March 29, 2023
Permit would allow MVP to disregard water quality protections that will have lasting effects on Virginia waterways
Press Releases
March 29, 2023
SAN FRANCISCO — Conservation groups filed an appeal today in the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals challenging a lower court ruling allowing exploratory drilling in California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains that threatens an endangered fish and a dwindling population of bi-state sage grouse.
March 29, 2023
Today, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is hosting an environmental justice and equity roundtable. In a series of panels, FERC Commissioners will explore ways to better uphold these important values in their decisions, which include pipeline permitting, interstate transmission line siting, and liquefied methane gas export facility approvals. The impact of these decisions have historically had an outsized impact on low-income communities and communities of color who bear the burden of pollution and often experience the worst impacts of climate change. Sierra Club’s Executive Director Ben Jealous will participate in the first panel.
March 28, 2023
A coalition of environmental, public health, and community groups submitted nearly 600,000 public comments to EPA in support of strong national ambient air quality standards for soot
28 de marzo de 2023
Tras años de activismo en Estados Unidos y Europa, el bando francés Société Générale confirmó anoche que ha retirado su apoyo financiero al altamente controvertido proyecto Rio Grande LNG de gas fósil en el puerto de Brownsville.
March 27, 2023
Société Générale confirms end to financial support for controversial project; US and French activists have targeted bank since 2017
March 27, 2023
A new report out today from Greenlink Analytics shows a large disparity between the energy burden faced by different communities across Jacksonville, from a low of 1.7% to as high as 13%. Energy burden is the percent of income spent on electricity and gas bills. The national average percentage of household earnings going towards energy costs is roughly 4%.
March 24, 2023
WASHINGTON — Calling it “a step in the right direction,” the Metro Electric Bus Coalition was pleasantly surprised yesterday when Metro managers released their new, updated Zero-Emission Bus Plan, which shaved three years off the original schedule to transition its 1,600 buses to a zero-emission fleet. Metro’s target date for reaching a 100-percent zero-emission fleet is now 2042, not 2045. Metro is also planning to stop buying fossil fuel buses by 2027. The coalition urged Metro to move even faster.
March 24, 2023
WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, the House Energy and Commerce Committee took up the so-called Homeowner Energy Freedom Act. This bill would repeal programs for energy efficiency, home electrification rebates, and workforce development included in the Inflation Reduction Act.
March 23, 2023
Bold new statement published by Ceres and We Mean Business Coalition