31 de julio de 2020
La administración Trump emitió hoy una nueva propuesta que limitaría gravemente las protecciones de hábitat de especies en peligro de extinción.
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31 de julio de 2020
La Corte Suprema rechazó variar una orden previa que permite a la administración Trump continuar temporalmente la construcción del muto fronterizo mientras que el proceso legal contra dicha construcción avanza en estamentos inferiores.
July 31, 2020
WASHINGTON, DC— The Supreme Court today left in place an earlier order that permits the Trump administration to temporarily continue construction of the border wall while the underlying legal challenge proceeds in court.
July 31, 2020
AUSTIN, TX - Today, the Sierra Club learned that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is requiring the State of Texas to finally submit a plan to address the sulfur pollution from Vistra Energy’s Martin Lake Power Plant in Rusk County, Texas.
July 31, 2020
WASHINGTON,D.C. --- The Trump administration today released a new proposal that would severely limit critical habitat protections for endangered wildlife. The proposal runs counter to warnings of scientists around the world who have identified habitat loss as the single largest driver of species imperilment and a major contributing factor to pandemics, such as COVID-19. The new proposed definition of “habitat” seeks to prevent former habitat from being designated as critical habitat, even when that habitat has irreplaceable characteristics vital to the recovery of a species. It would also prevent areas that will be the last refuge for species harmed by climate change from being designated as critical habitat until it’s too late.
July 31, 2020
Washington, DC -- Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R.7617, The Fiscal Year 2021 Minibus II, which provides $210 billion in emergency funding to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, invests in the clean energy industry, and provides funding for vote by mail. The bill also will prohibit the Army Corps of Engineers from finalizing its Record of Decision for the Pebble Mine in Bristol Bay, Alaska.
In response, Sierra Club Deputy Legislative Director Kirin Kennedy released the following statement:
July 30, 2020
The Trump administration issued a new permit yesterday that would allow the Keystone pipeline -- part of the pipeline system that would include the controversial proposed Keystone XL -- to increase capacity by 170,000 barrels of oil per day.
July 30, 2020
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Former coal lobbyist and current EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler finalized a new, dangerous environmental rollback yesterday, putting the health of thousands of communities living near coal ash disposal and storage sites at risk.
July 29, 2020
KANSAS CITY, MO -- Today marks the release of a new vision for Evergy’s future, created by a partnership of the Climate + Energy Project, Environment Missouri, and the Kansas and Missouri chapters of the Sierra Club. These groups call on Evergy to:
July 29, 2020
INDIANAPOLIS -- Today, the Sierra Club appealed the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission’s (IURC) decision approving a $146 million rate increase for Duke Energy Indiana’s customers.