WASHINGTON -- The Trump Administration released the president’s detailed 2020 budget proposal this week, which includes deep cuts to virtually every program in government that protects Americans from environmental threats. The Administration is proposing outrageous cuts to departments and programs that fund state work to advance clean energy, protect air and water, and support low-income families. In 2018, the Department of Energy (DOE) and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded nearly $44 billion to the states and Puerto Rico.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- This morning, E&E reported that disgraced former cabinet secretaries Scott Pruitt and Ryan Zinke spoke at the Dallas County Republican Party's annual Reagan Day Dinner.
Houston, Texas -- The response to the #ITCFire petrochemical disaster has spawned a secondary toxic release. More than 130,000 gallons of toxic Class B fire fighting foams have been used to extinguish the chemical storage facility fire at the Intercontinental Terminal Company, combined with elevated levels of benzene that caused local authorities to issue a shelter-in-place order on Thursday.
Annapolis, M.D.--The Maryland Senate just passed the Clean Energy Jobs Act (CEJA). CEJA will accelerate the state’s Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard (RPS) to 50% by 2030, provide millions of dollars to workforce development programs, and remove a subsidy that currently goes to polluting trash incinerators.
Schuylkill, PA – On March 6, the Schuylkill Township Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a resolution to transition the township to 100 percent renewable energy. By taking this action, Schuylkill becomes the seventh Chester county, and the 111th US municipality to establish this goal.
Days after Schuylkill’s commitment, Whitemarsh Township also adopted a 100 percent renewable resolution. Both resolutions aim to use 100 percent renewable sources for electricity by 2035, and for heating and transportation by 2050.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, in an interview with Major Garret on CBS This Morning, former coal lobbyist and EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler claimed he’s focused on clean water despite rolling back clean water protections, and wrongly stated that climate action isn’t urgent because its major effects will not start until 50-75 years from now.
Sierra Club Calls for State to Examine Chemical Disaster Risks Along Houston Ship Channel
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Yesterday, as reported by E&E, Myron Ebell and 36 anti science groups sent a letter to Donald Trump in support of his Committee on Climate Security led by notable climate denier, William Happer.