DETROIT -- Sierra Club and Environment Michigan, represented by the Great Lakes Environmental Law Center and National Environmental Law Center, announced Wednesday that they have taken the first steps in a Clean Air Act lawsuit against AK Steel Dearborn Works, one of Michigan’s most notorious polluters.
San Juan, Puerto Rico -- Today, Sierra Club and Alianza EnergĂa Renovable Ahora (AERA) filed over 15,000 public comments with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), asking the Commission to end operations at a liquified methane gas import terminal that was built without FERC approval, environmental impact review, risk studies or notification of nearby residents.
ANNAPOLIS, MD - County Executives and Elected Officials from some of Maryland's largest localities are calling on the General Assembly to provide support for local governments across the state that are imminently facing a fall in tax revenue and employment opportunities due to the collapse of the coal industry.
The Biden administration has withdrawn a Final Environmental Impact Statement and decision that would facilitate the transfer of ownership of Oak Flat, a sacred land to at least a dozen Indigenous Tribes, to a mining company with ties to the destruction of an Aboriginal site in Australia. The move follows years of opposition from Apache-Stronghold, the San Carlos Apache Tribe, the Inter Tribal Association of Arizona, and other Tribal entities, religious leaders, locals, and environmental groups.
Houston, Texas - Today, as President Biden visits Houston, residents are raising concerns about a potentially massive flare of air pollution related to the re-starting of local refineries and chemical plants which were closed for more than a week as an extreme winter storm ravaged the region. This potential new pollution flare follows on the heels of a huge, already documented toxic release of pollutants from Texas facilities during the winter storm.
Washington, DC -- Today, Citi announced a new commitment to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions for its financing by 2050, but put off providing key details, instead promising an initial plan “within the next year.” Citi announced that its net zero plan will include “emissions reduction targets for carbon-intensive sectors that also have low-carbon transition opportunities, including interim emissions targets for 2030 for our Energy and Power portfolios.” Citi has been the
RICHMOND, VA - Today, the Virginia General Assembly passed legislation (HB 2330) that defines the scope of a new energy assistance program for low-income Virginians. The legislation provides Dominion and Appalachian Power consumers with a limit on their electric bills as well as weatherization or energy efficiency programs and energy conservation education programs to further alleviate energy burden.
A primera hora de la madrugada de hoy, los demócratas de la Cámara de Representantes aprobaron H.R. 1319, la Ley del Plan de Rescate Nacional, un paquete de alivio por COVID de $1,9 billones (trillions).
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Earlier this morning, House Democrats advanced H.R. 1319, the American Rescue Plan Act, a $1.9 trillion COVID relief package. The package, which the Sierra Club and partner organizations strongly supports, includes an extension of unemployment insurance, survival checks, and $20 billion for a national vaccination program.