Washington, DC -- Tonight, the House of Representatives passed the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act - a $3 trillion package which provides critical funding for, among others, state, local and Tribal governments, first responders, hospitals, and others affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Austin, TX- Over the past several weeks, a entity named TEERP Power Station LLC has secured various approvals through the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) towards a potential restart of the mothballed Gibbons Creek coal-fired power plant located near Bryan, Texas. In a smart environmental and economic move, this plant was shut down by the municipal utilities that owned it (Bryan, Garland, Greenville, and Denton) and generally has been replaced in each portfolio with cheaper, renewable energy.
SOUTHERN BORDER— If putting public safety at risk by accelerating the construction of his vanity border wall during a pandemic wasn’t enough, the Trump administration reached a reckless milestone today by issuing the 30th waiver of federal laws to build a wall acr
Grand Canyon, AZ—Yesterday, the National Park Service announced plans to partially open Grand Canyon National Park this weekend. A decision to irresponsibly reopen the park comes in the midst of a pandemic that is devastating the nearby Navajo Nation, which has announced 147 new cases and 16 more deaths, and as deaths due to COVID-19 continue to rise.
The COVID-19 pandemic has put a spotlight on the environmental and public health burdens facing Native Americans across the country and the severe lack of federal funding for support and services.
TUCSON, Arizona— The Trump administration’s latest border wall plan, which would wall off the last jaguar migration paths and bulldoze Arizona’s Sky Island mountains, has drawn opposition from thousands of people across the country.
Oakland, CA -- Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune released the following statement on the murder of Breonna Taylor.
DENVER— Conservation groups sued Arch Coal today over illegal pollution at the company’s West Elk coal mine in western Colorado. The mine is the single-largest industrial source of methane pollution in the state.
Un devastador informe de E2 y ACORE revela que la industria de energía limpia perdió casi medio millón de empleos en abril, además de los 100.000 que perdió en marzo.