Washington, DC - Today, a coalition of environmental organizations filed a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) because it has failed to enforce the Regional Haze Rule as required by the Clean Air Act. Thirty-four states have yet to submit plans to reduce air pollution in our country’s most iconic national parks and wilderness areas, and return natural visibility to these wild places.
Sierra Club launched a first-of-its-kind tool that allows individuals to calculate their household energy burden. Memphis is one of the top five energy-burdened cities in the United States.
El Sierra Club lanzó hoy el primer calculador que permite a consumidores calcular el impacto energético en sus hogares. El calculador está disponible para el celular y la computadora.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Sierra Club launched a first-of-its-kind tool that allows individuals to calculate their household energy burden. The calculator is available in both desktop and mobile versions.
La administración Biden anunció hoy el Reto America the Beautiful (América la Bella), una iniciativa de $1.000 millones para acelerar la conservación de terrenos, agua y vida silvestre por todo Estados Unidos.
PHOENIX, AZ -- Today, the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) voted 4 to 1 to reject Salt River Project’s proposal to expand its gas-fired Coolidge Generating Station. The expansion would pollute surrounding communities, like the nearby historically Black neighborhood of Randolph, exacerbate the climate crisis, and raise costs for customers.
Yesterday, on the eve of the first day of a three-day Environmental Protection Agency hearing on the agency’s proposed regulation to clean up pollution from heavy-duty vehicles, 19 organizations sent a letter to the Truck & Engine Manufacturers Association and its members to stop lobbying against stronger federal and state regulations on truck pollution and to establish a 2035 zero-emission truck target for its member organizations.
Today, the Biden Administration announced the America the Beautiful Challenge, a $1 billion initiative to accelerate land, water, and wildlife conservation efforts across the United States. The initiative will be based on a public-private partnership to be administered by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, supported by an initial commitment of $440 million of federal funding.
Late last Friday, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved the fracked gas Mountain Valley Pipeline’s (MVP) request to bore under 183 streams and wetlands at 120 locations in Virginia and West Virginia.
Governor Hogan announced he would let the Maryland Legislature passed climate solutions bill to become law. SB 528 will cut carbon pollution by 60% by 2031, and begin to reduce pollution from buildings and homes by shifting away from using fossil fuels for heating.