement of Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum for Florida Governor. It also released a response slamming his opponent's environmental plan (link).
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Passed by the Senate last night and the House today was the minibus Energy and Water Spending Bill. The vote advances a bipartisan spending bill -- free of dirty and dangerous riders -- that prioritizes investments in clean water programs, environmental cleanup, and renewable energy development.
Today, the Omaha Public Power District announced a new strategic directive for the utility that will guide their environmental stewardship for the coming decade. The policy, which also addresses the mix of energy types the utility will use, will now be publicly presented to the full OPPD board.