Madison, WISCONSIN —Today, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) granted Canadian oil giant Enbridge Energy permits for its controversial plan to construct a new segment of its Line 5 oil pipeline in northern Wisconsin
Washington, D.C. – Today, Reuters reported that Donald Trump intends to attack the Inflation Reduction Act’s electric vehicle tax credit, which has benefited more than 300,000 EV drivers and saved consumers over $2 billion so far this year.
BOSTON, MA. -- Today, the Massachusetts State House passed the Commonwealth’s latest climate bill, an “Act promoting a clean energy grid, advancing equity and protecting ratepayers.” The bill now heads to Governor Maura Healey to sign. The House’s vote to pass follows a rollercoaster year in which the House and Senate failed to reconcile their two respective climate bills before the end of the formal legislative session in July.
Washington, DC – This week, Donald Trump announced the nomination of Matt Gaetz to serve as United States Attorney General.
In response to the nomination, Sierra Club Legislative Director Melinda Pierce released the following statement:
CONCORD, NH. -- The New Hampshire Conference of the United Church of Christ (NHCUCC) has awarded Cathy Corkery, Sierra Club New Hampshire Chapter Director, its Environmental Justice Award for her decades of work championing the retirement of local coal plants. Corkery’s advocacy culminated in the March announcement of 2028 and 2025 retirement dates for the coal-burning units at Merrimack and Schiller Stations respectively, ending the era of coal in New England.
WASHINGTON, DC – In 2021, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law became the largest infrastructure bill in generations. In 2022, the largest climate jobs and manufacturing bill ever – the Inflation Reduction Act – ensured that we could supply the materials for new infrastructure and spurred a clean manufacturing boom in red and blue states across the country.
BALTIMORE, MD – Buildings play an unexpectedly large role in contributing to dangerous levels of smog pollution, according to new modeling from Sonoma Technology in a report commissioned by the Sierra Club. Smog pollution, otherwise known as ground-level ozone, is a major public health issue in Maryland, with approximately 5.1 million Marylanders living in areas with unsafe levels of smog. Smog can cause chronic respiratory illnesses, asthma attacks, bronchitis, and premature death.
Washington, DC – Today, Donald Trump announced Lee Zeldin will be his nominee to lead the EPA. Zeldin, who holds a lifetime LCV score of just 14 percent, voted against critical environmental protection and clean energy job investments, including the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which has already created more than 300,000 American jobs.
Milwaukee, WISCONSIN – The Wisconsin Public Service Commission (PSC) has approved an increase in We Energies residential rates by 13-14%.
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Today, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia held Lexington Coal Company in contempt for the third time for the company's ongoing refusal to address the environmental damage caused by its coal mining operations in Appalachia.