August 21, 2019
Vistra Energy announced today that it is closing its coal burning power plants in Canton, Havana, Hennepin, and Coffeen.
Press Releases
August 21, 2019
Environmental and animal protection groups today sued the Trump administration over its new regulations that dramatically weaken the Endangered Species Act.
August 21, 2019
Last night, it was reported that Joe Balash, assistant Interior secretary for land and minerals and driver of the Trump administration’s rushed attempt to sell off the Arctic Refuge for drilling, will leave his job at the end of the month.
August 22, 2019
KNOXVILLE, TENN. — The Tennessee Valley Authority’s board of directors today approved the utility’s plans for electricity generation over the next 20 years, formalizing an increased commitment to clean solar resources and less reliance on dirty, expensive coal.
August 21, 2019
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Donald Trump took to Twitter to lie in defense of his dangerous clean cars rollback.
August 19, 2019
BAKERSFIELD, CA: The Forest Service this week will be holding two public meetings on new management plans for the Sierra and Sequoia National Forests. The forest management plans govern how the forests will be used and protected-- setting priorities for wilderness areas, rivers and streams, fire management, recreation, wildlife protection, and more.
August 16, 2019
DENVER, CO -- Today, the Colorado Air Quality Control Commission (AQCC) voted 8-1 to adopt a Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) program, what could become a critical step in reducing transportation emissions from gas-guzzling vehicles, tackling the climate crisis, and protecting public health.
August 15, 2019
Hartford, CT -- Thirty-five Connecticut-based organizations delivered a letter today to Commissioner Katie Dykes of the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) urging her to stop the construction of a recently approved fracked gas power plant in Killingly and impose a moratorium on all new gas and oil infrastructure until DEEP develops a plan for energy development that is consistent with the state’s climate goals.
August 15, 2019
Just days after a coalition of conservation groups filed a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s approval of the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP), the project’s developers have announced they are voluntarily suspending new construction activities in the habitats of endangered species
August 15, 2019
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) inspectors “found unsafe construction practices at work sites on the Atlantic Coast Pipeline”