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.
SACRAMENTO, CA – In a stunning turn for the state claiming to lead the country when it comes to renewable energy advances, California’s Public Utilities Commission yesterday authorized SoCalGas to study transporting hydrogen derived from carbon-emitting sources via its Angeles Link project. SoCalGas had proposed to study transport of “green” hydrogen - hydrogen produced exclusively from renewable energy and water.
While this settlement, approved by state regulators, is a better outcome for South Carolina families and businesses than the original proposal, Dominion’s continued reliance on volatile fossil fuels will continue to be a burden for customers and a threat to our air, water and public health.
MISSOULA, Mont. –– More than two dozen organizations sent a letter to Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife & Parks Director Hank Worsech on the Statewide Grizzly Bear Management Plan. The plan was released earlier this week with a thirty-day comment period the heart of the holiday season.
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.
In a victory for frontline communities, Senator Joe Manchin’s permitting bill was blocked from being added to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). This is the third time Congress has failed to attach the proposal to must-pass legislation.
Sierra Club calls hearing ‘political theater of fossil fuel interests’
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.
Ell Fondo Educacional del Grupo Nacional de Investigación de Interés Público (US PIRG) y el Sierra Club emitieron un reporte que revela que los grandes minoristas escasamente comparten con potenciales clientes los peligros a la salud de fogones de gas.
New York, NY - Today, as the New York City Council Committee on Environmental Protection held its first hearing on the Zero Emission Vehicles (ZEV) for NYC Act (Intro 279), environmental advocacy groups, clean energy and micromobility industry leaders, and elected officials announced their support for this transformational bill that would require NYC to convert its entire fleet of 30,000+ vehicles to ZEVs. Working on an accelerated timeline that begins in 2025, the bill would mandate the full conversion of all municipal vehicle purchases by July 1, 2035, making NYC the largest municipal fleet in the nation to transition to 100% ZEVs.