Washington, DC -- Today, the US House of Representatives passed a resolution that would reinstate the Environmental Protection Agency's 2016 methane pollution safeguards for the oil and gas industry. The Senate passed a similar resolution in April.
Washington, D.C.-- Members of a coalition of environmental and community organizations working to expand public transit to public lands across the country to increase equitable access to the outdoors are hosting a roundtable discussion with federal officials and local activists on the effects of limited public transit systems and nationwide “transit to trails” initiatives. The event will be held virtually and will be streamed on Facebook Live.
San Francisco, Calif. — Today, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) ordered electricity providers to build 11,500 megawatts (MW) of new zero-emission electricity resources to come online between 2023-2026. This vote comes after strong public support for removing fossil fuels from the order, with hundreds of written public comments and voicemails urging the Commission to require new resources to be zero-emission only.
El presidente Biden anunció hoy un trato sobre un paquete de infraestructura bipartidista que dijo que tiene que avanzar en tándem con una propuesta mayor que incluye prioridades demócratas, como energía limpia y el medio ambiente.
Washington, DC -- Today, President Biden announced a deal on a bipartisan infrastructure package that he said must move in tandem with a larger package that includes Democratic priorities, including on clean energy and the environment. The President specifically referenced hundreds of billions of dollars in clean energy tax credits as an essential policy he will fight for.
Bozeman, Mont.– Citing the risk to other imperiled animals, Earthjustice sent a notice of intent to sue the state of Montana today for implementing new laws permitting snaring of wolves and expanding trapping seasons to reduce the wolf population.
If a bipartisan infrastructure package is incapable of addressing the urgency of the climate investments needed in this country, then it is no real deal at all. That is why our message to Congress right now is: no climate, no deal. Because as Secretary Buttigieg so eloquently put it, every infrastructure decision is a climate decision. To seize this once-in-a-generation opportunity, Congress must move a bold infrastructure package that tackles the climate crisis before moving any bipartisan deal.
The South Carolina Public Service Commission has (PSC) approved Dominion Energy’s modified 2020 long-term energy plan, which will accelerate coal plant retirements in South Carolina.
Washington, DC -- Today, the Biden administration’s Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a brief defending the Trump administration’s position on Line 3 in a federal lawsuit challenging a key permit for the controversial tar sands pipeline project.
El Sierra Club anunció hoy que ha contratado a Selena Jegede, procedente de la organización electoral Fair Fight Action, para fungir como su directora de recaudación de fondos, la primera mujer negra que llega a esta posición en la historia de la organización.