Despite clear evidence that liquified methane gas (LNG) exports are harmful to domestic energy consumers and are disastrous for frontline communities and the climate, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved Commonwealth LNG export terminal, the first such certification in 2.5 years.
Estados Unidos anunció que se une a un memorando global de entendimiento por el que se compromete a ventas exclusivas de camiones y autobuses de cero emisiones para 2040.
Today, on Solutions Day at COP27, the United States announced it is joining a global memorandum of understanding (MOU) calling for 100 percent new zero-emission truck and bus sales by 2040, with an interim goal of 30 percent of new sales by 2030.
In a major setback for wildlife protection and conservation, a federal district court today sided with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service, delaying the restoration of comprehensive Endangered Species Act protections for hundreds of species and the places they call home.
SHARM EL-SHEIKH -- Today at 5 p.m. EET, the Sierra Club’s Senior International Climate and Policy Campaign Director Cherelle Blazer will be co-hosting a climate justice discussion live from COP27 with the #BLAIRISMS’ Blair and Brandon Dottin-Haley. The discussion will focus on what has happened at COP27 so far, what the expectations are for the outcomes at the end of this week, and what the US and other major emitters need to do to do their part to tackle the climate crisis.
Today, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released an Instruction Memorandum (IM) to all field staff, effective immediately, which will inventory and assess habitat connectivity to identify how to manage public lands and best support priority species. This assessment would then be used to inform land use plans and revisions on public lands that the BLM manages.
DALLAS, TX — Today, Sierra Club filed a formal notice of intent to sue the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for failing to impose a Federal Implementation Plan to eliminate harmful levels of sulfur dioxide pollution from Luminant’s Martin Lake coal-fired power plant.
En el Día de la Energía en la COP27, la Agencia Internacional de Energía (AIE) emitió hoy su nuevo reporte titulado “El Carbón en las Transiciones de Cero Emisiones Netas: Estrategias para un cambio rápido, seguro y centrado en la población”.
SHARM EL-SHEIKH — Today on Energy Day at COP27, the International Energy Agency (IEA) released its new report entitled, “Coal In Net Zero Transitions: Strategies for rapid, secure and people-centered change.” The report called for “secure, fair, and affordable” transitions from coal to solar and wind, and found that emissions from existing coal-fired power plants will
Hoy, lunes, la Junta Directiva del Sierra Club seleccionó unánimemente a Ben Jealous como el próximo director ejecutivo de la organización ambiental más duradera e influyente de Estados Unidos.