This afternoon, the House Natural Resources Committee will hold a hearing on the “SECURE American Energy Act.” The bill aims to expand oil and gas drilling by rolling back federal regulations and removing protections for America’s public lands and waters.
The Sierra Club launched a campaign calling on Governor Rick Scott and Florida Power & Light CEO Eric Silagy to drop plans to expand the gas-burning power plant in Dania Beach.
BONN, GERMANY -- Today, Syria announced that it will join the Paris Agreement, leaving the United States as the only country in the world who has indicated that they will not to participate in the Accord. Under the Obama administration, the U.S. had helped lead negotiations, crafting the global agreement. The Trump administration is attempting to withdraw America from the agreement using incorrect statements and baseless claims about it as rational.
Washington, DC -- Today, the D.C. Circuit of Appeals granted a temporary stay on construction of the fracked gas Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and Williams, the company behind the project, had sought to rush construction of the pipeline before petitioners’ case was reviewed.
TransCanada, the Canadian company behind the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, is pushing the Alberta government to buy capacity in the proposed pipeline as the company continues to struggle to line up interested buyers for the project.
Oakland, CA -- The Sierra Club announced today that it has hired Lindi von Mutius to serve as Sierra Club's new Chief of Staff, starting November 7.
WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. government released major scientific reports today that further strengthen the connection between human activity and the climate crisis. As part of the Congressionally mandated National Climate Assessment, which is required by law to be issued every four years, the government released a series of documents today that includes a final version of the Climate Science Special report.
Baltimore, MD--The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) denied a request by eight Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states today to require a handful of states to the west and south of them to participate in additional safeguards reducing smog pollution in the region.
For months, the Interior Department, Bureau of Land Management, and the White House Council on Environmental Quality have repeatedly failed to answer the public’s Freedom of Information Act requests for information related to the Trump administration’s ongoing review of national monuments—protected federal lands and waters that belong to the American people. Today, Earthjustice filed a lawsuit on behalf of six organizations whose requests for information on national monuments have been met with radio silence.
In an interview with NPR’s 1A today, Deputy Interior Secretary David Bernhardt defended a proposal by Interior Secretary Zinke to raise entry fees at some national parks by as much as 200%, saying the cost is on par with what it costs his family to see a 3-D movie.