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Sierra Club Takes Interior Department to Court for Failure to Respond to FOIA Request

Washington, DC -- Today, the Sierra Club took the Interior Department to court to hold it accountable for its failure to respond to basic Freedom of Information Act requests within the timeline…

Congressional Republicans Create New Caucus to Add Another Resume Line

Washington, DC -- At the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on Friday, Congressional Republicans announced the establishment of the bicameral Roosevelt Conservation Caucus. Senators…

Wheeler’s Lobbying Efforts Further Expose Interior’s Nefarious Monuments Plan

Washington, DC -- Today, CQ Roll Call is reporting that a uranium mining firm with mines on the outskirts of the Bears Ears National Monument met with the Interior Department nearly a month before…

GOP Packs Climate Committee with Deniers

Washington, DC -- Today, House Republicans have chosen a group of climate deniers and staunch opponents of environmental protection with disastrous records to represent them on the Special Committee…

Court Rejects ACP Request to Overturn Appalachian Trail Decision

Richmond, VA— Today, the Fourth Circuit declined to reconsider its December ruling that the U.S. Forest Service lacked authority to authorize the Atlantic Coast Pipeline from crossing the Appalachian…

Ford – Which Has Sought to Weaken Emissions Standards – Becomes Latest to Face Emissions Embarrassment

Dearborn, MI -- On Monday, months after employees raised concerns, Ford alerted federal regulators that there may be problems with its emissions testing. Ford employees noted there may be potential…

Maryland Utilities Approved to Add 5,000 EV Charging Stations

Annapolis, MD -- On Monday, Maryland took a step closer to its goal of getting 300,000 electrical vehicles on its roads by 2025 when utilities won state approval to support the addition of 5,000…

Sierra Club Statement on Expected Fiat Chrysler Emissions Settlement

Washington, D.C. -- Yesterday, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles agreed to pay $650 million in order to settle some of the  lawsuits over its alleged illegal use of engine-control software to fake…

Electric Vehicle Sales Skyrocketed in 2018

Washington, DC -- Electric vehicle sales skyrocketed in the United States in 2018, making up 6% of passenger car sales in 2018 and increasing 80.81% from 2017 numbers. This comes on top of the fact…

Trump Literally Selling Out America’s Best Idea to Clean Up the Mess He Created

Washington, DC -- Late yesterday, it was announced that one of acting Interior Secretary David Bernhardt’s first actions since taking over for disgraced former Secretary Ryan Zinke will be to tap…