ST PAUL, MINNESOTA -- Last week, a coalition of Minnesota environmental, worker, Indigenous and progressive groups released a mid-term climate report card grading Governor Walz on his actions to ensure a sustainable and equitable future for Minnesota. Unfortunately, the report card found that Governor Walz’s actions fall short of the bold and decisive measures the Gov. has promised Minnesotans, and that are needed to respond to the climate crisis.
En la Cumbre de Líderes Climáticos, la administración Biden presentará hoy su Contribución Determinada Nacional por la que se comprometerá a reducir sus emisiones entre un 50% y un 52% por debajo de los niveles de 2005 para el año 2030.
WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, at the Climate Leaders Summit, the Biden Administration will put forth a US Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) for the Paris Agreement that will cut emissions 50 to 52 percent below 2005 levels by 2030. The US’s commitment is in line with an analysis the Sierra Club released last week that underscores how advocates have driven progress and accelerated emissions reductions so much so that it will be achievable for the US to reduce emissions at least by half by the end of the decade.
El director ejecutivo del Sierra Club, Michael Brune, y el presidente del Capítulo North Star de Minnesota del Sierra Club, Kamau Wilkins, emitieron el siguiente comunicado tras anunciarse que Darek Chauvin, el exoficial de policía que asesinó a George Floyd, fue declarado culpable de asesinato.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, a dozen governors sent a letter urging the Biden administration to reduce pollution from the transportation sector, the nation’s top polluting sector, by setting a goal for all new cars sold in the nation to be zero-emission by 2035, including milestones along the way to reach the target.
Today, on the eve of President Biden's Leaders Summit on Climate, saw the announcement of the Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA), an industry-led initiative including a set of guidelines for banks to use in implementing net zero commitments and setting science-based targets for 2030 or sooner.
Minneapolis, MN -- Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune and Kamau Wilkins, Chair of the Sierra Club’s Minnesota North Star Chapter, issued a statement following the announcement that Derek Chauvin, the former police officer who murdered George Floyd, has been found guilty of second degree murder, the first time in Minnesota a white police officer has been convicted of murdering a Black man.
WASHINGTON, D.C.-- This Thursday, the Sierra Club, Friends of the Earth US, Center for Financial Accountability, the Union of the Displaced People in Sasan, and more will host a webinar to discuss the US Export-Import Bank’s role in the massive coal ash flood from the Sasan coal-fired power plant and mine last spring that killed six people, including three children. Last April’s coal ash flash flood destroyed six miles of crops and homes, polluted downstream rivers and fields, and impacted hundreds of people in three nearby villages, namely Haraahawa, Siddi Khurd and Siddi Kala in Madhya Pradesh. The breach was reportedly due to the negligence of the plant and just $70 USD compensation has been promised to the villagers. You can watch a video of the flood and statements about the situation over the past year here.
Boston, MA -- Today, Mayor Kim Janey announced Reverend Mariama White-Hammond will be Boston’s new Chief of Environment, Energy, and Open Space. An environmental justice advocate for years, Rev. White-Hammond will be responsible for leading the Cabinet in achieving its mission of enhancing environmental justice and quality of life for Boston residents by protecting air, water, climate, and land resources. The position which includes preserving and improving the integrity of Boston's architectural and historic resources was previously held by Chris Cook who has been named the next Executive Director of The Rose Kennedy Greenway Conservancy.
Cheyenne, WY— Farmers and ranchers, conservation, recreation, and tribal groups filed motions to intervene today to defend the Biden administration’s pause on federal oil and gas leasing pending the Department of Interior’s comprehensive review of the program.