WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, on acting EPA Administrator Wheeler’s 100th day as head of the Agency, the EPA subtly changed his title from “Acting Administrator” to “Administrator.” This comes despite Wheeler not having yet been formally nominated or confirmed to the position by the Senate.
SAN ANTONIO, TX -- Today, Will Hurd was added onto the list of Congressional representatives the Sierra Club is working to oust as part of its “Fossil Fools 2018” campaign. Fossil Fools is an aggressive midterm electoral ad campaign, launched early this month by the Sierra Club Political Committee, targeting nearly a dozen incumbent Congressional Republicans and candidates for defeat.
Former coal lobbyist and acting Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator Andrew Wheeler shamelessly took credit for the Obama Administration’s environmental achievements today when he touted Greenhouse Gas Reduction (GHG) numbers for 2017.
Yesterday, The Hill reported that a Trump political appointee will take over as the head inspector general (IG) overseeing investigations at the Department of the Interior. Suzanne Israel Tufts previously worked at the Department of Housing and Urban Development, where she replaced a career staffer who was demoted after refusing to sign off on HUD Secretary Ben Carson’s purchase of a $31,000 dining set.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today marks 100 days since Andrew Wheeler took the reigns as acting Environmental Protection Agency administrator. On average since accepting the position, Wheeler has made decisions to attack public health, clean air and water, and our climate every three days.
The Hill reported that a Trump political appointee will soon take over as the head inspector general (IG) overseeing investigations at the Department of the Interior.
MIAMI, FLORIDA: The Florida Chapter of the Sierra Club today announced its endorsement of Debbie Mucarsel-Powell in Florida’s 26th District.
BALTIMORE, MD — The Center for Biological Diversity, the Sierra Club and the Center for Environmental Health filed a formal notice of intent to sue the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today for failing to ensure that seven states, including Maryland, have effective plans in place for reducing harmful sulfur dioxide air pollution being emitted from coal-fired power plants.
Last night, on 60 Minutes, President Trump continued to deny climate science, questioning whether it is man made (it is)Trump’s denial comes in spite of scientific consensus from scientists at NOAA, NASA and the Pentagon, a recent IPCC report with dire warnings for our future if pollution goes unchecked, and a deadly hurricane season escalated by climate change.
New York, NY -- Acclaimed filmmaker Darren Aronofsky has teamed up with Generation Z activists from all over the country who are calling on their peers to vote in the midterm elections and the Sierra Club Voter Education Fund. Produced by Aronofsky’s Protozoa Pictures and Chromista, the video features people active in movements for indigenous rights, gun control, rights for the disabled, immigrant rights, climate justice, and transgender equality, among others, passionately advocating for participation in this November’s election.