May 25, 2021
Democrats in the Pennsylvania State Senate introduced a package of bills designed to address the harms of the fracking industry
Press Releases
25 de mayo de 2021
Un nuevo reporte emitido hoy reveló preocupantes niveles de los compuestos tóxicos PFAS (per- y polyfluoralkyl) en productos fertilizantes domésticos ampliamente usados en Estados Unidos.
May 24, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A new report released today found concerning levels of toxic PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) found in home garden fertilizer products widely sold throughout the United States. The report, based on testing conducted by the Sierra Club and the Ecology Center, found PFAS chemicals in nine fertilizers made from sewage sludge -- commonly called “biosolids” in ingredient lists -- and maps more than 30 companies selling sludge-based fertilizers and composts for home use across the US. Eight of the nine products exceed the screening guideline for PFOS or PFOA set in Maine, the state with the strictest safeguards for PFAS levels in sludge spread on agricultural lands.
May 21, 2021
Las Vegas, NV-- Today, the Nevada Assembly passed AJR3, a resolution in support of protecting 30% of the lands and waters in Nevada by 2030 as a necessary step to protect natural systems and mitigate the climate and extinction crises. The resolution also calls for the establishment of the Avi Kwa Ame National Monument and the permanent protection of the Desert National Wildlife Refuge from the threat of military expansion.
21 de mayo de 2021
El Presidente Biden hizo hoy una contraoferta a los congresistas republicanos, dando un paso atrás en su plan de infraestructura y en la crucial financiación necesaria para emprender un cambio transformativo que fomente aire y agua más limpios, mejores salarios, más equidad y un clima más estable.
May 21, 2021
WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, President Biden made a counteroffer to Republican lawmakers, taking a step backward on his original infrastructure plan and on critical funding needed to undertake transformational change that would foster cleaner air and water, higher wages, greater equity, healthier communities, and a more stable climate.
May 21, 2021
On May 19, the Lower Merion Township Board of Commissioners passed a resolution establishing a goal of 100 percent clean, renewable energy.
20 de mayo de 2021
El Presidente Biden emitió hoy una orden ejecutiva de amplio impacto para confrontar los riesgos a la economía nacional relacionados con la crisis climática, incluyendo pasos para empezar a mitigar los daños causados por la financiación de los combustibles fósiles y otros sectores de altas emisiones de carbono.
May 20, 2021
Washington, DC -- Today, President Biden issued a broad-ranging Executive Order to address climate-related financial risks to the U.S. economy, including steps to begin mitigating the damage caused by the financing of fossil fuels and other risky, high-carbon sectors.
May 20, 2021
A group of people from the Tampa Bay area, supported by allies in Nova Scotia, tried to attended the annual meeting of the shareholders of Emera, Inc. to demand that its subsidiaries, Tampa Electric Company (TECO) and Nova Scotia Power, abandon their plans to continue burning coal at its power plants. Tampa area shareholders attempted to get signed up for the meeting or get a proxy assigned but were given excuses in the final hour as to why they could not attend and vote.