On the heels of major closure announcements from coal companies operating in Illinois, including the announcement last week by Peabody coal that it will be closing mining facilities that will impact hundreds of workers, the Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition will be holding a telephone press conference to detail policy proposals for a robust climate and economic transition plan that helps impacted workers and communities adapt in this energy transition and forge resilient, economic futures. This fall Vistra Energy has announced planned closures for five Illinois coal plants the impacts of which will be felt by workers and tax bases in Peoria, Canton, Havana, Hennepin, and Coffeen furthering the urgency for state policy to support transitioning communities.
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Proposed petrochemical hub, increased fracking, and pollution safeguard rollbacks threaten health, safety, and clean drinking water in the Ohio River Valley
ST. LOUIS, MO -- A peer-reviewed analysis of coal-fired power plants operating in markets across the United States, released by the Sierra Club earlier today, finds that many coal plants in market regions operate uneconomically and more than warranted by market conditions.
The Sierra Club submitted more than 23,900 comments from members and supporters opposing former coal lobbyist Andrew Wheeler’s illegal attempt to scrap Section 401 of the Clean Water Act.
LAKEWOOD, OH -- Today, the Lakewood City Council passed a resolution establishing a goal of 100% clean, renewable energy.
Today, Donald Trump’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) unveiled a plan to allow liquefied fracked gas to be transported by rail.
Virginia announced an agreement to purchase clean energy for the state government, but the state’s utility still plans to use dirty fossil fuel power plants and is still pursuing fracked gas projects
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today marks 47 years since the Clean Water Act was passed into law. Since then, water quality in the United States has improved remarkably. The number of healthy waterways has doubled, providing clean water for drinking, recreation and wildlife. Like other bedrock environmental safeguards, the Clean Water Act has come under attack recently as the Trump administration has sought to make it harder for states to protect local waterways.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Donald Trump announced that he has chosen his own National Doral golf resort as the site for the June 2020 G-7 summit. Trump’s Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney told reporters today that it was Trump’s idea to host the summit at his resort and the administration did not see any conflict of interest in the decision. If the Summit is hosted at Doral as planned, the Trump Organization stands to make millions of dollars from the 7 governments who will attend, which would provide a boost for the failing resort. The last time the United States hosted the summit in 2012, President Obama chose government-owned Camp David in order to cut costs for taxpayers.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the Republican-controlled Senate voted against an effort to reject the Trump Administration’s repeal and replacement of the Clean Power Plan.