his morning, the Sierra Club hosted a webinar with Congressman Jason Crow, Mayor Laura Weinberg of Golden, and CEOs of three local clean energy companies. The telepresser was an opportunity for the panelists to express their support for the federal Coronavirus Relief Package. Panelists discussed the benefits of passing a coronavirus relief bill that bolsters Colorado’s clean energy industry and supports clean energy workers.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the EPA’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) announced its plans to evaluate the EPA’s rollback - finalized in March - of the clean car standards, which are the corporate average fuel economy and greenhouse gas standards for light duty vehicles (or CAFE).
WASHINGTON DC.--Today the Sierra Club and Conservation Law Foundation filed an appeal of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) water pollution permit for the Merrimack Station coal-fired power plant. The updated permit, which was finalized in May, failed to include critical water pollution protections that the agency had previously proposed. Unlike EPA’s prior proposal, the updated permit did not require the plant to install a modern cooling-water system.
An audit of the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission’s public participation process, released today by the Office of the Legislative Auditor, found that the PUC mishandled public hearings on Enbridge’s controversial Line 3 tar sands pipeline.
Detroit, Mich., -- Today, community members and environmental justice advocates in Detroit celebrate as Michigan Department for Environment Great Lakes and Energy announced that they have reached an agreement with Marathon Petroleum over a number of violations including a toxic release incident in February 2019.
Local landowners are reporting that Kinder Morgan has had yet another spill of drilling fluid this weekend during construction of its Permian Highway fracked gas pipeline under the Pedernales River.
Multinational investment bank and financial services company Deutsche Bank released an updated energy policy today that rules out funding for new oil and gas drilling or exploration in the Arctic.
The House today passed the FY2021 Minibus 1. The bill increases funding for the U.S. Department of the Interior and the Environmental Protection Agency and includes provisions to protect and prioritize public health, while supporting environmental programs to address climate change,safeguard clean water and invest in green infrastructure. Also included are specific provisions for fighting racism, increasing environmental justice activities and funding research into the role of protecting wildlife and wild places to prevent future pandemics.
HARRISBURG, PA. -- Today, Governor Tom Wolf signed HB 732 into law, giving dirty industries financial incentives and further encouraging the expansion of fracking. The law will provide over $690 million in tax credits over 26 years. As a result, petrochemical and fossil fuel companies are incentivized to ramp up operations, leading to more pollution and dirty infrastructure.
Oakland, CA— Sierra magazine’s July/ August edition is now on newsstands and arriving at subscribers’ homes. The issue dives into our ever-evolving relationship with nature and the outdoors. Highlights include: