Memphis, Tenn. — A new report shows that the White Bluff and Independence coal-fired power plants operated by the largest utility in Arkansas, Entergy, emit enough pollution to raise the levels of unhealthy ozone smog in the Memphis area.
Advocates plan for huge anti-border wall event in Santa Ana Wildlife Refuge.
The Clean Power Coalition - Southeast Wisconsin is urging We Energies to improve both its air quality monitoring and data reporting to better protect the health of families living near the utility’s coal-burning Oak Creek and Elm Road power plants. On behalf of the Clean Power Coalition, Steve Slavens, Chair of the organization’s Data Committee, has sent a letter today to Kevin Fletcher, President of We Energies.
Today, environmental groups, Tribes, Youth Climate Intervenors, and other stakeholders submitted their briefs on Enbridge’s proposed Line 3 tar sands pipeline. In their briefs, the groups laid out the reasons Enbridge should not be granted the permits to build this tar sands pipeline through Minnesota, and the threats it would pose to the state’s land, water, and communities, as well as our climate.
As reported in The Hill, in congruence with the DC Auto Show, the Sierra Club released a video calling out Ford for their work with the Trump administration to roll back the clean car standards. The video, targeted to the DC region, is accompanied by a petition calling on Ford to support strong clean car standards.
Washington, DC -- Today, the Department of the Interior dismissed a reporter’s inquiry on whether a department staffer -- and the daughter of a longtime Peabody Energy executive -- had recused herself from matters relating to the coal company as “alarmist speculation.” This comes one day after it was revealed that Zinke has failed to d
Today marks the start of the DC Auto Show. Despite recent claims of investment in electric vehicles by Ford, the auto company isn’t showcasing any of their electric vehicles. As a part of the Auto Alliance, Ford is lobbying the Trump administration to roll back vehicle fuel efficiency and greenhouse gas emissions standards.
Washington, DC -- Today, under cover from the government shutdown, Ryan Zinke signed a land swap deal that will enable construction of a road through the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge. In doing so, Trump and Ryan Zinke will reverse wildlife protections that have preserved the refuge for decades.
In response, Sierra Club Our Wild America Director Lena Moffitt released the following statement:
WASHINGTON, DC. - Today, the Senate is poised to vote on Mitch McConnell's proposal to end the Trump shutdown without addressing the DACA crisis created by the President.
WASHINGTON, DC. - The United States Federal Government shut down tonight after the Republican Party, which controls all branches of government, failed to appropriate the funding that would allow the government to continue operating. The shutdown was precipitated by Donald Trump’s decision to rescind the DACA program, subsequently allowing no workable solution, and all the while pressing for what is widely recognized as an expensive and environmentally destructive border wall boondoggle.