Today, the Senate of Virginia Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources voted to pass Senate Bill 1533 and refer it to the Senate Finance Committee by a vote of 9-5, the first step towards permanently dealing with the legacy of the toxic coal ash pollution in the Chesapeake Bay watershed in Virginia.
Today, the Virginia State Corporation Commission took a stand to protect Virginians by rejecting Phase 1 of Dominion Energy’s “grid modernization” plan, as the corporation failed to present the benefits or need for the proposed expensive and unnecessary measures.
DENVER -- Today, Governor Jared Polis of Colorado issued the first executive order of his administration, unveiling a set of actions that will clean up Colorado’s transportation sector through accelerated adoption of electric vehicles in Colorado.
Today, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink published his annual letter to CEOs. In this year’s letter, he describes an “increasingly fragile” global landscape and a need for corporations to be leaders and “address pressing social and economic issues.” Fink failed to mention climate change at all in the letter, despite the urgent need to take action on this issue.
Today, Sierra Club secured Cleco’s commitment to phase out coal use and reduce the operation of 1,200 MW of uneconomic coal-burning generation and to acquire 200 MW of renewable energy--with a goal of achieving 30% renewables, fleet-wide--as part of a multi-party settlement approving Cleco’s $1 billion purchase of NRG’s Louisiana wholesale generation business.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee held a hearing to examine the nomination of Acting Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler to be EPA Administrator.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee is holding a hearing to examine the nomination of Acting Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler to be EPA Administrator.
Putting a coal lobbyist like Andrew Wheeler in charge of the EPA is like giving a bank robber the keys to the vault, making Tony Soprano the head of the FBI, hiring Palpatine to run the Galactic Senate, or putting the Hamburglar in charge of McDonalds. The fox in the hen house analogies are endless here, but so is Wheeler’s ability to rollback vital safeguards to our air, water, and climate and put our environment and health at risk should he remain in the top spot at the EPA. Wheeler isn’t just friendly with corporate polluters; he’s been on their team for years.
At his State of the City address, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh highlighted the city’s accomplishments over the course of his five-year tenure -- including his commitments to taking action on climate change. The City will soon release its "Carbon Free Boston" report.
Albany, N.Y.—Governor Cuomo made several announcements today regarding various energy and environmental legacy initiatives in his annual State of the State and budget address. Some of those announcements included commitments to: