February 25, 2019
RADNOR TOWNSHIP, PA -- At their meeting Monday night, Radnor Township Commissioners voted 6-1 to pass a "Ready for 100" resolution committing for the community to transition to 100 percent clean energy by 2050.
Press Releases
February 25, 2019
Richmond, VA— Today, the Fourth Circuit declined to reconsider its December ruling that the U.S. Forest Service lacked authority to authorize the Atlantic Coast Pipeline from crossing the Appalachian Trail. The Court also found that Atlantic and the Forest Service ignored routes that would avoid the National Forest.
February 25, 2019
In early February, Sierra Club California released a report it had commissioned to provide an overview of cement production in the state, “California Cement Industry: Failing the Climate Challenge.” The report documents carbon emissions associated with cement production, and found that the cement industry is the state’s largest consumer of coal in the state.
February 25, 2019
The last few days have revealed the three key prongs of the Republican climate plan came, and it is as bad as you think.
February 25, 2019
Today, advocates delivered more than 1,100 public comments to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) from Texans opposing the proposed Annova LNG fracked gas export terminal.
February 25, 2019
New Mexico -- A study released this morning finds a mix of renewable energy, battery storage, and energy efficiency is the lowest-cost option for Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM) to replace the coal-fired San Juan Generating Station. San Juan is on track to close in 2022.
February 22, 2019
GRAND CANYON, AZ -- Today, U.S. Representative Raúl Grijalva, Chair of the House Natural Resources Committee, announced legislation that would place a permanent moratorium on new mining claims in the Grand Canyon region. Chair Grijalva’s bill, the Grand Canyon Centennial Protection Act, will make the 20-year moratorium established in 2012 by then-Interior Secretary Ken Salazar permanent. All told, the legislation would protect approximately one million acres of public lands north and south of the Grand Canyon.
February 22, 2019
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Representative Joaquin Castro (D-TX), along with more than 222 co-sponsors, introduced a resolution to reverse Trump’s emergency declaration to build a border wall.
February 21, 2019
Dearborn, MI -- On Monday, months after employees raised concerns, Ford alerted federal regulators that there may be problems with its emissions testing. Ford employees noted there may be potential flaws in the way Ford has certified cars’ fuel-economy ratings back in September.
February 21, 2019
Washington, DC -- Today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) announced that it will study eight military bases and adjacent communities where there was long-term exposures to harmful per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).