Rudhdi Karnik


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EPW Committee Advances Dangerous Nominations of Wheeler and Hartnett-White

WASHINGTON D.C.-- Today, the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee voted to advance the nominations of Kathleen Hartnett-White for Director of the White House Council on Environmental…

Wheeler and Hartnett-White Are Dangers to The Truth, Our Clean Air and Water, and The Climate

WASHINGTON D.C.-- Today, Andrew Wheeler, nominee for Deputy Administrator at the Environmental Protection Agency, and Kathleen Hartnett-White, nominee for Director of the White House Council on…

House Tax Bill Is Another Scheme to Enrich Wealthy Corporate Polluters

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, House Republicans unveiled another effort to funnel millions more into the pockets of corporate polluters, this time in the form of tax legislation that includes billions…

Sierra Club: Clovis’ Decision To Withdraw Is The Best One He’s Ever Made

WASHINGTON D.C.-- Today, the AP reported that Sam Clovis, Donald Trump’s nominee for the Department of Agriculture’s Chief Science Adviser decided to withdraw his nomination.This week, after the…

New Coalition Aims To Take Europe Beyond Coal

BONN, Germany, Nov. 2 -- A new coalition is launching a joint effort today to urge 28 European countries to dramatically accelerate their transition away from coal and toward clean, renewable energy…

Rappahannock Electric Cooperative Reaches Settlement on SCC Rate Case With Sierra Club and the Office of the Attorney General

RICHMOND, VA - The Sierra Club announced today that it and the other parties have reached a settlement on Rappahannock Electric Cooperative’s rate case, pending final approval from the State…

Sierra Club to Pruitt: Wrong On Climate, Wrong On Clean Energy

 WASHINGTON D.C.-- Today, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt made a statement that federal tax credits for the wind and solar industries should be eliminated.In response, Jodie Van Horn, Director of…

House and Senate Budget Committee Open the Door to Arctic Refuge Drilling and Tax Cuts for Millionaires

WASHINGTON, DC -- Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate budget committee both passed budget resolutions that open the door to oil drilling in the sensitive coastal plain of…

Sierra Club: “Wheeler Nomination Is Absolutely Horrifying”

WASHINGTON D.C.-- Today, the Trump Administration nominated coal lobbyist Andrew Wheeler to Deputy Administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.In response, Sierra Club’s Legislative…

House Passes Spending Measure That Puts American Families At Risk

WASHINGTON D.C.-- Today, the U.S. House of Representatives  passed an omnibus bill to address funding the government through next year.  Among the many ways it puts American families and…