WASHINGTON DC - For the last two years the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) states have been conducting a review of their carbon pollution reduction policies in order to set goals that will plot the future course of the program out to 2030. Today, the states released a final model rule that memorializes an agreement to strengthen RGGI, together with economic modeling data that shows the changes will spur economic growth and job creation in the region.
Washington, DC -- After swift and immediate outrage over a Mother Jones report that Scott Pruitt spent $120,000 of taxpayer funds on a partisan political consultant, the Washington Post is reporting that EPA is canceling its contract with Definers
Today, the Nebraska Public Service Commission (PSC) voted to reject a motion from TransCanada, the company behind the Keystone XL pipeline, to amend their application for the controversial pipeline.
This afternoon, Colorado Springs Utilities (CSU) chose not to vote to accelerate the closure of the Martin Drake coal plant, located downtown. Despite strong public and business support for early closure, the CSU Board said they need more details about the costs of operating the aging coal plant even as other cities and utilities throughout the country have begun transitioning to new, clean energy generation.
Washington, DC -- On Friday, Mother Jones first reported that EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt has wasted $120,000 of taxpayer funds on a political political consulting firm. The funds went to Republican firm Definers Corp.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, according to several reports, Scott Pruitt’s EPA announced the first step in his efforts to replace the Clean Power Plan with a polluter-friendly alternative, throwing out a plan that would prevent 3,600 premature deaths and 90,000 asthma attacks every year by 2030.
Despite mounting public opposition from a broad coalition of Indigenous and environmental groups, JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo renewed their participation in a set of loans totaling $1.5 billion to TransCanada, the company behind the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline.
Phoenix, AZ - Senator Flake previously voted for a Republican Tax plan which has only gotten worse since, and which contradicts his own stated principles on multiple counts. Now, he has an opportunity to take a principled stand as other Republican leaders ignore promises made to him about reaching a solution for undocumented children.
The Lansing Board of Water and Light (LBWL) announced plans to build a $500 million fracked gas plant in Delta Township. Plans for new construction have been in the works since 2015, but leads to raised bills and long term investment on fossil fuel.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - According to public reports, the Trump administration will drop climate change from a list of global threats in a new National Security Strategy (NSS) to be unveiled Monday. Under the previous administration's NSS, the climate crisis was identified as among the most serious threats facing the nation.