WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social that the Trump administration has finalized a rule rolling back federal Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards, making vehicles less fuel efficient and forcing Americans to spend more on gasoline.
Reno, Nev. – Sierra Club released its sixth Dirty Truth Report Tuesday that grades utilities across the country based on how much coal they are retiring, how much gas they are planning, and how much renewable energy they are adding.
HARRIMAN, Tenn. — On Thursday, the Southern Environmental Law Center, on behalf of Appalachian Voices and the Sierra Club, sued the Tennessee Valley Authority for violating the Clean Air Act and putting public health at risk by building its new Kingston Gas Plant, which TVA plans to operate alongside its 70-year-old Kingston Coal Plant, before receiving the required air permit or evaluating the impacts of the two plants’ combined emissions.
Salt Lake City – Today, the Utah Division of Air Quality (UDAQ) held a public hearing on a revision to its regional haze plan that continues to fail to reduce pollution from Utah’s worst coal offenders. In the hearing, advocates called on the agency to retain the requirement in its haze plan that coal units at the Intermountain Power Plant (IPP) close by the end of 2027, as the plant’s owner originally planned to.
Los Angeles - Today, LA Metro approved the purchase of 220 battery-electric buses, one of the largest electric transit bus purchases in the country and a major step towards Metro accelerating implementation of its zero-emission bus commitment to 100% electric buses. These new buses will increase the share of Metro’s all-electric fleet from less than 7% today to 17%.
NEW YORK, NY — New York City Comptroller Mark Levine announced Wednesday that the Bureau of Asset Management expects to present a total of $5 billion in new private-market climate investment opportunities to the boards of the New York City Employees’ Retirement System (NYCERS), Teachers’ Retirement System (TRS), and Board of Education Retirement System (BERS),
Salt Lake City – Sierra Club released its sixth Dirty Truth Report Tuesday that grades utilities across the country based on how much coal they are retiring, how much gas they are planning, and how much renewable energy they are adding. This year, Rocky Mountain Power, which PacifiCorp operates in Utah and Wyoming, scored an F.
NATIONWIDE - The U.S. is about to see a major expansion of electric heavy trucks on the roads with the announcement of the first tranche of 2,500 trucks as part of a 10,000 vehicle order – the largest in the U.S. to date, nearly doubling the U.S. electric truck fleet.
A new report released today by Senate Democrats on the Environment and Public Works Committee puts a dollar figure on the greed and corruption of the fossil fuel industry and the Trump administration. According to the report, fossil fuel interests and affiliated groups spent an estimated $201 million supporting Trump and allied Republicans through direct contributions and advertising, along with $19 million for the presidential inaugural fund. In return, the industry has received special treatment through the hundreds of billions of dollars in tax breaks, subsidies, and regulatory rollbacks.
WISCONSIN – Sierra Club has released its annual Dirty Truth Report. This year, We Energies’ score has plummeted to 4 out of 100 possible points– its worst score ever and 20 points lower than its first score when the Dirty Truth came out only six years ago.