Summit County, UT --On Wednesday, June 14, Summit County Council adopted a resolution that recognized the value of federal public lands to the county, Utah’s economy, recreation, heritage, and quality of life. This resolution also supported Bears Ears National Monument and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. The resolution is one of three that have been adopted throughout the state to protect the integrity of our public lands, including our national monuments.
Boston, MA — In response to the Secretary of Department of the Interior, Ryan Zinke visiting Boston today, residents rallied in support of US National Monuments, such as Bears Ears in Utah, and the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument by holding signs and using social media. These monuments safeguard marine treasures off the coast of Cape Cod including spectacular underwater landscapes and sea life that is under stress from climate change.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Earlier today, reports broke that the Department of Energy will close its Office of International Climate and Technology. This move comes after Trump announced that the U.S.
WASHINGTON, DC. - Today, Donald Trump’s EPA administrator, Scott Pruitt, faced scrutiny in his testimony before Congress about the Trump Administration’s proposed cuts to essential programs that protect the air and water that all Americans breathe and drink.
Washington, DC -- Late yesterday, Judge James Boasberg of the U.S. District Court of Washington, DC ruled that the federal permits granted to Energy Transfer Partners to construct the fracked oil Dakota Access Pipeline across the Missouri River -- just upstream from the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe -- failed to fulfill National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requirements, violating the law.
Pittsburgh, PA — The Sierra Club with local residents delivered a water sample from the Allegheny River to the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) today urging them to update expired water permits for 11 coal-fired power plants in the state, including the Cheswick plant. In addition to the event, the Sierra Club filed suit against the DEP today for failing to update the coal plants’ permits in a timely manner.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. - As Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt prepares to speak before Congress today about the Trump Administration’s proposed budget, local Sierra Club leaders are speaking out to highlight the damage the administration’s budget will do to Oklahoma’s health and environment.
WASHINGTON, DC. - Donald Trump’s EPA administrator, Scott Pruitt, is currently preparing to speak before Congress tomorrow about the Trump Administration’s proposed cuts to essential programs that protect the air and water that all Americans breathe and drink. If passed, the Trump budget would have enormous negative consequences for the health of all families in the United States.
Charleston, WV-- This week, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt made the decision to approve the state of West Virginia’s attempt to delay by as much as 9 years its duty to set maximum pollution limits (“Total Maximum Daily Loads” or TMDLS) for 467 of the state’s most precious waterways and streams.
PORTLAND, OREGON - Ignoring widespread calls from key stakeholders and decision-makers, a federal agency today proposed retaining an extra transmission fee that is a key obstacle keeping Montana wind developers from starting new projects and bringing new jobs to the state.