WASHINGTON, DC – Today, EPA took a small but positive step toward protecting communities across America from the harmful impacts of ethylene oxide, a potent carcinogen, by announcing reinvigorated efforts to notify and consult communities near 23 facilities releasing toxic ethylene oxide emissions.
Yesterday, the Outdoors Alliance for Kids recognized Rep. Katie Porter of California’s 45th district for her leadership in connecting kids to the outdoors.
Late yesterday, reports broke that drastic changes to federal permitting requirements under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) could be included in must-pass legislation Congress will take up this fall.
Community and conservation groups and the U.S. Bureau of Land Management reached an agreement today to suspend new oil and gas leasing across more than 1 million acres of public lands in California’s Central Valley and Central Coast.
On Friday, the Department of the Interior announced a new $192 million available in grants to communities through the National Park Service’s Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership program.
WASHINGTON, DC – DC Mayor Muriel Bowser signed groundbreaking legislation to transition new buildings and DC government operations off fossil fuels.
Mayor Bowser signed into law the Clean Energy DC Building Code Act, requiring that by 2026, all new buildings in DC are net-zero energy and produce the energy they use on-site from renewable sources. The bill expressly prohibits the combustion of dirty fuels in buildings, including fracked gas and fossil gas alternatives from sources like animal manure.
A deal to advance historic investments in climate, care, jobs, and justice was reached on July 27, 2022, as Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. It lays out $369 billion directed to over 100 programs that will bring down everyday costs for families, drive job creation, and reduce pollution in our communities.
Groups submitted more than 31,000 comments asking the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to deny Mountain Valley Pipeline’s request for four more years to build the pipeline, which would be catastrophic for the climate if completed.
Hoy, Exxon, Chevron y Shell reportaron unas ganancias trimestrales combinadas rĂ©cord de $46.000 millones mientras las familias del paĂs continĂşan sufriendo debido a los estratosfĂ©ricos precios de la energĂa y a la inflaciĂłn generada principalmente por los costos de los combustible fĂłsiles.
Today, Exxon, Chevron, and Shell reported a record combined quarterly profit of $46 billion, as families continue to face sky-high energy costs and inflation primarily driven by the cost of fossil fuels.