Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is traveling to New York City on Tuesday for a series of events with the United Nations General Assembly during Climate Week. The events include a 2:45 p.m. roundtable with leaders of a range of financial institutions that “have committed to significant climate-related actions.”
Today, thousands of people will join the biggest climate mobilization since the pandemic to urge President Biden and other leaders to stop fossil fuel expansion and extraction.
Today, thousands of people will join the biggest climate mobilization since the pandemic to urge President Biden and other leaders to stop fossil fuel expansion and extraction.
WASHINGTON, DC – The United Auto Workers have announced a strike, as a result of stalled negotiations and its contract expiring with the “Big Three” automakers, Ford, General Motors, and Stellanis.
The U.S. Forest Service announced on Thursday the grantees of its Urban and Community Forestry Program, distributing over $1 billion across 385 proposals.
This Thursday and Friday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit is holding oral arguments on challenges from fossil fuel industry groups, ethanol industry groups, and Republican states on various clean car rules.
Republicans in the House of Representatives will put forward a bill to fast-track permitting of facilities that export methane gas overseas. The House Rules Committee noticed last night that H.R. 1130 could be brought to the floor next week. This move comes as Congress is tasked with passing a bill to fund the government by September 30th.
Analysis also details local communities' exposure to toxic pollution from nearby facilities
Bill is the first of its kind in the nation to expand transparency in corporate emissions
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Biden Administration issued a new report on recommendations for updating the 1872 General Mining Law. Among the proposed reforms are increased Tribal consultation and engagement, a new leasing system, and incorporating climate change and environmental justice factors into the review of mining proposals.