Today, in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, former coal lobbyist and EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler is planning to waive compliance requirements and deadlines for a range of polluting industries, which will cause dangerous increases in water and air pollution for vulnerable communities across the U.S.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Senator Ed Markey, Senator Tammy Duckworth, Rep. Debbie Dingell, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rep. Pramila Jayapal, Rep. Barbara Lee, and Rep. Mark Pocan have joined more than 500 progressive organizations across the country to launch a new People’s Bailout campaign to ensure that the fast-moving coronavirus relief and stimulus packages protect workers and communities, counteract systemic inequity, and make a down payment on a clean energy economy.
WASHINGTON,D.C. -- Senate Republicans are pushing an economic stimulus package that fails to address urgent healthcare needs and falls short of the support needed for those hit hardest by COVID-19, while offering bailouts to polluting corporations.
Policymakers need to ensure COVID-19 stimulus plans better protect the financial system and economy from the risks of climate change
In the midst of the global coronavirus pandemic and national health emergency, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) conditionally approved the Jordan Cove LNG export terminal and Pacific Connector fracked gas pipeline today. The approval is conditioned on Pembina, the Canadian fossil fuel corporation behind the project, qualifying for critical permits from the state of Oregon, three of which have already been denied or withdrawn.
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - On March 18, the Sierra Club and partner organizations released their 2020 banks scorecard, Banking On Climate Change, ranking the top international financiers of fossil fuels. The report demonstrates that--despite the ongoing climate crisis--Wall Street continues to pour money into fossil fuel projects, including a number of projects in (or connected to) Minnesota.
Banking on Climate Change 2020 (Apostando por los Combustibles Fósiles 2020), revela que 35 bancos globales no han solo continuado sino que también aumentado el sector de combustibles fósiles invirtiendo más de $2,7 billones (trillions en inglés) en los cuatro años tras el Acuerdo de París.
WASHINGTON, D.C.-- The Senate today passed an emergency aid package as part of a response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
ST. LOUIS - The Missouri Public Service Commission (PSC) issued an order today that will keep fixed rates flat and increase funding for low-income assistance programs. By improving Ameren’s long-term planning, it also sets the stage to increase investments in clean energy that make it easier to retire uneconomic coal plants that cost families more on bills.
Chicago, IL -- Late yesterday evening, Sierra Club-endorsed candidate Marie Newman won her primary to become the Democratic nominee in Illinois' Third Congressional District. The Sierra Club endorsed Newman earlier this year, their second endorsement of a challenger to a Democratic incumbent this cycle.