July 17, 2019
AEP Corp. has agreed to install more effective pollution controls sooner on its Rockport Super Polluting coal plant while also committing to retire Unit 1 by December 2028, under a legal agreement signed by a federal judge today.
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17 de julio de 2019
El Capítulo de Puerto Rico y la organización nacional del Sierra Club urgieron hoy al gobernador de Puerto Rico, Ricardo Rosselló, a que dimita de su cargo.
July 17, 2019
TALLAHASSEE, FL -- Today, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) released its draft plan for how the state proposes to spend $166 million from the national Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust. Florida is the last state to release a draft plan for its settlement money, while other states have already invested monies into existing clean transportation initiatives.
July 17, 2019
Today, the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources voted in support of three bills that would limit dirty fuels extraction in the areas surrounding the Grand Canyon and Chaco Canyon.
July 17, 2019
The City Council Unanimously Approved the Groundbreaking Gas Ban Ordinance Last night, the Berkeley City Council voted to unanimously approve a groundbreaking ordinance that prohibits the installation of polluting gas infrastructure for new buildings. The ordinance also received public support from both local energy providers -- East Bay Community Energy (EBCE) and Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E). In Berkeley, residents receive electricity that is 78-100% carbon free.
July 16, 2019
Boston, MA- A Celebration of Life is being held tomorrow at the Top Catch Room at Joe’s American Bar & Grill, 100 Atlantic Avenue, Boston, to commemorate Newbury Street jeweler and environmental stalwart, John M. Lewis.
July 16, 2019
Today, Mayor Tim Kabat joined local leaders in announcing the City of La Crosse’s goal to transition to 100% clean, renewable energy. On July 11, the La Crosse City Council unanimously passed a resolution establishing a goal of 100% clean, renewable energy across the city by 2050.
July 16, 2019
18 Virginia legislators announced they sent a letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) asking the Commissioners to issue a stop work order for the fracked gas Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP)
July 16, 2019
ATLANTA, GA.—State regulators today voted to approve Georgia Power’s newest long-term energy plan, formalizing the utility’s retirement of two polluting coal plants and adding 2 gigawatts of solar resources, enough to power more than 200,000 homes.
July 16, 2019
SPRINGDALE, PA-- Today, the Sierra Club sent a “notice of intent to sue” letter to NRG Power Midwest alleging serious violations of the Clean Water Act (CWA) at the company’s Cheswick coal-fired power plant in Springdale. The plant has been discharging heated wastewater into the Allegheny River at temperatures over nine-times what is currently allowed--potentially affecting the waterway’s local ecosystem and killing aquatic species.