Today, as part of the organization’s recovery and relief efforts after Hurricane Maria, the Sierra Club shipped 1,000 solar lanterns to partner organization Casa Pueblo in Puerto Rico to bring light to the hardest-hit communities on the island - and more lamps and water filters are on their way.
The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has rejected a vital part of the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline’s (ACP) construction process. ACP cannot start construction in North Carolina without DEQ’s approval of this plan and now must either submit a revised plan or contest the rejection.
Washington, D.C. - Today, amid reports that EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt is cooking the books to discount the numerous health and economic benefits of the Clean Power Plan, Pruitt announced that he would sign an order repealing the plan tomorrow.
A leaked draft of the Trump Administration’s proposal to repeal the Clean Power Plan is now being reported on by numerous outlets, while Politico reports EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt is cooking the books to discount the numerous health and economic benefits of the plan.
Donald Trump’s EPA Administrator, Scott Pruitt, was in Arizona today to speak about his efforts to roll back the historic Clean Power Plan (CPP) - the United States’ first direct effort to avoid the catastrophic consequences of unchecked climate change.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, in yet another attack on women’s health, the Trump Administration published a new rule that rolled back the Affordable Care Act provision requiring employers to fully cover birth control on insurance plans. The rule, which could affect as many as 62 million women, will take effect immediately and will allow employers to deny birth control coverage on “religious or moral grounds.”
Irving, TX -- The energy company Luminant today announced plans to retire its massive Monticello coal plant in January 2018. This plant, in the Mt. Pleasant community of Titus County, Texas, is currently one of the largest and dirtiest coal plants remaining anywhere in the United States.
WASHINGTON, DC -- Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate budget committee both passed budget resolutions that open the door to oil drilling in the sensitive coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.The resolution includes instructions to the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee to generate $1 billion over 10 years for the federal budget, instructions that will likely lead to drilling for oil and gas in the Arctic Refuge.
Gardner showed his hypocrisy with yes vote on Arctic drilling.
WASHINGTON D.C.-- Today, the Trump Administration nominated coal lobbyist Andrew Wheeler to Deputy Administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
In response, Sierra Club’s Legislative Director Melinda Pierce released the following statement: