30 de junio de 2020
La Comisión Selecta de la Cámara Baja sobre la Crisis Climática develó su informe, “Resolver la Crisis Climática: El Plan de Acción Congresional para una Economía de Energía Limpia y un Estados Unidos Saludable y Justo”.
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June 30, 2020
Washington, DC -- Today, the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis unveiled its report, “Solving the Climate Crisis: The Congressional Action Plan for a Clean Energy Economy and a Healthy and Just America.” The report sets the goal of limiting warming to 1.5 °C by reaching net-zero emissions no later than 2050, and negative thereafter, and features hundreds of domestic and international recommendations for centering environmental justice and building an equitable green economy.
June 29, 2020
WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, the Supreme Court struck down Louisiana’s extreme abortion law that would have gutted reproductive health rights in the state. Louisiana’s law was nearly identical to a Texas abortion law that the Supreme Court overturned in 2016. Read more about the Sierra Club’s previous Gender Equity work here.
June 29, 2020
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Sierra Club, alongside several environmental groups and 23 states, filed their opening brief against the Trump Administration’s attack (see standing declarations here) on California’s authority to set more stringent greenhouse gas (GHG
26 de junio de 2020
La Corte Federal de Apelaciones del Noveno Circuito dictaminó hoy que el intento del Presidente Trump de sortear al Congreso y transferir $2.500 millones en salarios y pensiones de las Fuerzas Armadas para la construcción del muro fronterizo es ilegal.
June 26, 2020
WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 51, Congressmember Eleanor Holmes Norton’s bill to establish D.C. statehood. This is the first time in history D.C. statehood has passed a U.S. chamber of Congress. The District’s only member of Congress, Congressmember Eleanor Holmes Norton, has no voting power on the floor of the House of Representatives.
June 26, 2020
JACKSONVILLE, FL -- Today, the City of Jacksonville Electric Authority (JEA) and Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) have agreed to close the jointly owned Robert W. Scherer Unit 4 of the Scherer coal-fired electric generating station in Juliette, Georgia, just north of Macon, Georgia, on January 1, 2022. The decision was made by a unanimous 5-0 vote by the JEA board following an April announcement by FPL that it would retire its ownership stake.
June 26, 2020
Sierra Club staff, volunteers, and members began submitting comments and testifying before the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) on the agency’s supplement to its draft Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for the Vineyard Wind project, which is planned to be built off the coast of Massachusetts.
June 26, 2020
SAN FRANCISCO — The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals today ruled that President Trump’s attempt to circumvent Congress and transfer of $2.5 billion in military pay and pension funds for border wall construction is unlawful. The court also forcefully rejected the administration’s argument that no one can go to court to block the president’s blatant abuse of power. The court affirmed the district court’s order blocking the illegal construction.
June 26, 2020
Today, in a 7-2 vote, the Colorado Springs Utilities (CSU) Board voted to accelerate the closure timeline for its two coal plants. Martin Drake -- one of the nation’s last urban coal plants -- will now close by 2023 and Ray Nixon will close by 2030. As part of its 2020 Electric Resource Plan (ERP), CSU will replace its 416 megawatts (MW) of coal-fired power with 500MW of new wind energy, 150 MW of solar power, and over 400MW of battery storage in order to ensure modern and reliable energy for Colorado Springs. CSU leadership has promised that no employees will lose their jobs in the utility's energy transition.