Washington, DC -- On Wednesday, November 29th at 2:00 pm, Congressman Keith Ellison and Congressman Raúl Grijalva will host a congressional briefing featuring a diverse set of leaders who will shed light on the overlooked impacts of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) on workers and communities of color.
The Sierra Club’s Ready For 100 campaign announced today that Gabe Gonzalez has been selected to serve as the new national campaign co-leader for 2017-2018.
Today, a federal judge ruled that a lawsuit brought by environmental and landowner groups over the Trump administration’s approval of the cross-border permit for the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline can proceed. The decision rejects attempts by the administration and TransCanada, the company behind the proposed pipeline, to have the lawsuit thrown out.
Atlanta, GA -- Yesterday, the Atlanta City Council passed ordinance 17-0-1654, which will require all new residential homes and public parking facilities to install the wiring to accommodate the possibility of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations. The ordinance requires that 20 percent of the spaces in all new commercial and multi-family parking structures and all new residential homes be EV-ready to make it easier for future residents to install EV charging stations.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Sierra Club has launched digital ad campaigns across Arizona and Tennessee in opposition to the Senate Republican leadership’s deeply unfair tax scheme. The ad calls on Arizonans and Tennesseans to let their Senators know that this tax bill is unacceptable.
WASHINGTON, D.C. –The Department of the Interior has extended the comment period for the public to weigh in on proposed rate hikes. The move comes amidst widespread opposition to the fee increases. At an event this morning, park advocates delivered more than 150,000 comments against the proposal, which would raise entry fees at 17 of the most popular national parks across the country, including Yellowstone, Grand Canyon and Shenandoah.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Sierra Club has launched a digital ad campaign across Tennessee in opposition to the Senate Republican leadership’s deeply unfair tax scheme. The ad calls on Tennesseans to let Sen. Corker know that this tax bill is unacceptable.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Sierra Club has launched a digital ad campaign across Arizona in opposition to the Senate Republican leadership’s deeply unfair tax scheme. The ad calls on Arizonans to let their Senators know that this tax bill is unacceptable.
San Juan, PR -- Late yesterday, Whitefish Energy, the company who landed a now canceled $300 million no-bid contract to help repair power lines in Puerto Rico, is now claiming they’re owed $83 million, and has stopped all work in the Commonwealth. A number of power lines Whitefish worked on, have since failed.
Congress is continuing to investigate the politically connected Whitefish Energy and how the two person company landed the contract despite having no experience.
Washington, DC -- Last week, Republican Congressman Carlos Curbelo’s Climate Solutions Caucus announced they would admit Congressman Matt Gaetz -- someone who refuses to acknowledge humans’ role in climate change -- into their caucus. Gaetz supported Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement, and made news earlier this year when he proposed legislation to “terminate” the Environmental Protection Agency.