Washington, D.C. - Heatmap News recently acquired a letter that conservative groups, including the Heartland Institute, Caesar Rodney Institute, and Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow, sent to U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, requesting Secretary Burgum walk back offshore wind development in the United States.
WASHINGTON, DC – As a result of Donald Trump’s broad executive orders restricting the language that federal agencies are allowed to use, the National Park Service has removed references to transgender and queer people from their webpages, including the one on the Stonewall National Monument. Other pages referencing the queer community have shortened LGBTQ+ to LGB. Other federal agencies are also removing references to women pioneers and contributors on their webpages.
Knoxville, T.N. - On Valentine’s Day, residents across Tennessee wrote valentines to the Tennessee Valley Authority, urging the federal utility to prioritize clean energy as board members finalize TVA’s Integrated Resource Plan.
Knoxville, T.N. - Today, Sierra Club members attended the Tennessee Valley Authority’s board meeting to express concerns regarding the reliance on toxic fossil fuels in the country’s largest federal utility’s long-term energy plan.
Indianapolis, Ind - Today, the Indiana House of Representatives voted in favor of unnecessary energy inflation for Hoosier families when it passed House Bill 1007, which now goes to the Senate. If passed into law, House Bill 1007 could have a chilling effect on Indiana’s transition from coal-burning toward clean and affordable renewable energy.
Today, Governor Shapiro filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration’s illegal move to block funding for programs in Pennsylvania.
Today, the U.S. Senate voted to confirm Brooke Rollins to lead the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Washington, DC – New reporting confirms that state Abandoned Mine Lands programs are no longer receiving Congressionally-approved bipartisan funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law following the Trump Administration’s illegal funding freeze.
Environmental organization sends letter to White House calling for support for industrial innovation alongside 25% tariff on imported steel
DES MOINES, Iowa — Analysis from the Interdisciplinary Environmental Clinic at Washington University, released today by Sierra Club and the Iowa Environmental Council, highlights how elevated levels of toxins from MidAmerican Energy’s coal ash waste pose significant health threats to Iowans.