May 4, 2021
Equitrans Midstream Corporation announced that they were delaying the in-service date and raising the total cost of the fracked gas MVP yet again
Press Releases
May 3, 2021
Washington, DC -- Today, EPA Administrator Michael Regan will announce the first major climate pollution rule under President Biden: an 85% reduction in hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) by 2036. HFCs are typically used as residential and commercial refrigerants but these superpollutant greenhouse gases are hundreds to thousands of times more potent than carbon dioxide. Phasing out HFCs is expected to avert 0.5 °C (0.9 °F) of global warming by the end of the century.
May 3, 2021
Today, California Senator Alex Padilla announced introduction of legislation, co-sponsored by Senator Feinstein, that will protect and increase access to over 1 million acres of public lands and more than 500 miles of rivers throughout the state. The Protecting Unique and Beautiful Landscapes by Investing in California (PUBLIC) Lands Act is complementary to a package of bills that passed the House of Representatives in February, which were championed by Representatives Carbajal, Chu, and Huffman.
May 3, 2021
GREAT FALLS, Mont.— Environmental groups filed a lawsuit today against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers over a nationwide permit that allows streamlined development of oil and gas pipelines through wetlands, streams and rivers.
April 30, 2021
Kansas City, MO -- Evergy, the largest electric utility in Kansas and the second largest in Missouri, filed its Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) with Missouri regulators today. The good news is the utility proposes 3,200 megawatts of solar by 2032 and 1,000 megawatts of wind power by 2026. The utility also proposes to close the 66-year-old Lawrence coal plant by 2023 and Jeffrey Unit 3 by 2030.
April 29, 2021
NCDEQ announced its second rejection of MVP's efforts to extend into NC
April 29, 2021
Today, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker announced a much anticipated proposal for sweeping legislation aimed at reforming the state’s energy sector, phasing out fossil fuel use, and investing in initiatives to lower emissions and mitigate the climate crisis. The Consumers and Climate First Act is the latest of several omnibus energy bills, including the Clean Energy Jobs Act, which has won broad support for it’s policy pillars to address the economic and public health crisis, the racial and economic justice crisis, and a crisis of utility corruption.
April 29, 2021
WASHINGTON -- Today, Senator Joe Manchin re-introduced the RECLAIM Act and legislation to reauthorize the Abandoned Mine Lands fund in the Senate, which builds on the House’s passage of bipartisan legislation last month and President Biden’s recognition of reclamation as a clear opportunity to create jobs and spur economic development.
28 de abril de 2021
El Presidente Biden dará esta noche su primer discurso a ambas cámaras del Congreso. En su intervención, el presidente hablará de la respuesta de su administración a la pandemia y el trabajo que queda por hacer.
April 28, 2021
Sacramento, Calif. -- Tonight, the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD)’s Board of Directors passed their 2030 Zero Carbon Plan that will improve air quality and community health and prioritize the environmental justice communities that are disproportionately affected by poor air quality. A key portion of the 2030 Zero Carbon Plan is to retire all five SMUD-operated gas plants by 2030, starting with the 72 megawatt (MW) McClellan Gas Power Plant and the 178 MW Campbell Soup Cogeneration Project, both of which are in environmental justice communities.