WASHINGTON, D.C. — For the fourth year in a row, the number of coal-fired power plants under development worldwide dropped steeply in 2019, according to a new report released today by Global Energy Monitor, Greenpeace International, the Sierra Club, and the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Senate today passed a stimulus package aimed at alleviating economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. The package follows an agreement reached by the White House and Congressional leadership, with funding focused on meeting healthcare, worker and small business needs. The House is expected to pass the legislation by unanimous consent.
El Senado Federal aprobó hoy una medida de estímulo económico diseñada para aliviar las consecuencias económicas de la pandemia de CONVID-19.
En medio de la pandemia del CONVID-19, el ex cabildero cabildero y hoy administrador de la Agencia de Protección Ambiental, Andrew Wheeler, planea saltarse requisitos de cumplimiento y plazos establecidos para una gama de industrias contaminadoras. Esto causará peligroso aumentos en la contaminación del agua y aire en comunidades vulnerables de todo Estados Unidos.
St. Paul, MN -- Today, in response to calls from local advocates to extend the public comment period on a key water crossing permit for Enbridge’s proposed Line 3 tar sands pipeline, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency announced an extension of just one week.
Washington, DC-- Amidst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Trump administration continues constructing the border wall in several states-- using billions of dollars taken illegally from the military budget to fund the projects. To date, the Trump administration has used $18.1 billion for wall construction.
Today, in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, former coal lobbyist and EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler is planning to waive compliance requirements and deadlines for a range of polluting industries, which will cause dangerous increases in water and air pollution for vulnerable communities across the U.S.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Senator Ed Markey, Senator Tammy Duckworth, Rep. Debbie Dingell, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rep. Pramila Jayapal, Rep. Barbara Lee, and Rep. Mark Pocan have joined more than 500 progressive organizations across the country to launch a new People’s Bailout campaign to ensure that the fast-moving coronavirus relief and stimulus packages protect workers and communities, counteract systemic inequity, and make a down payment on a clean energy economy.
WASHINGTON,D.C. -- Senate Republicans are pushing an economic stimulus package that fails to address urgent healthcare needs and falls short of the support needed for those hit hardest by COVID-19, while offering bailouts to polluting corporations.
Policymakers need to ensure COVID-19 stimulus plans better protect the financial system and economy from the risks of climate change