Washington, DC -- Today, the Sierra Club and its partners filed a lawsuit challenging BLM’s recent decision to suspend key parts of a rule designed to reduce waste by limiting methane pollution from oil and gas operations on public lands.
Denver, Colo. -- Today, Denver Mayor Michael Hancock concluded his State of the City address by issuing a bold vision for powering Denver with 100 percent clean, renewable energy like wind and solar. Mayor Hancock’s endorsement represents a significant first step towards Denver ultimately adopting a goal of transitioning to 100 percent clean, renewable energy.
Cleveland, OH -- Today, the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (OEPA) announced an unprecedented unilateral order in response to Energy Transfer’s fracked gas Rover Pipeline’s 27 violations. The announcement comes after ETP Rover had more spills last week near the Tuscarawas River.
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HAMBURG, GERMANY -- At the conclusion of this year’s contentious G-20 summit, the countries released a communique on climate that placed Donald Trump starkly at odds with every other nation present.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Donald Trump’s EPA Administrator, Scott Pruitt, attempted to discredit the Clean Water Rule by pressuring his agency and the Army Corps of Engineers to dispute their own 2015 economic analysis of the rule.
In response, Dalal Aboulhosn, Sierra Club’s Deputy Legislative Director for Land and Water, released the following statement:
ATLANTA, GA—EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt was in Georgia today with Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue for a “Back to Basics Tour,” in the wake of Pruitt’s decision to get rid of the federal Clean Water Rule—a bedrock protection against dangerous pollution contaminating America’s waterways and drinking water supplies.
This short-sighted, horrible decision once again puts polluters’ profits above Georgia’s public health.
Washington, DC -- Today, Mike Pence’s office confirmed that the commissioned established to investigate Donald Trump’s thoroughly debunked claims that 2-3 million Americans voted illegally in the 2016 election will run the state voter files previously requested against federal database to check for “fraudulent” registrations. Voting experts note that this is certain to produce thousands of false positives, which this administration could use to spread its made-up claim of mass voter fraud.
Denver, Colorado -- Today, joined by Governor John Hickenlooper and Mayor Michael Hancock, Emerald Exposition announced that Denver has landed the largest outdoor trade show in the world, the Outdoor Retailer Show. This will provide Colorado, and specifically Denver, with a $45 million economic impact to our community. The move highlights the important work that Louis Benitz, the head of the Outdoor Recreation Industry Office and Visit Denver, has done to show off Colorado’s immense potential in hosting Outdoor Retailer here in our great state.
FRANCE -- Ahead of the G20 summit, France’s new Ecology Minister Nicolas Hulot announced that France will end sales of gasoline and diesel-powered vehicles by 2040.