Portland, OR – Today, public health professionals, Multnomah County residents, youth activists, and community organizations delivered a petition with more than 1,000 signatures urging Multnomah County officials to require all-electric new buildings and to plan a just transition away from polluting and dangerous fossil fuel infrastructure in existing buildings.
Esta tarde, el Senador Joe Manchin publicó el texto de un proyecto de ley que reformaría profundamente los requisitos de permisos federales en virtud de la Ley de Política Ambiental Nacional (NEPA) y la Ley de Agua Limpia.
El Senado aprobó por 69 votos a favor y 27 en contra la Enmienda de Kigali al Protocolo de Montreal, finalizando un proceso que empezó con un acuerdo de 150 países en 2016.
Washington, DC – This afternoon, Senator Joe Manchin released the text of legislation that would overhaul federal permitting requirements under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the Clean Water Act.
Washington, DC – This afternoon, Senator Joe Manchin released the text of legislation that would overhaul federal permitting requirements under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the Clean Water Act.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the Senate voted 69-27 to ratify the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol, finalizing the amendment that was first agreed upon by 150 nations in 2016. The Kigali Amendment aims to phase out the use of dangerous hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), potentially avoiding half a degree Celsius of warming by the end of the century. Hydrofluorocarbons have become the fastest-growing greenhouse gasses in the U.S. and are emitted annually at a rate exceeding 150 million metric tons of CO2 — the equivalent emissions of about 40 coal-fired power plants.
Media outlets reported today that major US banks are threatening to leave the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ) over concerns that updated criteria around financing of new fossil fuel projects may make the banks vulnerable to legal challenges from fossil fuel-aligned politicians.
(Oakland, California) – A Tennessee congressman who has been a leader on energy and social justice issues, a Native American environmental activist, and a photographer who has captured the beauty of America’s national parks and national monuments are among those receiving awards from the Sierra Club this year.
The U.S. Department of Energy has agreed to review energy efficiency standards for 20 categories of consumer and commercial appliances and equipment, as part of a settlement approved today in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Updating the 20 overdue standards would mean huge savings for U.S. consumers and businesses, approximately $650 billion in cumulative utility bill savings through 2050. This action will also prevent between 970 and over 1800 million metric tons of carbon emissions over the same period according to an analysis by the Appliance Standards Awareness Project.
En una decisión positiva, largamente esperada para mejorar la calidad del aire, la Agencia de Protección Ambiental (EPA) finalizó decisiones que decenas de áreas en las que viven millones de estadounidenses han fracasado en su intento de lograr los Estándares Nacionales de Calidad del Aire de 2008 y 2015.