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CCJ, Sierra Club Slam DEP for Weak Coal Mine Water Pollution Permit Draft

Greensboro, PA-- A public hearing was held today at the request of The Center for Coalfield Justice (CCJ) and the Sierra Club to allow residents to express their concerns about a drafted water…

Sierra Club Disappointed With Energy Bill, Says Does Not Match Urgency of Climate Change

BOSTON--The Massachusetts House and Senate Conference Committee released a compromise energy bill tonight that includes the following provisions: boosts the Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) annual…

Sierra Club Slams House and Senate Conference Committee for Lack of Plastic Bag Ban in Bond Bill

BOSTON--The Massachusetts House and Senate Conference Committee finalized an Environmental Bond Bill last night that did not include language banning single use plastic bags. Such language had been…

Avon Hosts Last Hearing to Retire New York’s Remaining Coal-Fired Power Plants

Avon, NY. -- Concerned citizens and local organizations gathered on Tuesday to urge Governor Cuomo and the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) to quickly finalize a proposed plan that…

NYC Shows Up to Support Phase Coal Out of the State by 2020

Long Island City, N.Y. -- Local residents and various health leaders and religious and environmental organizations gathered on Wednesday to urge the administration to quickly finalize a proposed plan…

Albany Hosts First Hearing to Phase Coal Out of the State by 2020

Albany, NY. -- Elected officials and various local organizations gathered on Monday to urge the administration to quickly finalize a proposed plan that would phase coal out of the state by 2020.…

DC Councilmember Cheh Introduces Comprehensive Climate Protection Package to Benefit District Families and Businesses

WASHINGTON DC-- District of Columbia Councilmember Mary Cheh, the Chair of the Committee on Transportation and Environment, introduced a comprehensive climate protection and clean energy package…

MA Senate Committee Hosts Discussion on Clean Energy Future Bill

BOSTON-- The Massachusetts Senate Committee on Global Warming and Climate Change hosted a briefing today to discuss the findings of The Applied Economics Clinic and Sustainable Energy Advantage…

Majority of NE & Mid-Atlantic Voters Want Modern Transportation Solutions

WASHINGTON, D.C. – June 28, 2018 –  Electric vehicle charging stations in every neighborhood. Cleaner air for our children and the elderly. Modern roadways. Communities built for walking and…

Bostonians Gather at U.S. Conference of Mayors, Calling on Mayor Walsh to Walk the Talk on Climate

BOSTON, MA -- Hundreds of Boston residents and environmental leaders gathered outside the U.S. Conference of Mayors meeting this morning to urge Boston Mayor Marty Walsh to take more aggressive…