As part of the Build Back Better Act, Democrats are considering a modest fee on methane pollution from the oil and gas industry. This is an important tool for addressing rapidly rising levels of atmospheric methane and a way to make the industry help fund vital climate investments in the Build Back Better Act.
Goldman Sachs announced yesterday that it has joined the Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA), making it the last of the six major U.S. banks to join.
CARSON CITY, NEVADA – Today, Nevada’s Legislative Commission approved adoption of the Clean Cars Nevada program, completing the final step in a process to adopt new standards that will help curb emissions from the state’s cars and light-duty trucks, making Nevada the 16th territory (including DC) to adopt these climate regulations.
Nevada’s Clean Cars program will require new cars sold in the state to emit less harmful climate pollution, as well as increase the availability and number of zero-emission vehicles purchased in the state.
Washington D.C.-- Today the Second Global Grassroots Leaders Climate Summit concluded after four days of virtual conversations among grassroots leaders from 44 organizations and across 20 countries in the Global South. Leaders and activists offered first-hand accounts and insight into how the climate crisis is threatening the health and safety of their communities and delivered specific demands directly to US officials ahead of the Group of Twenty (G20) Leaders’ Summit and the UN Climate Summit in Glasgow (COP26).
WASHINGTON, D.C. - During a CNN Town Hall last night, President Biden advanced his position of preserving $150B in climate funding that had been dedicated to a Clean Electricity Performance Program and potentially repurposing the funds for other climate action priorities to reduce emissions as part of his negotiations with Senator Joe Manchin.
WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, Reuters reported that Toyota’s Chief Scientist made remarks casting doubt on the need for a full transition to all-electric vehicles at the Reuters Events Automotive Summit, a global meeting that unites CEOs and board members from auto manufacturers to set the stage of the automotive industry.
Today, the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC), led by Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, released a highly anticipated report laying out recommendations for mitigating climate risks to the economy, as directed by President Biden’s May Executive Order.
Conservation groups sued the U.S. Forest Service today to stop exploratory drilling in California’s eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains that threatens an endangered fish and a dwindling population of bi-state sage grouse.
The Maine Chapter of the Sierra Club endorsed Our Power’s groundbreaking effort to put power back in people’s hands by creating a statewide, consumer-owned utility (COU). The 2022 ballot referendum would create The Pine Tree Power Company, a locally-owned, not-for-profit electric utility for parts of Maine currently served by Central Maine Power (CMP) and Versant.
Today, the Outdoors Alliance for Kids called on Congress to maintain full funding for critical outdoors programs in the final version of the federal reconciliation bill. The package drafted by the House of Representatives includes nearly $35 billion in funding for federal programs to support community tree planting, urban parks development, nearby nature access, and youth access to the outdoors and nature. While these programs are popular and necessary for taking on the climate crisis, their full funding is being threatened by potential cuts to the $3.5 trillion package.