This morning, Donald Trump rejected the idea that Scott Pruitt could be Attorney General and admitted that Scott Pruitt is “under siege.” Trump has now given Pruitt the same vote of confidence that he gave Rex Tillerson, David Shulkin, an
DENVER, CO -- After just 15 days, today marks the close of the public comment period on a proposal by the Department of the Interior to open public lands near Great Sand Dunes National Park and the Sangre de Cristo Wilderness to destructive drilling, mining and fracking. The proposal is part of a nationwide effort by Interior Secretary Zinke to sell out public lands to the oil and gas industry. All of the parcels set to be auctioned off by Sec.
Washington, DC-- Ryan Zinke has continued to work tirelessly to show his true self as he reveals his future political ambitions. Last Friday, it was revealed that Zinke has said diversity is not important nor a priority for his department-- clarified by his actions that disproportionately affect Native Americans and women working at the department.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Bombshell reporting from the New York Times, “At least five officials at the Environmental Protection Agency, four of them high-ranking, were reassigned or demoted, or requested new jobs in the past year after they raised concerns about the spending and management of the agency’s administrator, Scott Pruitt. “The concerns included unusually large spending on office furniture and first-class travel, as well as certain demands by Mr. Pruitt for security coverage, such as requests for a bulletproof vehicle and an expanded 20-person protective detail, according to people who worked for or with the E.P.A. and have direct knowledge of the situation.”
“It should by now be clear that Scott Pruitt’s scandals are not going to stop coming, and he will continue to humiliate himself and the Trump Administration every additional hour he is in office.” - Maura Cowley, Director of the Sierra Club’s Resist Campaign.
The Maryland House of Delegates joined the Senate in passing the Maryland Metro/Transit Funding Act of 2018 today. The bill provides $167 million of annual dedicated funding to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) Metro system, secures much-needed additional funds for the Maryland Transit Administration and the Baltimore region, and requires additional planning for central Maryland’s transportation future.
ATLANTA, GA - The Atlanta metropolitan area created more than 500 new jobs in the state’s growing solar industry last year, according to a report released by The Solar Foundation. The Atlanta area is now home to 2,910 of solar jobs, an increase of 21% from 2016.
Scott Pruitt’s desperate attempts to save his job and repair his relationship with Donald Trump are unraveling faster than the flow of stories on his unethical actions.
Today, during the White House Press Briefing, Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders was twice asked about the deluge of corruption scandals facing Scott Pruitt.
Washington, D.C. -- This week, teachers in Oklahoma and Kentucky have walked out of their classrooms to demand fair pay and funding to support the educational needs of their students. This growing movement of teachers standing up against austerity to demand better schools for their students and better working conditions for themselves began when teachers in West Virginia walked out and ultimately won major concessions from state elected leaders.
In response, Executive Director of the Sierra Club, Michael Brune, issued the following statement:
