BAKERSFIELD, Calif.— Community and environmental groups filed a lawsuit Wednesday challenging Kern County’s adoption of an ordinance that would fast-track permitting for oil and gas projects and eliminate future environmental reviews and public participation.
LITTLE ROCK, AR -- Today, Sierra Club and the National Parks Conservation Association’s settlement with Entergy Arkansas to close two massive coal plants and a gas plant and build solar power was finalized by a judge in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In a bipartisan vote, the U.S. Senate has confirmed Michael Regan to serve as President Biden’s Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
In response, Sierra Club Legislative Director Melinda Pierce released the following statement:
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the Senate confirmed Merrick Garland as attorney general, in a 70-30 vote. Garland was previously the chief judge of the United States Court of Appeals in D.C. and a former Obama Supreme Court nominee. The Sierra Club supported Garland’s nomination to the Supreme Court in 2016 but the process was unjustly stalled by then-Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. Garland has been described as having “an uncommon level of environmental law expertise,” having served as Chief Justice of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit which decided dozens of federal air, water, and energy policies during Garland’s tenure.
Congressman Matt Cartwright (D-PA) introduced a comprehensive mine reclamation and economic diversification package today, which will provide an immediate economic boost to historic coal producing regions by employing thousands of people in mine reclamation jobs.
Groups now look to state legislature to prevent irreparable damage to Kern communities and climate
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – March 8, 2021, the Kern Board of Supervisors voted to put the oil industry before the health and well-being of Kern communities by passing an ordinance that would add tens of thousands of new toxic wells over the next two decades, posing a grave threat to public health and causing irreversible environmental damage.
New York, NY -- Today, Wells Fargo became the last major U.S.
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) released its Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the Vineyard Wind project today, setting up a workable framework for Massachusetts’ first offshore wind farm and establishing a proven model for other offshore wind energy developments along the East Coast to replicate.
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK -- House Bill 2034, a bill prioritizing oil and gas, is working its way through the Oklahoma legislature and would have a devastating impact on renewable energy in the state. In addition, the bill would forbid state contractors from boycotting the oil and gas industry, which could have a chilling effect on free speech in Oklahoma.