DETROIT, MI – Yesterday, General Motors unveiled a new generation of gas guzzling SUVs for US consumers. This latest announcement from GM is another example of how the automaker’s talk about sustainability rings hollow, especially in the wake of its decision to side with the Trump administration in court against clean cars and climate action.
Oakland, CA— A federal court today ruled that President Trump’s use of emergency powers to divert $3.6 billion in military construction funds for the border wall is unlawful. The ruling came in a lawsuit, Sierra Club v. Trump, filed by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of the Sierra Club and Southern Border Communities Coalition.
In ruling against the use of emergency funds, U.S. District Judge Haywood S. Gilliam Jr. stated:
Today, in response to the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency’s decision this afternoon to grant a permit for the Puget Sound Energy (PSE) Tacoma LNG facility, Washington communities and advocates reiterated their continued opposition to the fracked gas project, and expect to file an immediate appeal.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Yesterday, the Trump administration signed a tentative deal with Mexico and Canada to make revisions to Trump’s NAFTA 2.0. While details of the deal are still pending, a factsheet from the House Ways and Means Committee indicates that the deal’s core environmental failures have not been resolved.
Boston – Among growing calls for a transition away from fossil fuels, a diverse group of stakeholders gathered at the State House yesterday to discuss how to power Massachusetts with 100% clean, renewable sources of energy.
Washington, DC-- Today, Congress released conference text for the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which included several important provisions to that address per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) pollution in American communities, drinking water and military bases. The final language omits four core safeguards from PFAS.
Los representantes Demócratas revelaron hoy dos artículos de enjuiciamiento presidencial que acusan a Donald Trump de abuso de poder y obstrucción al Congreso.
Rush, NY - This morning, in front of EV Charge Solutions, an electric vehicle equipment distributor, local business leaders and clean energy advocates joined the Sierra Club to call on Governor Cuomo to adopt a target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles 55% by 2035 and bid farewell to a Sierra Club activist driving to Albany in an electric vehicle for a petition delivery to Governor Cuomo on Thursday.
Today Puget Sound Energy (PSE) announced that they would be selling their stake in Colstrip Unit 4 to Montana-based NorthWestern Energy, which intends to run the plant into the 2040s.
Today, the Sierra Club released the Building Electrification Action Plan for Climate Leaders, which advises policymakers on how to clear greenhouse gas emissions out of California’s homes and buildings. More than 20 cities have already adopted ordinances to begin phasing gas out of buildings, which release roughly 17 percent of the state’s greenhouse gas emissions and account for more pollution than all of the state’s power plants combined.