CHARLESTON, WV -- A coalition of West Virginian advocacy groups including the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy, the West Virginia Rivers Coalition, the Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition, Appalachian Voices, and the Sierra Club sent “notice of intent to sue” letters to the parent companies operating 15 coal facilities -- including mines, preparation and processing facilities, and a power plant -- and one chloride plant alleging egregious violations of the Clean Water Act (CWA) and the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (SMCRA).
Washington, DC -- The Trump administration’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) released a new proposal today seeking to criminalize public protest of fossil fuel pipelines at the federal level.
An administrative law judge is allowing Tampa Electric Company (TECO) to move forward with plans to burn fracked gas and more coal at their Tampa-area Big Bend plant.
In a newly discovered presentation to shareholders, NextDecade, the company behind the controversial proposed Rio Grande LNG export terminal and Rio Bravo pipeline, revealed that the company plans to export dramatically more fracked gas than it disclosed to federal regulators.
Just a day after the Department of Energy referred to fracked gas as “freedom gas” and announced its intent to push a “regulatory system that allows for molecules of U.S. freedom to be exported,” the Chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), has doubled down on that concept.
LAS VEGAS, NV -- On Wednesday June 5th, the Sierra Club will offer the community a look into the life of grassroots activism. Partnering with local non-profit Happy Earth Market, Sierra Club experts will raise awareness about issues affecting Nevada’s environment and ways to get involved.
Today, 125 locals and activists gathered to oppose Governor Herbert’s energy agenda by convening their own People's Response to the Governor's Energy Summit in support of just transitions away from fossil fuels for rural, coal-dependent communities, ratepayers, and communities suffering from environmental injustices.
Governor Jared Polis of Colorado signed seven major new bills into law today that will significantly transform Colorado’s energy and environmental landscape, and guide the state towards the Governor’s 100% clean, renewable electricity goals.
Former Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, who was forced to resign last year amid multiple ethics investigations, apparently believes he still has a future in government. According to the Houston Chronicle, Zinke told an oil and gas industry gathering yesterday that he “may or may not go back into the administration at a later time,” claiming that Donald Trump did not want him to leave.