January 8, 2018
Utahns protest Bears Ears changes.
Press Releases
January 6, 2018
Washington, DC -- Today, the Washington Post is reporting that Donald Trump’s Department of the Interior has approved a land swap deal that will permit a road to be constructed through the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge. In doing so, Trump and Ryan Zinke will reverse wildlife protections that have preserved the refuge for decades.
January 5, 2018
Trump is using U.S. tax dollars to fund his anti-environment, cruel agenda.
January 5, 2018
Today, the Associated Press reported that the cleanup at seven Superfund sites touted by Scott Pruitt was completed before he ever took office. According to AP, records show that construction at all seven sites being promoted by Pruitt was completed years ago. The formal removal of the Superfund sites is a procedural step taken after data shows the site is no longer harmful. Additionally, AP reports that the EPA sought to remove four of the seven sites in 2016.
January 5, 2018
Today, the Washington Post reported that, in addition to passing a tax bill containing enormous giveaways to the oil and gas industry, Congressional Republicans quietly gave yet another gift to Big Oil when they allowed a tax on oil companies that funded federal oil-spill response efforts to expire.
January 4, 2018
Washington, DC -- In 2017, Americans bought or leased nearly 200,000 electric cars (199,826), a 26% increase over 2016 sales. In December, more Americans purchased or leased electric vehicles (EVs) than in any other single month to date. In total, in the U.S. more than 763,000 electric vehicles have been sold since they first came on the market about seven years ago, putting the industry on track to surpass 1 million electric vehicles on U.S. roads by the end of 2018.
January 4, 2018
Today, Donald Trump’s Department of the Interior released its draft five-year offshore drilling plan. In the largest expansion of offshore drilling ever, the plan would expand drilling off America’s coasts, including in the Gulf of Mexico, the Atlantic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, and the Arctic.
January 3, 2018
Washington, DC -- Today, in the face of not a single piece of evidence validating his thoroughly debunked claims that 2-3 million Americans voted illegally in the 2016 election, Donald Trump has dissolved his voting commission. As it has been heavily reported, there are numerous reports that have debunked this claim, and a study examining voting between 2000 and 2014 found only 31 credible instances of in-person voter fraud.
January 3, 2018
Today, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) ordered Sunoco to halt construction on the Mariner East 2 pipeline, following several spills and violations of state law.
January 2, 2018
Today, the City of Fayetteville became the first municipality in Arkansas to commit to transition to 100 percent clean and renewable sources of energy.