Denver, CO — Today, the Colorado Energy and Carbon Management Commission (ECMC) approved a Comprehensive Area Plan (CAP) for an over 150 fracking well expansion at Lowry Ranch, handing a victory to the oil and gas industry despite years of pushback and advocacy from Aurora residents and environmental advocates.
The Department of the Interior announced today $46.7 million in grants to communities through the National Park Service’s Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership program.
On Tuesday, Aug. 6, the D.C. Circuit Court issued a decision that effectively cancels the previous approval of three harmful methane gas projects in South Texas by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), marking the first time a court has vacated FERC approval of an LNG terminal.
Washington, DC – Today, Vice President Kamala Harris announced the selection of Tim Walz as her running mate. Walz, a former six-term Congressman who achieved the rank of Command Sergeant Major in the Army National Guard, currently serves as the 41st Governor of Minnesota, a position he has held since 2019.
In response, Sierra Club Executive Director Ben Jealous released the following statement:
The bipartisan Great American Outdoors Act passed in 2020 to great effect over the four years since, supporting thousands of jobs, contributing an average of $1.9 billion to the economy, and funding 326 infrastructure projects across the U.S. and its territories.
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SAN FRANCISCO — Environmental groups filed a lawsuit today renewing their challenge to Endangered Species Act (ESA) regulations developed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS).
BROOKFIELD, CT. – Compressor stations maintain the flow and pressure of fracked gas transported in pipelines. Due to serious health and safety risks, experts recommend compressors stay at least 1.8 miles away from occupied buildings. A new report by Thimble Creek Research and Eco Essential Solutions, prepared for Sierra Club Connecticut, reveals the dangers posed by the proposed expansion of a compressor station in Brookfield located within 1,900 feet of a local middle school and within a mile of 800 residential buildings.
LOS ANGELES – The South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) voted unanimously today to adopt a Railyard Indirect Source Rule (ISR), a measure aimed at reducing harmful pollution from trains, trucks, cargo handling equipment, transport refrigeration units and railyards in Southern California. The vote delivers a major victory for clean air advocates.