February 15, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK -- The Oklahoma State Legislature reconvened on Monday, February 1, amidst the COVID pandemic, an ever-worsening climate crisis, and national conversations about racial and environmental justice.
Press Releases
13 de febrero de 2021
El Senado republicano impidió hoy que la Cámara Alta llegara a la mayoría de dos tercios requerida para condenar a Donald Trump por incitar a la insurrección con intención de derrocar los resultados de las elecciones.
February 13, 2021
WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, Senate Republicans prevented the body from reaching the two-thirds majority vote required to convict Donald Trump for inciting an insurrection with the intent to overthrow the results of the election. Despite irrefutable evidence and a majority of Americans saying they support convicting Donald Trump for his role in the Jan. 6 insurrection which cost at least 5 lives, injured hundreds more, and endangered the lives of countless members of Congress and former Vice President Mike Pence, Senate Republicans put their own political interests before those of their country.
February 11, 2021
San Francisco, Calif.-- Today, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), under the leadership of Governor Gavin Newsom, voted on two major decisions that set the state back on its journey to 100% clean, renewable energy. First, in planning how the state will achieve its clean air and climate goals, the Commission approved a decision that maintains a greenhouse gas emissions target that a broad group of stakeholders agree is insufficient to meet our climate goals. Commissioners voiced interest in adopting a lower greenhouse gas target at a later date, but stopped short of committing to a lower target in this decision.
11 de febrero de 2021
El secretario del Interior en funciones, Scott de la Vega, rescindió una orden que eliminó efectivamente el programa de Asociación del Legado de Recreo en la Naturaleza (ORLP).
February 11, 2021
MINNEAPOLIS, MN -- Earlier today, the Sierra Club submitted its comments on Xcel’s Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) to the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC). While Xcel’s IRP includes some actions that are vital to reaching 100% carbon free electricity by 2040 or sooner, it also contains proposals that would make it impossible for them to achieve that goal. Most critically, Xcel has refused to reconsider its ill-advised proposal to build a new 800 MW combined cycle methane gas plant in 2027 (“Sherco CC”).
February 11, 2021
The U.S. Senate is gearing up for a confirmation hearing on President Biden’s pick for Interior Secretary, Rep. Deb Haaland. The Department of the Interior manages the country’s national parks and approximately 450 million acres of public lands, oversees wildlife and other conservation efforts, and upholds Federal trust responsibilities to Indigenous communities. Haaland would be the first Indigenous Interior Secretary. Her professional and lived experience and her clear-eyed view of the choices facing our public lands should win her confirmation.
February 11, 2021
Washington, DC -- Today, Bank of America announced a new commitment to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions in its financing activities, operations and supply chain before 2050, and released an updated environmental policy.
February 11, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Acting Secretary of the Interior Scott de la Vega rescinded a Trump-era secretarial order that effectively eliminated the Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership (ORLP) program. In one of its final acts under former President Donald Trump, the Department of the Interior quietly eliminated the ORLP program, which uses funds from the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) to support parks and greenspace projects in cities, urban areas, and historically underserved communities, directing resources where they were most needed.
February 10, 2021
The Illinois Pollution Control Board’s February 5th revisions to coal ash regulations proposed by the Illinois EPA make progress towards rectifying coal's dirty legacy in Illinois, but more can be done, said several environmental groups.