January 6, 2023
Today, the Biden Administration’s Council on Environmental Quality introduced interim greenhouse gas emissions guidance for environmental reviews of major federal projects under NEPA.
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January 5, 2023
The White House selected Commissioner Willie Phillips to be the Acting Chair of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), the nation’s independent energy regulator. Strong leadership at FERC, as well as a fifth commissioner, is crucial to advance climate and energy reliability issues and avoid gridlock.
December 22, 2022
BOSTON, MA -- On December 9, the Department of Public Utilities issued an order approving the petition of NSTAR Gas Company d/b/a Eversource Energy to build a new gas pipeline to the Town of Douglas and to build out a distribution system to begin service in the town, despite gas expansion being plainly inconsistent with the Commonwealth’s climate laws, which require Massachusetts to achieve net zero emissions by 2050.
In response to the order, Sierra Club issued the following statement:
20 de diciembre de 2022
La Agencia Federal de Protección Ambiental (EPA) finalizó hoy su regla final para actualizar los estándares que reducirán la contaminación de vehículos pesados.
20 de diciembre de 2022
El Servicio Postal de Estados Unidos (USPS) anunció hoy un radical cambio de planes, tras año y medio de significativa presión pública por la miope decisión de comprar cientos de miles de camiones de combustión interna en lugar de renovar su flota con vehículos 100% eléctricos.
December 19, 2022
MANHATTAN, NY -- Today, New York’s Climate Action Council (CAC) will vote on the Final Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA) Scoping Plan. Following the passage of the CLCPA, Advisory Panels with diverse sector-specific expertise were appointed in 2020 to draft recommendations for the strategies necessary for New York to decarbonize and meet the mandates of the Climate Act.
December 16, 2022
The Federal Energy Regulatory Committee proposed a new rule yesterday to accelerate the siting of interstate electric transmission lines while adding additional opportunities to study the impact of transmission lines on impacted communities and the environment.
15 de diciembre de 2022
La Unión Europea llegó a un acuerdo tentativo sobre el mecanismo de ajuste del impuesto fronterizo de carbono (CBAM) que requeriría que todos los bienes vendidos en la UE incluyan un gravamen que incluya el impacto de este comercio en el clima.
December 14, 2022
In a new report, “Solving the Climate Crisis 2022: Key Accomplishments and Additional Opportunities,” the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis lays out the historic advancements made fighting the climate crisis over the past two years.
December 7, 2022
The first ever Federal Buildings Performance Standard was announced today by the Biden-Harris Administration to cut pollution from buildings and lower the government’s energy costs through energy efficiency upgrades and electrification. Buildings contribute more than 25% of the federal government’s greenhouse gas emissions, so this is an important step towards achieving climate goals and making federally owned buildings clean and healthy.
December 2, 2022
SWEDESBORO, NJ. -- The Logan Generating Plant, one of New Jersey’s last coal plants to retire, was demolished today in front of a crowd of environmental advocates, state and local politicians, labor groups, and public utilities. At the demolition, Starwood Energy, owner of the plant, announced plans to build grid-scale battery storage on the site and will use existing interconnection rights from the old coal plant to connect new offshore wind transmission lines.
20 de noviembre de 2022
Hoy terminaron las negociaciones de la 27 Conferencia de Partes (COP27), con el acuerdo de países de desarrollar nuevas formas de financiación, incluyendo un fondo dedicado a ayudar a los países más vulnerables a sobrellevar los impactos adversos del cambio climático.