Las Vegas, NV-- Late last week, the Nevada Bureau of Land Management released a letter stating that the agency will reduce the amount of public lands in its December oil and gas leasing auction-- from a total of 468,815 acres to 192,178 acres. The reduction comes after pressure from a coalition of outdoors and conservation organizations, elected officials and locals.
STONY BROOK, NY -- This morning, at the Stony Brook Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) Station, New York State Assemblymember Steve Englebright, Town of Brookhaven Supervisor Ed Romaine, and Port Jefferson Village Trustee Bruce Miller joined transportation and climate advocates, including the Sierra Club, to bid farewell to a Sierra Club activist en route to Albany via rail to deliver a petition from over 7,000 New Yorkers to Governor Cuomo on Thursday.
Virginia -- Today, the Sierra Club is launching a series of ads thanking Congressmembers Elaine Luria, Donald McEachin, and Abigail Spanberger for their support of the 100% Clean Economy Act. The ads include a radio ad and billboard running in Luria’s district as well as online ads in McEachin’s and Spanberger’s district.
Indianapolis Power & Light (IPL) today released its plan for how the utility will generate electricity for its more than 470,000 customers over the next two decades with a proposal to retire two units at the Petersburg Super Polluter coal plant, but will keep burning coal until 2042 at the two remaining units.
Salt Lake City, Utah -- Today, Utah youth gathered at the Capitol and in Ogden to demand strong and immediate action on climate as a part of the Fridays For Future Global Climate Strike. Organizers estimate more than two-hundred participated in the two actions throughout the state to call for bold protection of lands as a solution for mitigating climate change.
DOVER, DL – Today, Delaware’s Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) announced it will extend a popular rebate program available to drivers and businesses across the state for the purchase or lease of electric vehicles and charging stations through Dec. 31, 2020.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the House of Representatives voted to pass H.R. 4, the Voting Rights Advancement Act (VRAA), which aims to restore and modernize the full power of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. In the six years since the Supreme Court gutted the original Voting Rights Act, numerous states across the country have enacted restrictive and destructive tactics to purge voters from the rolls and make it more difficult for historically disenfranchised communities -- including African American, Latinx, elderly, and young people -- to cast their votes.
Today the utility owners of the Colstrip coal plant announced that they signed a new contract for coal from the nearby Rosebud Mine through 2025. While the owners have yet to disclose the price they’re now paying for coal, it’s likely to be higher than the previous contract that expires at the end of this month, further eroding the economic viability of the aging plant.
Hartford, CT -- Today, the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) announced Park City Wind, a project of Vineyard Wind, will supply over 804 megawatts of offshore wind power to Connecticut--enough to supply 284,000 homes with power. The announcement highlights notable provisions in the project including significant economic development for the state and Bridgeport Harbor, a commitment to prevailing wage and project labor agreements, and plans to address environmental and fisheries impacts.
STUDENTS, PARENTS, TEACHERS AND CLIMATE ADVOCATES CHEER LA UNIFIED'S DECISION TO SUPPORT 100% CLEAN RENEWABLE ENERGY Unanimous School Board commitment Follows Months of Grassroots Campaigning After many months of a diverse, grassroots campaign effort driven by climate advocates, students, parents and teachers--that involved collaboration with school board leaders-- LA Unified School District committed to transition to 100% clean electricity by 2030, and off of fossil fuels for all their energy needs including heating, cooking and transportation by 2040. LA unified School District is the largest energy consumer in the County of Los Angeles. Transitioning to 100% clean renewable energy will be a huge step in helping the City and County of LA meet its goal of being carbon neutral by 2045.