Tras el rechazo a actuar por parte del líder de la minoría, Kevin McCarthy, la Cámar de Representantes aprobó la resolución H.Res 72, la cual despoja a la representante Marjorie Taylor Greene (GA-14) de sus funciones en la Comisión de Educación y Trabajo y en la de Presupuestos, minimizando así cualquier impacto que ella pueda tener en la legislación.
Rep. Simpson today put forward a significant and important initiative to address the critical issue of bringing back abundant salmon and steelhead in a restored Snake River. The initiative would make major infrastructure and economic investments to assure communities and the energy system remain strong.
SAN ANTONIO — Today at a Special Meeting of CPS Energy Board of Trustees, CPS Energy voted to release the January 2021 Flexible Path Resource Plan (Plan) that outlines two potential scenarios to phase out coal from San Antonio’s energy mix before 2030. This development comes after the CPS Energy Board voted to withhold the public report at the last regularly scheduled Board meeting on January 25, 2021. Since then community advocates and even San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg all called for the rapid release of the report.
DEQ will host a virtual public hearing Monday on whether to grant an air permit for the extension of the controversial MVP
WASHINGTON, D.C. - House tax leaders have introduced the GREEN Act.
Washington, DC -- Today, after House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy refused to act, Congress passed H.Res. 72, stripping Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (GA-14) of her assignments to the Education and Labor Committee and the Budget Committee, minimizing any effect she could have on legislation.
In response, Sierra Club President Ramon Cruz and Sierra Club Georgia Chapter Director Jessica Morehead released the following statement:
The Allegheny Front is reporting that a Noble County, Ohio fracked gas well has been spilling toxic radioactive oil and gas waste for over a week, with the fluid entering waterways and killing fish
Utah— Today, the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA), Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and Sierra Club released a report that highlights how the America’s Red Rock Wilderness Act would play a vital role in slowing the extinction and climate crises.
NATIONAL - Today, in honor of Rosa Parks’ birthday, labor unions, racial justice groups, environmental organizations and transit groups, and disability advocates are joining together to elevate public transit as a civil right and essential to healthy communities.
St. Paul, MN -- Today, the Minnesota Court of Appeals failed to halt construction of the Line 3 tar sands pipeline. Coalition members who have been fighting this project for years released the following statements:
“The Red Lake Nation is very disappointed that the Minnesota Courts place more weight on the employment of out of town pipeline workers than it does the irreparable harm that construction causes to our water, wild rice, and forests,” said Joe Plumer, attorney for Red Lake Nation.