At a U.S. House Energy and Commerce subcommittee hearing today, Republican politicians repeated disproven claims about the impact of the Biden administration’s proposed carbon pollution standards for fossil fuel power plants, wrongly alleging the standards would raise costs for consumers and threaten energy reliability.
PHILADELPHIA -- This Wednesday, please join us for the premiere of the documentary, “What Needs To Be Done: Six Stories Of Built To Last,” which showcases the interviews of six Hunting Park homeowners who received home repairs through Philadelphia’s Built To Last Program.
Washington, DC – Today, the White House released the Fifth National Climate Assessment (NCA5) that shows the climate crisis is upon us and impacting every community and person across the country. Since the NCA4 in 2018, improvements in scientific research have made even clearer the impact of our greenhouse gas emissions on global warming and the linkage between extreme weather disasters and climate change.
Alcoa Warrick Aluminum Smelting Plant Near Evansville, IN, Hit with Notice of Intent to Sue for Repeatedly Violating Legal Limits for Toxic Metals
NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) intervened to defend a Department of Energy (DOE) efficiency standard for commercial water heaters. The standard was finalized by DOE last month and the American Gas Association, the American Public Gas Association, and the National Propane Gas Association subsequently challenged the rule in an attempt to weaken the standard. NRDC was joined by Earthjustice and Sierra Club in filing the motion to intervene last night.
WHEN: Wednesday, November 15, 2023. 12 - 1 p.m. MST
WHERE: Colorado State Capitol, 200 E Colfax Ave., Denver, CO 80203 - West Steps
WHO: Sierra Club, 350 Colorado, Working Families Party, Mountain Mamas and more.
HOW: Organizations to make statements -- please email noah.rott@sierraclub.org for questions & inquiries.
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LAKE CHARLES, La. — The under-construction Driftwood LNG project in Southwest Louisiana faces further obstacles amid financial woes at parent company Tellurian Inc.
ANCHORAGE, AK — A U.S. District Court ruling today allows ConocoPhillips to plow ahead with a massive oil and gas project that would do significant harm to local communities and the planet. The decision concerns our lawsuit filed in March 2023, just days after the Biden administration approved the controversial Willow project, despite acknowledging and failing to mitigate known harms to Arctic communities, public health, wildlife, and climate.
Financial alliance publishes paper on how financial institutions can measure decarbonization
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — In a win for Kentuckians, regulators at the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) approved Louisville Gas and Electric and Kentucky Utilities’ (LG&E/KU) request to install 877 MW of solar generation and a 500 MWh battery to generate and store power in the state. This decision represents a nine-fold increase in the amount of renewable energy LG&E/KU provide today.