WASHINGTON, DC - Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has filed cloture to begin the process for a vote on a coal lobbyist and climate change denier, Andrew Wheeler, to be the #2 official at the Environmental Protection Agency. This vote comes at time when rumors and speculation swirl that Scott Pruitt could soon be fired from his job, which would likely render Wheeler the head of the agency if he is confirmed.
ATLANTA, GA -- Today, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt will join Vice President Mike Pence for an event called “Tax Cuts to Put America First” with America First Policies, a pro-Trump group that advocates for tax cuts for the wealthy.
Washington, DC -- Yesterday, Chair of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Trey Gowdy sent a letter to Ryan Zinke, demanding answers on his $139,000 doors.
In response, Sierra Club Our Wild America Director Lena Moffitt released the following statement:
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In a rush to avoid another government shutdown, members of Congress have proposed an omnibus deal that fortunately falls short of Trump’s outrageous requests to fully fund his wall, but still includes $1.6 billion for border walls along the U.S.- Mexico border. A significant portion of the funding is designated for 33 miles of new barriers that can be built as levee-walls or existing “bollard fence.
WASHINGTON D.C.-- Congressional leadership have introduced an omnibus spending bill for the remainder of FY2018.
Duke Energy has a released a report showing that the company plans to stop burning coal by 2050, and will instead relicense its nuclear plants and continue expanding its fracked gas infrastructure.
CASPER, WY -- The Wyoming Game and Fish Department tonight will host the first in a series of public meetings to gather comments on the state’s proposed grizzly bear trophy hunt. The proposal will allow the killing of twenty-four grizzly bears, including slow-reproducing females. The hunt would begin the first day of September, just as bears are trying to fatten up to survive the hibernation period. Females are especially vulnerable as they need extra calories to be able to give birth and sustain cubs during hibernation.
Greene County, PA--The Center for Coalfield Justice (CCJ) and the Sierra Club filed an appeal of a permit issued by Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) that would allow Consol Pennsylvania Coal Company (Consol) to mine underneath another stream within Ryerson Station State Park despite anticipated damage. This is the fourth time the groups have been forced to file an appeal of permits for Consol’s Bailey Mine East Expansion.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — For the second year in a row, the number of coal-fired power plants under development worldwide dropped steeply in 2017, led by major declines in China and India, according to a new report released today by Greenpeace, the Sierra Club, and CoalSwarm.
Oakland, CA–The Sierra Club Foundation is proud to appoint three new members to its board of directors: City of Atlanta Chief Resilience Officer Stephanie Stuckey, Colorado environmental philanthropist Jill Soffer, and Joel Sanders, a retired attorney and lecturer at the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law. These three new directors offer deep expertise in the areas of urban sustainability, legal ethics, and low-carbon development.