Senate Defeats Multiple Assaults on Clean Air Act
On April 6th, the U.S. Senate beat back multiple assaults on the Clean Air Act and attempts to handcuff the[…]
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Blockbuster Agreement Takes 18 Dirty TVA Coal-Fired Power Plant Units Offline
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) board of directors approved a landmark agreement with three citizen groups, four states and the U.S.[…]
Read moreEPA Proposes Strong Safeguards to Protect Children from Toxic Mercury
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed a critical air quality standard to protect Americans against life-threatening air pollution such as[…]
Read moreToxic Tar Sands Pipeline Draws Scrutiny From State Department
The State Department is calling for further examination for the Keystone XL pipeline, proposed to carry toxic tar sands oil[…]
Read moreMillennium Withdraws Permit Application For Coal Export Mega-Terminal In Longview, WA
Millennium Bulk Logistics withdrew its permit application for a proposed mega-terminal for coal export to Asia in Longview, Washington. The[…]
Read moreSierra Club Response, Presidential Press Conference on Rising Oil Prices
The Sierra Club’s executive director Michael Brune released the following statement regarding President Obama’s press conference on concerns about rising oil[…]
Read moreAgreement Reached to Retire Only Coal-Fired Power Plant in Washington
The Sierra Club has announced that the Washington State Senate approved a landmark agreement between the Sierra Club, Governor Chris Gregoire and[…]
Read moreNew Report: Securing a Clean Energy Future for the Northeast
The Sierra Club released a new report detailing the steps necessary for northeastern states to lock in clean energy advances. The[…]
Read moreNew Report: Clean Air Act Saves Millions of Lives, Trillions of Dollars
The Clean Air Act will have saved Americans roughly $2 trillion by 2020 and prevented as many as 230,000 premature[…]
Read moreEPA Issues Final Standard to Protect Americans from Boilers’ Toxic Air Pollution
On February 23rd, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released a final health standard that will limit emissions of mercury, lead,[…]
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