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.
Press Releases
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
September 18, 2023
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.”
September 17, 2023
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.
September 17, 2023
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.
September 15, 2023
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.
September 14, 2023
The U.S. Forest Service announced on Thursday the grantees of its Urban and Community Forestry Program, distributing over $1 billion across 385 proposals.