WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Sierra Club has launched digital ad campaigns across Arizona and Tennessee in opposition to the Senate Republican leadership’s deeply unfair tax scheme. The ad calls on Arizonans and Tennesseans to let their Senators know that this tax bill is unacceptable.
WASHINGTON, D.C. –The Department of the Interior has extended the comment period for the public to weigh in on proposed rate hikes. The move comes amidst widespread opposition to the fee increases. At an event this morning, park advocates delivered more than 150,000 comments against the proposal, which would raise entry fees at 17 of the most popular national parks across the country, including Yellowstone, Grand Canyon and Shenandoah.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Sierra Club has launched a digital ad campaign across Tennessee in opposition to the Senate Republican leadership’s deeply unfair tax scheme. The ad calls on Tennesseans to let Sen. Corker know that this tax bill is unacceptable.
San Juan, PR -- Late yesterday, Whitefish Energy, the company who landed a now canceled $300 million no-bid contract to help repair power lines in Puerto Rico, is now claiming they’re owed $83 million, and has stopped all work in the Commonwealth. A number of power lines Whitefish worked on, have since failed.
Congress is continuing to investigate the politically connected Whitefish Energy and how the two person company landed the contract despite having no experience.
Washington, DC -- Last week, Republican Congressman Carlos Curbelo’s Climate Solutions Caucus announced they would admit Congressman Matt Gaetz -- someone who refuses to acknowledge humans’ role in climate change -- into their caucus. Gaetz supported Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement, and made news earlier this year when he proposed legislation to “terminate” the Environmental Protection Agency.
Today, 13 environmental groups working on clean transportation solutions sent a letter to the United States Postal Service (USPS) urging them to select plug-in electric vehicles (EVs) for the next generation of delivery trucks. A switch to electric delivery trucks will both benefit the health of employees and neighborhood residents by reducing their exposure to harmful emissions, and will cut down on fuel and maintenance costs while helping the Postal Service meet its sustainability goals.
Just a few months after winning the landmark Sabal Trail case, the Sierra Club filed comments slamming the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for failing to comply with the court’s decision.
Lincoln, NE -- The Nebraska Public Service Commission’s (PSC) decision today on the route permit for the controversial Keystone XL tar sands pipeline is a serious setback for TransCanada, the company behind the proposed project.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Groups will gather in front of the Department of the Interior building tomorrow to deliver a message of thankfulness for America’s national parks and a call for Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to abandon plans for a rate hike that could prevent people from continuing to enjoy them. The event takes place the same day as the annual White House turkey pardon.