Today, Donald Trump’s Department of the Interior released its draft five-year offshore drilling plan. In the largest expansion of offshore drilling ever, the plan would expand drilling off America’s coasts, including in the Gulf of Mexico, the Atlantic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, and the Arctic.
Washington, DC -- Today, in the face of not a single piece of evidence validating his thoroughly debunked claims that 2-3 million Americans voted illegally in the 2016 election, Donald Trump has dissolved his voting commission. As it has been heavily reported, there are numerous reports that have debunked this claim, and a study examining voting between 2000 and 2014 found only 31 credible instances of in-person voter fraud.
Today, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) ordered Sunoco to halt construction on the Mariner East 2 pipeline, following several spills and violations of state law.
Today, the City of Fayetteville became the first municipality in Arkansas to commit to transition to 100 percent clean and renewable sources of energy.
Governor Cuomo commits to coal phase out, offshore wind investments and an expansion of RGGI, efficiency and community solar programs.
The Sierra Club is debuting a new audio project and attendees will hear selected stories before participating in a short Q&A with experts and people personally affected by the climate crisis.
Today, the Trump administration proposed revising or rolling back safety protections on offshore drilling that were enacted in the wake of the Deepwater Horizon disaster -- the world's largest oil spill -- that cost human lives, decimated the Gulf Coast, and cost $62 billion to contain.
In response, Sierra Club executive director Michael Brune issued the following response:
The US Army Corps of Engineers quietly confirmed that the proposed RAM coal export terminal’s Army Corps permit expired on November 30, 2017
Washington, DC -- Today, Donald Trump’s Department of Housing and Urban Development announced that it will block the flood-protection standard promulgated by the Obama administration, which sought to protect Department-backed properties -- including Federal Housing Mortgages -- from repetitive losses caused by flood events.
In response, Sierra Club Legislative Director Melinda Pierce released the following statement:
On Tuesday, Cathy Stepp was named by the Trump administration to lead the Environmental Protection Agency’s regional office in Chicago. Stepp was once the director of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources under Republican Gov. Scott Walker where she built a track record of rolling back environmental regulations.