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Ocean Farmers Begin 3-Day Journey to 'Climate March by Sea'
By Jonathan Hahn On President Trump's first Earth Day in the White House, he declared on Twitter that "we celebrate our beautiful forests, lakes and lands"—an amiable if blasé arm-punch to the planet...
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450 Groups to Trump: 'Americans Want More Protected Public Lands, Not Less'
More than 450 organizations representing millions of members across the country sent a letter on Tuesday to President Donald Trump , Interior Sec. Ryan Zinke and Commerce Sec. Wilbur Ross in...
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After DAPL, Pipeline Fight Moves to Louisiana
By Matt Smith The next big pipeline battle is shaping up in the marshes of southwestern Louisiana. The standoff at the Standing Rock Sioux reservation against the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) has...
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Hanover Becomes First New Hampshire Town to Commit to 100% Renewables
The town of Hanover, New Hampshire voted Tuesday night to establish a goal of transitioning to 100 percent clean and renewable energy by 2050. The article approved at Tuesday's town meeting sets a...
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Scientists Resign From EPA in Protest
As reported by POLITICO Pro, scientists resigned Friday from an U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) advisory panel in protest of Administrator Scott Pruitt's recent decision not to reappoint...
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This Coal Plant Just Became the 253rd Since 2010 to Announce Retirement
Jacksonville's municipal electric utility, JEA and Florida Power & Light formally agreed Tuesday to retire the St. John's River Power Park coal-fired power plant in early 2018. The 1,358 megawatt...
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One Dead, Three Injured in Anadarko Oil Tank Explosion
By Lena Moffitt An oil tanker in Mead, Colorado exploded , killing one and injuring three on Thursday. Authorities are continuing to investigate the cause of the explosion. The death is the third...
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685,000+ Send Comments in Support of Bears Ears National Monument
A coalition of conservation groups and others announced Thursday that a historic number of comments and petitions of support have been submitted to the U.S. Department of the Interior in support of...
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FERC Rejects Rover Pipeline's Drilling Request
By Cheryl Johncox The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) rejected on Thursday Energy Transfer Partners' request to resume horizontal directional drilling at two sites for its Rover fracked...
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Landmark Resolution Could Pave Way for Cities to Go 100% Renewables
U.S. Conference of Mayors Vice President Mayor Steve Benjamin along with his Mayors for 100% Clean Energy co-chairs introduced a landmark resolution Wednesday to the U.S. Conference of Mayors that...
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FERC Announces Investigation into Energy Transfer's Rover Pipeline
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) notified Energy Transfer Partners Thursday that it was conducting an investigation into the construction of the fracked gas Rover Pipeline . The...
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Groups Sue Trump's EPA for Rolling Back Climate Standards
By Joanne Spalding and Andres Restrepo The Sierra Club and its allies sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator Scott Pruitt today for delaying crucial safeguards that reduce...
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15 Top Groups Divest from 'Pipeline Banks'
Coming on the heels of last week's announcement to abandon the Paris climate accord , a group of leading national social change organizations announced Tuesday that they are divesting funds from...
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Santa Barbara Joins Clean Energy Revolution, Commits to 100% Renewables
Santa Barbara, California became the 30th city in the country to commit to transitioning to 100 percent renewable energy . The Santa Barbara City Council approved a measure Tuesday that establishes a...
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Illinois Legislators to Trump: We Will Not Role Back Historic Environmental Laws
Illinois state legislators announced Friday a series of legislative proposals that would block any weakened environmental and worker protection standards from taking effect in Illinois, and also...
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118 U.S. Mayors Endorse 100% Renewable Energy Goals
The Sierra Club released a new analysis Friday that found that transitioning all 1,400+ U.S. Conference of Mayors member-cities to 100 percent clean and renewable electricity will significantly reduce...
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The Rise and Fall of Coal in America
By Katie O'Reilly Two years ago—long before coal became one of the most dominant and controversial symbols of the 2016 presidential election— Bloomberg Philanthropies approached production company...
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Is Giant Sequoia National Monument Next on the Hit List?
By Jason Mark Sequoiadendron giganteum. That's the scientific name for the giant sequoia: the mammoth trees found in California's Sierra Nevada that are the largest organisms on Earth, and among the...
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Major Crack Down on Energy Transfer's 'Perilous Behavior' During Rover...
The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (OEPA) announced Monday an unprecedented unilateral order in response to Energy Transfer Partner's fracked gas Rover pipeline's 27 violations. The announcement...
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Lyft to Power 1 Billion Automated Electric Car Rides Per Year by 2025
By Gina Coplon-Newfield If you think the only way to drive electric is to buy electric, then think again. From ride sharing to car sharing, and short-term rentals to typical rental cars, the auto...
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