LARAMIE, WY --The Wyoming Game and Fish Department will hold a public meeting tonight to gather input on how grizzly bears should be managed in the state. Wyoming joined Montana and Idaho in taking over management of grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone region following the animal's removal from the Endangered Species list.
BONN, GERMANY-- In just a few minutes at the COP23 climate talks, the Trump Administration will be hosting an event to celebrate coal, fracked gas and nuclear fuels.
Leading environmental, health, scientific and business organizations today applauded the announcement by seven states and Washington, D.C. of plans to develop a regional policy to reduce carbon pollution from the transportation sector. The move was endorsed today by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), Acadia Center, Sierra Club, and Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), and five other groups.
Annapolis, MD -- Today eight Northeastern states and jurisdictions, including Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Connecticut, Delaware, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington, D.C., announced their plans to share approaches and develop regional policies to enable greater access to clean mobility opportunities, reducing carbon pollution from transportation fuels, creating jobs, and growing their economies.
This week, Wells Fargo announced that 100 percent of its global electricity consumption for 2017 will be met with renewable energy. However, the bank continues its support for fossil fuel companies, including loans to TransCanada, the company behind the controversial proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline.
Sierra Club Military Outdoors today released its 2018 military and veteran adventure calendar. The calendar includes trips throughout the summer and fall designed to support our military and veteran communities and their families. To view full list of trip offerings and sign up visit: https://www.sierraclub.org/military-outdoors-2018
St. Paul, MN -- Today, the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) announced that they will not reschedule a public hearing on the proposed Line 3 tar sands pipeline in St. Cloud. The hearing was scheduled to be held on October 26th but was canceled due to logistical concerns from the city.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Senate Republicans release a regressive tax scheme every bit as bad as the House version.
In the latest move to keep the public out of public lands, E&E News is reporting that the Trump administration is planning to permanently end recreational use on the National Mall. The proposal looks at closing 28 athletic fields on the National Mall and at Rock Creek Park.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the Environmental Protection Agency reopened -- with intent to repeal -- a portion of the emissions rule for heavy duty trucks. The repeal would declassify "glider kits" as new vehicles or engines, making them no longer subject to air pollution control requirements. EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt announced his intent to revisit the glider loophole that was just closed in August of 2016.