WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Attorney General Barr released a summary of the Mueller report that raised further questions about Donald Trump’s actions. Barr has a public record of bias against the Special Counsel’s inquiry, having sent a memo to the Department of Justice arguing that the Special Counsel’s investigation into obstruction of justice was “fatally misconceived,” less than a year ago and prior to his nomination to be Attorney General.
Houston, Texas -- The #ITCFire seems to have resumed just minutes ago, with local reporter Levi Ismail documenting a new plume of black smoke above the facility on social media.
SANTA FE, NM — Today, New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed the Energy Transition Act (SB 489), a bill that sets a mandate of 100 percent carbon-free energy for the entire state.
Washington, DC -- Today, the Sierra Club took the Interior Department to court to hold it accountable for its failure to respond to basic Freedom of Information Act requests within the timeline required by law, or even to provide estimates of when such requests may be addressed.
WASHINGTON -- The Trump Administration released the president’s detailed 2020 budget proposal this week, which includes deep cuts to virtually every program in government that protects Americans from environmental threats. The Administration is proposing outrageous cuts to departments and programs that fund state work to advance clean energy, protect air and water, and support low-income families. In 2018, the Department of Energy (DOE) and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded nearly $44 billion to the states and Puerto Rico.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- This morning, E&E reported that disgraced former cabinet secretaries Scott Pruitt and Ryan Zinke spoke at the Dallas County Republican Party's annual Reagan Day Dinner.
Washington, DC-- Today, the Sierra Club Gender Equity Program and Women’s Earth Alliance (WEA) launched the U.S. Accelerator for Grassroots Women Environmental Leaders-- supporting a diverse group of women leaders working on the frontlines of environmental and climate justice.
Houston, Texas -- The response to the #ITCFire petrochemical disaster has spawned a secondary toxic release. More than 130,000 gallons of toxic Class B fire fighting foams have been used to extinguish the chemical storage facility fire at the Intercontinental Terminal Company, combined with elevated levels of benzene that caused local authorities to issue a shelter-in-place order on Thursday.
Annapolis, M.D.--The Maryland Senate just passed the Clean Energy Jobs Act (CEJA). CEJA will accelerate the state’s Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard (RPS) to 50% by 2030, provide millions of dollars to workforce development programs, and remove a subsidy that currently goes to polluting trash incinerators.
Schuylkill, PA – On March 6, the Schuylkill Township Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a resolution to transition the township to 100 percent renewable energy. By taking this action, Schuylkill becomes the seventh Chester county, and the 111th US municipality to establish this goal.
Days after Schuylkill’s commitment, Whitemarsh Township also adopted a 100 percent renewable resolution. Both resolutions aim to use 100 percent renewable sources for electricity by 2035, and for heating and transportation by 2050.