November 30, 2021
Department of Ecology makes Zero Emission Vehicle Program and Advanced Clean Trucks Rule official, creating clean trucks coast with OR and CA
Press Releases
November 30, 2021
Today, the Environmental Protection Agency will host the first of three days of hearings to receive public comments on the agency’s draft rules to reduce methane and associated pollution from new and existing oil and gas operations.
November 29, 2021
CARSON CITY, NV – The Nevada Public Utilities Commission today authorized NV Energy to invest $100 million over the next three years in fueling infrastructure for electric cars and trucks. The commission approved a plan by NV Energy to increase the availability of public electric vehicle charging stations along major travel corridors and at key destinations, while supporting transit agencies, school districts, local governments, and businesses to deploy electric vehicles in their fleets.
November 26, 2021
Today, the Department of the Interior released its final report calling for reforms of the current fossil fuel leasing program on public lands and offshore.
November 24, 2021
Yesterday Sen. Elizabeth Warren sent a letter to oil and gas CEOs demanding more information on higher prices of “natural” gas, and the role of increased exports in particular.
November 23, 2021
AUSTIN, TEXAS -- This past Saturday, November 20, a coalition of organizations--including the Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club, Texas Rising, MOVE Texas, Moms Clean Air Force, Environment Texas, the Coalition for Environment, Equity, and Resistance (CEER), D
November 23, 2021
Following the conclusion of last week’s White House Tribal Nations Summit, 62 conservation groups today called for the Biden administration to immediately relist the gray wolf and engage with Tribal nations on wolf management and protection.
November 22, 2021
EL PASO, TX -- Late last week, the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) updated its ozone designation of El Paso, Texas, to nonattainment, indicating that the region does not meet National Ambient Air Quality Standards for this dangerous air pollutant. The American Lung Association ranks El Paso 13th on its list of the most smog-polluted metropo
November 21, 2021
Today, President Biden renominated Jerome Powell to continue in his current role as Chair of the Federal Reserve. He also nominated Lael Brainard, who currently serves on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, as Vice Chair.
November 19, 2021
In today’s order, N.C. Utilities Commission (NCUC) members approved Duke’s five-year short-term action plan, which includes the full retirement of Duke’s 62-year-old Allen coal plant in the Belmont community, as well as no additional gas infrastructure.