Today, the Dayton City Commission passed a resolution establishing a goal of powering their city with one hundred percent clean, renewable energy. The specifics of the resolution include securing or purchasing one hundred percent renewable energy for municipal electricity consumption by 2035, community-wide electricity supply by 2040, and all energy-use sectors including transportation by 2050.
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JACKSONVILLE -- Earlier today, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed SB 90 into law, a Jim Crow-style voter suppression bill that will make it more difficult for Floridians to vote. Florida is the latest state to enact a voter suppression bill since the 2020 election. In total, 47 Republican legislatures have introduced more than 350 Jim Crow-inspired bills to suppress votes.
Albuquerque, NM— Today, the Department of the Interior released an outline that lays the groundwork for the national effort to protect 30% of lands and waters in the United States by 2030 (an effort known as “30x30”).
Port Arthur, TX -- Today, news broke that Sempra Energy will delay its Final Investment Decision (FID) on its proposed Port Arthur LNG export terminal for the second time due to “commercial challenges.” In 2020, Sempra targeted an FID fo
Today, seven national and regional organizations delivered a letter to President Joe Biden requesting his intervention to halt any actions by the US Air Force that could lead to the installation of commercial and private cargo operations at the Homestead Air Reserve Base in Southern Florida at the edge of America’s most threatened national parks.
NEW YORK STATE - On Thursday, May 6 from 6 pm to 7 pm ET, elected officials will join community leaders and transit and environmental advocates to kick off Asthma Awareness Month with a webinar about advancing New York State’s transition to 100 percent electric buses.
What: A virtual event highlighting the environmental and public health benefits of zero-emission electric buses in New York
When: Thursday, May 6, 2021, 6 pm to 7 pm ET
Equitrans Midstream Corporation announced that they were delaying the in-service date and raising the total cost of the fracked gas MVP yet again
Washington, DC -- Today, EPA Administrator Michael Regan will announce the first major climate pollution rule under President Biden: an 85% reduction in hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) by 2036. HFCs are typically used as residential and commercial refrigerants but these superpollutant greenhouse gases are hundreds to thousands of times more potent than carbon dioxide. Phasing out HFCs is expected to avert 0.5 °C (0.9 °F) of global warming by the end of the century.