October 1, 2018
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz.— The U.S. Supreme Court today declined to hear the mining industry’s challenge to the 20-year ban on new uranium mining near the Grand Canyon.
Press Releases
October 2, 2018
Audubon, PA — PJM Interconnection, the regional electric grid operator for 13 states including Pennsylvania, announced the results of its grid reliability analysis for the FirstEnergy-owned Bruce Mansfield coal-fired power plant today. The report states the plant is not necessary for grid reliability in the area. Transmission upgrades are scheduled to be in place by the requested retirement date of June 1, 2021, which means the plant can retire on that date as requested with no impact to electric reliability.
October 1, 2018
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In celebration of Children’s Health Day today, former coal lobbyist and acting EPA administrator Andrew Wheeler held an event at the EPA courtyard. At the event, Wheeler was asked by reporters about the EPA’s recent rollbacks to the clean car standards and the Clean Power Plan. Wheeler’s response denied the negative impacts the rollbacks of both these safeguards will have on our health.
October 1, 2018
s Indiana Michigan Power (I&M) prepares its 20-year energy plan, constituents from the three major cities in I&M’s service territory have been asking their public leaders to support a shift to renewable energy through a sign-on letter.
October 1, 2018
Former coal lobbyist and acting Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler is holding the nation’s only hearing for public comment in Chicago on the Trump Administration’s plan to repeal the historic Clean Power Plan (CPP) and move forward with its Dirty Power Plan.
October 1, 2018
The New York Times reported late yesterday that former coal lobbyist and acting Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator, Andrew Wheeler, has finalized his proposal to undermine the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS), which will increase the profits of his former coal clients and threaten the health of pregnant women and young children.
September 24, 2018
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, a broad coalition formally submitted more than 500,000 public comments bringing the total to more than 800,000 comments opposing proposed changes to the regulations implementing the Endangered Species Act. The Endangered Species Act is our nation’s most effective tool in saving wildlife facing extinction.
October 1, 2018
WASHINGTON, DC – As North Carolina communities grapple with the pollution from industrial pig, chicken, and turkey operations that flooded during Hurricane Florence, community groups and an allied national coalition filed a legal complaint in federal court late Friday challenging a Trump administration policy that unlawfully exempts industrial animal feeding operations from having to report toxic pollution under a federal emergency planning and right-t
October 1, 2018
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the Trump administration released the text of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement. The administration has notified Congress of Trump’s intent to sign the proposed deal later this year, setting the stage for a potential fight over the deal in the next Congress. The U.S.-Mexico-Canada deal includes weak environmental terms that have historically enabled outsourcing of pollution and jobs, fails to make any mention of climate change, and includes special handouts to oil and gas corporations.
September 30, 2018
Washington, D.C. – A rock climber who has built a billion-dollar company, a photographer known for his iconic images of bears in Yellowstone National Park, and two red-state mayors who have been leaders in moving their towns toward renewable energy were among those receiving national awards from the Sierra Club this year.