Report: Unhealthy air in 90% of California homes that cook with gas; those living in apartments especially at risk
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health finds pollution from everyday gas appliances causes chronic respiratory illnesses, premature death, and $3.5 billion in annual health costs
Oakland, Calif. -- The gas-fired appliances found in 90 percent of Californian's homes cause unhealthy air and drive annual healthcare costs into the billions, according to new research from UCLA Fielding School of Public Health. The value of clean air has never been more clear as families stay at home to avoid COVID-19, but gas-fired furnaces, water heaters, and cooking appliances release thousands of tons of harmful pollutants into the air each year.
Salt Lake City, UT— Ahead of Utah’s June and September Bureau of Land Management (BLM) oil and gas lease sales, Utah organizations called on BLM Acting State Director Anita Bilbao and Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt to suspend public comment periods, rulemakings, and other actions as communities face the coronavirus crisis. In the letter, the groups noted that, given the current public health crisis, communities are focused on their immediate needs and health— making it difficult to meaningfully participate in the public input process.
AUSTIN, TX - Today, the Sierra Club filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for failing to require Texas to crack down on excessive and unsafe air pollution in the communities around the coal-burning Martin Lake power plant in Rusk and Panola Counties in northeast Texas.
Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit heard oral arguments in a case that has major implications for how fracked gas pipelines get approved and built in the United States
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El Sierra Club obtuvo esta semana documentos de la Corte Federal del Noveno Circuito, los cuales revelan que nuevos proyectos empezarán esta semana para imponer más barreras a comunidades en medio de una pandemia, a un devastador costo para los contribuyentes del país.
Tucson, AZ— This week, the Sierra Club obtained documents from the U.S. 9th Circuit Court— which is hearing two separate challenges about Trump’s use of military funds for border wall construction. The documents reveal that new projects will begin this week, imposing new walls on border communities in the middle of a global pandemic, and at staggering costs to U.S. taxpayers.
Today, multinational investment bank Morgan Stanley released an updated energy policy that rules out direct financing for oil and gas exploration and development in the Arctic, including the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
Harrisburg, P.A. - Today, the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) released the modeling analysis results for Pennsylvania’s proposed draft rule to participate in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). The draft rule would eliminate 180 million tons of carbon dioxide pollution from power plants by 2030, while keeping the state a leading exporter of electricity.
NEW ORLEANS, LA -- The Sierra Club announced a new national “polluter watchdog” program yesterday by issuing Freedom of Information ACT (FOIA) and state-based open records requests to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality.