September 20, 2023
‘The time is now’ to transform America’s industrial sector
Press Releases
September 20, 2023
Final rule excludes key provision on ESG labeling, which should be addressed soon in additional rulemaking process
September 20, 2023
Burning gas, oil, and propane in furnaces and water heaters generates a staggering 23% of Connecticut’s nitrogen oxide (NOx) pollution, more than eight times as much as the state’s power plants, according to a report released today from Save the Sound, Conservation Law Foundation, Sierra Club Connecticut, and RMI.
September 19, 2023
Thirty six climate and environmental justice organizations sent a letter urging Speaker Kevin McCarthy and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries to oppose H.R.1130 – Unlocking Our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2023. This bill would strip away the federal government’s responsibility to examine the full impacts of liquefied natural gas (LNG) on consumer energy prices, national security, the environment, and local communities.
September 20, 2023
The White House announced today the creation of the American Climate Corps, which will offer young people the training and services needed for careers in the clean energy and climate resilience fields.
September 20, 2023
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Biden-Harris Administration launched the American Climate Corps, prioritizing environmental justice projects that meet the Administration’s Justice40 Initiative goals.
September 19, 2023
Este día en el 2017, a las 6:15 am, el Huracán María de categoría 4 entra por Yabucoa y arrasa a Puerto Rico dejando el 100% del archipiélago a oscuras. A 6 años después, la tragedia causada por el Huracán María y los problemas que quedaron al descubierto perduran en la actualidad. [English Below]
September 19, 2023
oday, more than 185 organizations delivered a letter to Congress urging legislators to remove language - Section 219 - in the FY24 House appropriations bill that fast-tracks the construction of a new federal prison in Letcher County, Kentucky, costing taxpayers more than $505 million dollars. Section 219 would also allow the prison to bypass the federal environmental review process and make the prison and its operations nearly immune from judicial oversight.
September 19, 2023
La Crosse, WI – Last week, Dairyland Power shared that they had applied for the USDA’s Empowering Rural America program, or New ERA, aimed at aiding rural electric co-ops such as Dairyland in accelerating their transition to clean energy.
US Department of Treasury Publishes Principles for Financial Institutions’ Net-Zero Transition Plans
September 19, 2023
Agency fails to provide detailed guidance for robust implementation of climate commitments