El Administrador de la Agencia Federal de Protección Ambiental, Michael Regan, anunció que reconsiderará formalmente uno de los peores debilitamientos de los estándares de toxicidad del agua de la era de Trump.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- EPA Administrator Michael Regan has announced that the Biden EPA will formally reconsider one of the most toxic clean water rollbacks of the Trump era.
Saint Paul, MN – Today, Governor Walz announced that Minnesota’s clean car standards have been filed in the state register, marking the end of the rulemaking process and making Minnesota the 15th clean car state in the nation, in addition to the District of Columbia, and the first in the Midwest.
A new report from the Natural Resources Defense Council reveals the significant health threats posed by radioactive oil and gas waste. Despite decades of research showing the risk unregulated waste from the industry poses to workers and communities, there are still no meaningful federal safeguards for the management and disposal of radioactive waste from oil and gas drilling, and states have not filled in the gap.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- New reports reveal that backroom Senate bipartisan infrastructure negotiations have left on the cutting room floor critical investments to clean up toxic water and air pollution from lead pipes and diesel buses, with only meager investments remaining. The state of negotiations are at odds with the President’s commitment to replace 100% of lead pipes and electrify school buses as part of the American Jobs Plan.
FirstEnergy entered into a deferred prosecution agreement for its role in the criminal endeavor behind the passage of the Ohio House Bill 6 and nuclear bailout (HB6), a scheme federal prosecutors referred to as likely the largest bribery, money-laundering scheme ever perpetrated against the people in the state of Ohio.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - After demanding unprecedented concessions and watering down essential infrastructure legislation, Republican Senators prevented Congress from even debating the legislation that they had negotiated by abusing, once again, the filibuster for partisan purposes.
Washington, DC -- Today, the White House released interim implementation guidelines on Justice40, President Biden’s initiative to deliver 40 percent of the overall benefits of relevant federal investments to disadvantaged communities. The administration identified 21 federal programs that will pilot the initial Justice40 implementation.
Today, BlackRock released its 2020-2021 stewardship report. The report details BlackRock’s engagement and proxy voting record during Sandy Boss’s first year as Global Head of Investment Stewardship. In response, members of the BlackRock’s Big Problem network issued the following statements:
Casey Harrell, Senior Strategist with the Sunrise Project:
Del 17 al 25 de julio, el Sierra Club se unirá a las celebraciones de la Semana de Conservación Latina —una serie de eventos patrocinados por la Hispanic Access Foundation para promocionar el acceso a la naturaleza de la comunidad latina y participar en actividades que protejan los recursos naturales.