January 10, 2024
Conservation groups sued the U.S. Forest Service today for failing to protect streams in the Cherry River watershed from the harmful effects of coal hauling in the Monongahela National Forest.
Press Releases
January 9, 2024
BOSTON, MA. – Today, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu delivered her second State of the City address. In outlining her vision for the city, Wu announced plans to construct nearly 3,000 new, energy-efficient public housing units, bringing cleaner air and reduced energy costs to the city’s low-income residents. Wu also announced a partnership with National Grid to launch Boston’s first-ever networked geothermal system set to deliver clean heating and cooling to nearly 350 families living in the Franklin Field community.
January 9, 2024
A report today indicates the Biden administration is considering updating the criteria it uses to determine whether an application for exporting liquified gas, known as LNG, is in the public interest. According to POLITICO, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is “reviewing whether it is properly accounting for the climate impacts from a proposed project as well as the national security and the domestic economic consequences.”
January 8, 2024
BOSTON, MA. – Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the recipients of the Clean School Bus Program grants, awarding $965 million to 280 school districts. As part of the program, Boston has received $20 million in funding to procure 50 electric buses and charging infrastructure.
January 8, 2024
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the recipients of the Clean School Bus Program grants. EPA will grant $965 million for 280 school districts to purchase clean school buses.
January 3, 2024
NANTUCKET, MA. – After years of tireless work from grassroots groups, labor unions, and government officials, Vineyard Wind, the nation’s first utility-scale offshore wind farm, is officially online. Sierra Club Massachusetts and its Cape Cod group submitted hundreds of pieces of testimony and comment to state legislators, local municipalities, and the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management over the last 15 years to encourage the development of a responsible offshore wind industry in America. Sierra Club applauds the monumental achievement from Avangrid and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) and is excited for our new energy future.
January 2, 2024
Boise, ID - The Idaho Public Utilities Commission (PUC) quietly closed out 2023 by rebuffing experts and voting to approve Idaho Power's controversial new rooftop solar compensation rates after years of public, expert and environmental community pushback. The commission also approved a lopsided electric rate increase that will disproportionately impact low-income customers.
January 2, 2024
Recently, DC announced its formal adoption of the Advanced Clean Cars (ACC) II Rule, which requires auto manufacturers to ensure that every new light-duty car sold in the District is a zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) by 2035.
December 27, 2023
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today marks the fiftieth anniversary of the Endangered Species Act, one of the bedrock environmental laws of the United States, coming into force.
Overwhelming majorities in both the United States House of Representatives and Senate passed the Act. Since it was signed into law by President Richard Nixon, the Endangered Species Act has become one of the most significant environmental laws in U.S. history. It has saved from extinction 99 percent of all the species listed for protection.
December 22, 2023
ALBANY, NY -- Today, Governor Kathy Hochul signed the Birds and Bees Protection Act into law. The new law will eliminate 80-90 percent of the toxic class of pesticides called neonicotinoids, or neonics for short, from entering New York’s environment. The law will prohibit the use of unneeded neonic coatings on corn, soybean, and wheat seeds and non-agricultural lawn and garden uses.