DENVER CO -- Huerfano County Commissioners today asked for oil and gas leases near Great Sand Dunes National Park and the Sangre de Cristo Wilderness be deferred. The Commission voted in favor of asking the Bureau of Land Management to hold off on leasing the sensitive lands until further study can be completed on the impacts of dirty fuel development would have on the area’s waters and environment. The vote follows concerns raised by Citizens for Huerfano County and other community members.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. House of Representatives has attached a toxic rider to their Energy and Water Appropriations Bill that would repeal the 2015 Clean Water Rule. The Obama era safeguard would protect drinking water for more than 117 million Americans and protect millions of acres of wetlands and millions of miles of streams across the country against dangerous pollutants.
Today, more than 675,000 public comments were submitted to the Department of the Interior in opposition to Secretary Zinke’s plan to hold a lease sale for drilling in the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
Today, Plug In America and the Sierra Club released the AchiEVe: Model State & Local Policies to Accelerate Electric Vehicle Adoption toolkit. This policy guide details the most effective policies for growing the electric vehicle (EV) market at the state, city, and local levels.
Tulsa, OK—Yesterday, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt granted the request by his home state of Oklahoma to exempt coal ash dumps from federal oversight. This decision puts the health and welfare of Oklahomans at risk and it violates federal law. The move is especially shocking in light of evidence that every coal ash dump in the state tested positive for toxic contamination in nearby groundwater.
A bombshell report from Politico this morning details Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke’s shady foundation dealings and land development deals that have been mixed with oil behemoth Halliburton’s chairman.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Currently, thousands of children are being separated from their families in the United States as they seek asylum from the violence in their countries. The U.N. Human Rights Office has deemed this practice against international law, but so far the Trump administration is ignoring them.
TALLAHASSEE, FLA—The Sierra Club and allies filed comments opposing the air permit for a fracked gas plant at TECO’s Big Bend Power Station, near Tampa, because the permit neglects critical public health safeguards and fails to evaluate, much less mitigate, the plant's contribution to climate damage over its proposed 30-year lifespan.
The Sierra Club and Ohio Environmental Council formally requested that the federal Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement take immediate action to address widespread violations of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (“SMCRA”) in Ohio.
Chicago, IL -- Today, the Illinois Chapter of the Sierra Club and Friends of the Chicago River provided notice of their intent to sue the Chicago Trump International Hotel and Tower over its continuing violation of the Clean Water Act. It appears that Trump Tower in Chicago has not fulfilled several legal requirements of the Clean Water Act over the past four years.