Washington, DC – Following a lawsuit from a coalition of environmental organizations in April, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued notices last week to fifteen states that failed to submit plans to reduce regional haze pollution required by the Clean Ai
On Tuesday, the City of Philadelphia began clear-cutting trees at FDR Park’s South Philly Meadows despite residents using the area at the time and strong community resistance to the project.
La Agencia de ProtecciĂłn Ambiental (EPA) propuso hoy una nueva regla por la cual dos compuestos altamente tĂłxicos del tipo PFAS—PFOS y PFOA— se considerarĂan sustancias peligrosas en virtud de la Ley Federal de Superfunds (lugares altamente contaminados).
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the EPA proposed a new rule to list two PFAS chemicals – PFOS and PFOA – as hazardous substances under the United States’ federal Superfund law, giving EPA the authority to force polluters to efficiently cleanup contaminated sites and recoup costs of cleanup.
Kansas City, MO - Today, the City Council in Kansas City, Missouri voted 11-1, with one absent, to pass Resolution 220596, formally adopting its Climate Protection & Resiliency Plan (CPRP) that establishes a roadmap to drastically cut greenhouse gas emissions while centering public health and c
SEATTLE-- Today, Washington Sen. Patty Murray and Gov. Jay Inslee issued a long-awaited final report evaluating the services of the four lower Snake River dams and their devastating impacts on salmon populations. The report concludes that the current state of salmon recovery projects on the Snake River is unsustainable and will not lead to the recovery of salmon populations, whose numbers have been declining for decades due in large part to the four dams.
Helena, MT-- Today, the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission met to determine the framework for the 2022-23 wolf hunting and trapping season, including quotas around Yellowstone National Park.
In response, Bonnie Rice, Senior Representative for the Sierra Club in the Yellowstone and Northern Rockies regions, issued the following statement:
Sacramento, CA - Today, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) passed the Advanced Clean Cars II (ACC II) rule, which will transition the state to 100% zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) sales by 2035. The adoption of the ACC II rule follows a 2020 executive order from Governor Newsom calling for this transition. Sierra Club California, along with numerous other environmental NGOs and environmental justice organizations, has advocated for years for electrifying our transportation sector, and this rule will accelerate that transition.
Today, Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced a list of financial companies whose financing practices supposedly “boycott” energy companies. The list includes companies like BlackRock, who are major funders of fossil fuels.
SACRAMENTO, CA – Yesterday, Toyota announced its support for the state of California’s authority to set vehicle emissions standards under the Clean Air Act. During the Trump administration, Toyota and other automakers attacked this authority and sided with Trump’s rollback of key climate and clean air protections.