[Washington, D.C.] - Today, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) voted 2-1 against Jordan Cove LNG. Commissioner McNamee stated that FERC needed more time to review permit denials from the State of Oregon, including last night’s Coastal Zone permit denial, while Commissioner Glick said the project was not in the public interest.
Today, Puget Sound Energy (PSE) asked the Washington State Utilities and Transportation Commission (UTC) for permission to sell its 25% ownership stake in Colstrip Unit 4 to NorthWestern Energy, a Montana-based utility that intends to run the plant for the next 20 years. A copy of the filing is available HERE.
Today, the Trump-appointed, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) expanded its disastrous energy pricing scheme into New York’s electricity market, a move that will drive up costs and undermine the state’s nationally recognized Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act.
Following a multi-million dollar settlement with the owner of the E.D. Edwards coal plant, Peoria-area organizations met today at Mt. Zion Baptist Church to celebrate the grants being awarded as part of the settlement process. The plaintiffs in the lawsuit and three community partner organizations who advised during the selection process announced a wide range of projects that will help the community transition as the plant prepares to retire.
The Surface Transportation Board announced today that it will start a review to determine if the Clean Water Act still applies to rail cars that transport coal and other polluting products near and over America’s waterways.
Bakersfield, CA— Today, reports suggest that Donald Trump and Interior Secretary Bernhardt will officially grant a permanent contract to Westlands Water District to divert water from California’s Central Valley to wealthy agricultural interests. Sec.
This week, Canadian law enforcement has been raiding protest camps and arresting Indigenous land protectors blocking construction of the Coastal GasLink pipeline. TC Energy -- the same company behind the controversial Keystone XL tar sands pipeline -- plans to build the fracked gas pipeline through Wet’suwet’en territory despite a lack of consent from tribal leaders.
Peaceful blockades, rallies and marches are also taking place across Canada in solidarity with the Wet'suwet'en.
Stop the Money Pipeline (Paren el Río de Dinero), una coalición de decenas de grupos dedicados a acabar con la financiación de la destrucción climática, anuncia un gran Día de Acción para el 23 de abril, como parte de tres jornadas de huelgas climáticas de jóvenes durante el 50 aniversario del Día de la Tierra.
Following a Request for Proposal process, $8.6 million dollars in the settlement funds will be awarded to local projects benefiting communities in the Peoria area. The funds are a result of a settlement agreement with Vistra Energy to retire the E.D. Edwards coal plant. The Sierra Club, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), and Respiratory Health Association (RHA) worked with the NAACP Peoria Branch, Illinois Peoples’ Action, Central Illinois Healthy Community Alliance (CIHCA), and Environmental Law & Policy Center (ELPC) to evaluate and grant proposals and decide how best to allocate the funding.
Stop the Money Pipeline, a coalition of dozens of groups dedicated to ending the financing of climate destruction, is announcing a major Day of Action for this April 23, 2020, as part of three days of youth-led Climate Strikes around the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day.