Montreal, Canada -- As negotiations on a new 10-year plan to reverse the accelerating loss of life on Earth wrap up at the 15th UN Conference of Parties (COP15), Enbridgeâs Line 5 pipeline continues to threaten biodiversity, health, and climate. Throughout COP15 in Montreal, water protectors and environmental advocates from the United States and Canada amplified the extraordinary threat Enbridgeâs fossil fuel infrastructure poses to the Great Lakes and inherent Indigenous rights.
Four âRemember Kingston'' billboards have been set up on major highways surrounding Knoxville to honor the hundreds of workers who cleaned up the Kingston Coal Ash Spill along with a full-page ad in the Roane County News.
MANHATTAN, NY -- Today, New Yorkâs 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 â In a stunning turn for the state claiming to lead the country when it comes to renewable energy advances, Californiaâs 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 âgreenâ 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, Dominionâs 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. ââ 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 Manchinâs 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 âpolitical theater of fossil fuel interestsâ