WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the U.S. Trade Representative announced that it is moving forward without Canada on a proposed U.S.-Mexico trade agreement announced earlier this week. USTR announced that they will notify Congress of Trump’s intent to sign the new deal later this year, and noted that Canada will still be able to join the deal “if it is willing.” The draft deal reportedly includes weak environmental enforcement terms, fails to make any mention of climate change, and even offers special handouts to oil and gas corporations.
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. LLC (Transco) has asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to allow fracked gas to flow through the Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline by September 10
MISSOULA, Mont.— A federal judge today granted a temporary restraining order stopping Wyoming and Idaho’s planned grizzly hunt that was set to start Sept. 1. The order grants the bears a reprieve while the judge decides whether the federal government should reinstate federal protections for the bears.
MISSOULA, Mont.— With the clock ticking down before the states of Wyoming and Idaho allow for trophy hunting of grizzly bears in the Yellowstone region, a Native American tribe and conservation groups filed a request for a temporary restraining order to stop the hunt while a federal judge decides whether the federal government should reinstate federal protections for the bears.
Juneau, AK -- In a notice published today to the Federal Register, the U.S. Forest Service announced that it is moving forward with an Environmental Impact Statement and public review process to develop an Alaska-specific version of the Roadless Rule, which currently safeguards 58.5 million acres of pristine National Forest System lands across 39 states from destructive logging and road building.
Today, the Canadian Federal Court of Appeal ruled in favor of First Nations in their challenge to the government’s approval of the necessary permits for the Trans Mountain tar sands pipeline. The controversial pipeline has faced widespread public opposition across Canada and the Pacific Northwest.
Yesterday, Donald Trump’s acting EPA Administrator and former coal lobbyist Andrew Wheeler announced his plans to direct the Agency to reconsider the life-saving Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS), the commonsense safeguards designed to dramatically curb the emission of mercury, a potent neurotoxin, and other heavy metals and acid gases from coal-fired power plants.Yet, despite the indisputable benefits of protecting the public from toxic pollution, Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, has expressed skepticism as to MATS’ value. In his answers to his Senate confirmation questionnaire, Kavanaugh said that he regards his 2014 dissent in White Stallion Energy Ctr., LLC v. EPA -- in which he opined that EPA had adopted the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards in error -- as one of his top 10 most significant opinions.
FirstEnergy Solutions announced the retirement of their W.H. Sammis coal-burning units 5-7 on June 1, 2022 and their diesel plant at Sammis on June 1, 2021, accounting for more than 1,600 megawatts of coal power going offline in Ohio within three years.
FirstEnergy Solutions notified PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) today that it plans to deactivate two uneconomic coal plants unless the Trump Administration forces taxpayers and electricity customer to spend billions of dollars to bail them out.
Pittsburgh, PA -- FirstEnergy Solutions Corp. announced today that the 42-year-old Bruce Mansfield coal-fired power plant would retire by June 1, 2021. The 2,510 megawatt coal-fired power plant, located in Beaver County, is the largest in Pennsylvania and until recently, burned over seven million tons of coal annually.