Washington, DC -- Today, CQ Roll Call is reporting that a uranium mining firm with mines on the outskirts of the Bears Ears National Monument met with the Interior Department nearly a month before Donald Trump requested his monument review.
ATLANTA, GA—Today, the Atlanta City Council doubled down on its commitment to transition to 100 percent renewable energy for 100 percent of Atlantans by unanimously adopting “Clean Energy Atlanta,” a plan outlining how the city will achieve its goal for a just and equitable clean energy transition.
The first-ever comprehensive analysis of groundwater near U.S. coal-fired power plants shows Duke Energy’s Allen Steam Station near Belmont is the second most contaminated coal ash site in the country.
Governor Walz and Lieutenant Governor Flanagan announced their “One Minnesota Path to Clean Energy,” calling for legislative action on climate by transitioning to clean energy in the way we generate electricity.
SALT LAKE CITY, UT—Yesterday, the state of Utah filed a petition seeking exemptions from the Forest Service’s Roadless Area Conservation Rule. The roadless rule was established to protect and preserve wild places, including some of the last remaining stands of old-growth trees, critical habitat for wildlife, recreational havens, and forest headwaters that provide clean drinking water for more than 60 million people nationwide.
Today, the Virginia State Water Control Board failed to establish a process for revoking the Water Quality Certificate for the fracked gas Mountain Valley Pipeline
Washington, DC -- Today, House Republicans have chosen a group of climate deniers and staunch opponents of environmental protection with disastrous records to represent them on the Special Committee on the Climate Crisis.
The GOP members of the panel will include Garret Graves (La.), Morgan Griffith (Va.), Buddy Carter (Ga.), Carol Miller (WV), Gary Palmer (Ala.) and Kelly Armstrong (ND).
Washington, DC-- Today, Senators Udall (D-NM) and Collins (R-ME) introduced a bipartisan resolution to terminate the president’s national emergency declaration and uphold the separation of powers outlined in the Constitution. The introduction comes just days after the House overwhelmingly voted to do the same.
Our organizations work together across Maryland on environmental issues. To us, that work is an integral part of the larger work for social justice. We strive to protect the natural world out of a concern for people, communities, and future generations. People can only thrive in a healthy ecosystem on a living planet. And too often, the same racism that has deprived people of color full access to wealth and opportunity has also deprived them of access to clean air and water.
A diverse coalition of conservation organizations, community groups and Tribal communities will rally to urge the Nevada State Senate Committee on Natural Resource to pass a state resolution opposing the expansion of the Nevada Test and Training Range (NTTR) into the Desert National Wildlife Refuge.