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Worcester and Springfield Residents Come Together for Climate Day of Action

WORCESTER - Hundreds of people rallied at Institute Park in Worcester to demand elected leaders take action to create a safe, healthy, sustainable, and equitable future. This event was one of over…

Hundreds Protest Planned Eversource Substation in East Boston and Rally for Safe Jobs, Immigrant Rights, and a Livable Climate

BOSTON, MA— On September 8th, hundreds of people mobilized in East Boston to protest a planned Eversource high-voltage electric substation, and rallied for better, safer jobs; common-sense…

PJM Finds Bruce Mansfield Coal-Fired Power Plant Not Needed for Grid Reliability

Audubon, PA — PJM Interconnection, the regional electric grid operator for 13 states including Pennsylvania, announced the results of its grid reliability analysis for the FirstEnergy-owned Bruce…

Labor, Residents Voice Support for Strong Offshore Wind Contracts

Long Beach, NY — The New York State Energy Research and Development (NYSERDA) hosted a public hearing on Wednesday to provide the latest updates on the state's plan for offshore wind development for…

FirstEnergy Announces the Retirement of the Bruce Mansfield Coal Plant

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,…

Sierra Club Applauds Mayor Walsh’s Next Step toward Implementation Of CCE

BOSTON, MA --  Boston Mayor Marty Walsh announced today that the City of Boston will issue a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) on August 27 for submissions from consulting firms to assist the…

Gov. Cuomo Joins International Climate Coalition as Trump Rolls Back Life Saving Pollution Protections

Albany, NY-- Governor Andrew Cuomo announced today that New York will join the Powering Past Coal Alliance, an international group of governments, businesses and organizations dedicating itself to…

Trump Releases Unlawful Dirty Power Plan, Rolling Back Life-Saving Pollution Limits

College Park, MD - Former coal lobbyist and acting Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler released an unlawfully weak carbon pollution policy today that would gut the…

Trump Releases Unlawful Dirty Power Plan, Rolling Back Life-Saving Pollution Limits

Pittsburgh, PA - Former coal lobbyist and acting Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler released an unlawfully weak carbon pollution policy today that would gut the Clean…

MDE Finalizes Updated Water Pollution Permits for 3 Coal Plants

Baltimore, MD--The Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) released finalized water pollution permits for the Chalk Point, Dickerson and Morgantown coal-fired power plants yesterday. The plants…