WASHINGTON, DC – A new report released today, Trading Away Our Climate: How Corporations Use Trade and Investment Agreements to Undermine Action on Climate Change, highlights how fossil fuel companies worldwide threaten climate progress through outdated trade agreements that favor corporate interests over the public good.
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $875 million in awards for the Clean School Bus Program, which will fund the purchase of over 3,400 school buses in over 530 school districts. 92 percent of the buses will be electric, and almost half of the projects (45 percent) are located in low-income, rural, and tribal communities and will receive two-third (67 percent) of the total funding, advancing the Biden-Harris administration’s Justice40 initiative.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Community members with Safe, Affordable, Good Energy for Tennessee and Sunrise Nashville will host an exclusive showing on Thursday of the powerful documentary “King Coal” followed by an activist panel to discuss the Tennessee Valley Authority’s proposed buildout of methane gas infrastructure.
Today, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN) reintroduced the End Polluter Welfare Act, the most comprehensive legislative proposal to address the billions in special interest subsidies that disproportionately flow to the oil, gas, and coal industries. The reintroduction comes with the support of over 300 environmental, climate, consumer protection, and frontline organizations who have signed an organizational letter backing the legislation.
Denver, CO — Yesterday, Gov. Polis signed HB24-1370 "Reduce Cost of Use of Natural Gas" into law, launching a process that will encourage community pilot projects across the state to reduce expensive and polluting methane gas infrastructure. Learnings from these pilots will be critical in accelerating the transition away from gas, saving utility customers money, increasing efficiency, creating local jobs, and ultimately cutting dangerous climate and air pollution.
NEW YORK, NY – This week, the last two major US banks, JPMorgan Chase and Morgan Stanley, held their Annual General Meetings (AGMs), where shareholders voted on several investor proposals calling for stronger transparency on energy financing and impacts on Indigenous Peoples' rights. So far this season, investors have consistently demanded more transparency on similar resolutions at other major US banks.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – One year ago, a conservative majority on the Supreme Court issued its opinion in Sackett v. EPA, gutting clean water protections for millions of Americans. The case was backed by corporate polluters to dismantle the Clean Water Act by narrowing the definition of the Waters of the United States (WOTUS).
New York, NY – A group of thirteen trustees and state financial officers, including New York City Comptroller Brad Lander and California Treasurer Fiona Ma, filed an exempt solicitation urging major asset managers to vote against ExxonMobil Director Joseph Hooley and CEO Darren Woods at the upcoming annual general meeting on May 29, 2024.
The Regional Haze Rule, a program established under the Clean Air Act, could be one of the most effective ways to clean up air quality and visibility in iconic national parks like Utah’s Mighty Five, Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming, and Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota. The rule requires states to consult with the Environmental Protection Agency, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the U.S. Forest Service to develop and implement air quality protection plans to reduce the pollution that causes visibility impairment.
WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Wildlife advocates appeared twice at the Department of Interior this week, urging Secretary of Interior Deb Haaland and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to maintain Endangered Species Act protections for grizzly bears in the Northern Rockies.