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ENERGY · Sierra Club: US utility clean-energy scores hit new low
Sierra Club's annual report card says American utilities are building more gas plants and delaying coal retirements even as data-center demand soars.
Read the rest at: https://thedailyfathom.com/energy/2026-09-26/
One Roll: EV Show and Tell
I photographed an EV Show and Tell at the Montgomery Farmers Market. #fujicolor200 #filmisnotdead
Sierra Club Strongly Opposes Bill to Give Legal Immunity to Fossil Fuel Companies
‘Not a serious investigation’; U.S. Rep. Huffman slams Republican probe into environmental groups https://www.byteseu.com/2366149/ #BruceWesterman #CenterForBiologicalDiversity #Democrat #Earthjustice #environment #JaredHuffman #NaturalResourcesCommittee #Politics #Republican #SierraClub #USHouseOfRepresentatives #USHouseOfRepresentativesCommitteeOnNaturalResources #WesternWatershedsProject
#Wisconsin Groups Call on #Evers to Halt #Enbridge #Line5 Following #MajorSpill
by Native News Online Staff, September 11, 2026
"Tribal leaders and organizations from across the #GreatLakes Region called on Wisconsin Gov. #TonyEvers (D) Thursday to halt Enbridge’s Line 5 reroute project and take action against the company following a major #NaturalGas liquids spill in northern Wisconsin.
"The press conference came two weeks after an Enbridge #pipeline rupture released approximately 31,000 barrels, or 1.3 million gallons, of natural gas liquids. Advocates described the incident as the largest pipeline spill of its kind in Wisconsin’s recent history.
" #BadRiver Tribal Elder #JoeBates, who obtained some of the first footage of the recent spill, described what he witnessed after receiving a call about the rupture.
" 'I got the call, and I went down to the site. I had no idea what I was about to see. The plumes of gas were like nothing I’ve ever seen before,' Bates said.
"The call for action also followed #Michigan Gov. #GretchenWhitmer ’s announcement Wednesday that she will reconsider state permits for Enbridge’s proposed Line 5 tunnel project beneath the #StraitsOfMackinac. #Whitmer also reiterated her opposition to continued Line 5 oil transport through the Straits.
" 'Yesterday, Governor Whitmer announced that she plans to spend her last three months as Governor cementing her legacy. She will prioritize protecting the Great Lakes from the catastrophic oil spill that Enbridge’s track record is moving towards. Today, we’re calling on Governor Evers to do the same and leave a legacy of putting people and our water above corporate interests,' said Elizabeth Ward, director of the #SierraClub Wisconsin Chapter.
"Dozens of organizations sent a letter Thursday to Evers and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Secretary #KarenHyun, calling on state officials to hold Enbridge accountable and shut down Line 5.
"The signatories include local organizations such as the #Chequamegon #Audubon Society; statewide groups including the Wisconsin #Wildlife Federation and Wisconsin #Ecolatinos ; and regional and national organizations such as the Great Lakes Business Network and Indigenous Environmental Network [ #IEN ].
"The organizations represent sportsmen, businesses, #environmentalists, #IndigenousPeoples, religious leaders, #CleanWater advocates and others who oppose continued operation of Line 5.
"Pipeline Safety Trust Director Bill Caram said the scale of the incident places it among the most serious pipeline spills in the country in recent decades."
#WaterIsLife #StopLine5 #NoLine5 #NativeAmericanNews #Pipelines #Resistance #CorporateColonialism #USPol #PipelineSpills #EnvironmentalCatastrophe
Trump moves ahead with plans to scrap roadless rule on national forests
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The Trump administration annou…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #AKStateWire #Alaska #AlexCraven #BillClinton #brookerollins #ChrisKrupp #Climateandenvironment #DavidJenkins #DonaldTrump #EmmaPowell #Forests #Generalnews #Lumberandtimberindustry #Nationalparks #NewMexico #NMStateWire #Politics #SierraClub #U.S.news #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesgovernment #Us #USA #Wildfires
https://www.newsbeep.com/696965/
Louisiana Illuminator: Meta data center pollution permit doesn’t account for all its emissions, Sierra Club says. “An environmental group argues Louisiana officials did not account for all of the harmful emissions Meta’s data center in Richland Parish will produce when it approved the facility’s Clean Air Act permit revisions in June. In comments submitted Thursday to the Louisiana […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/08/06/louisiana-illuminator-meta-data-center-pollution-permit-doesnt-account-for-all-its-emissions-sierra-club-says/
Opinion: We need clean air for Hartford children; environmental justice for all
I am a Hartford resident who currently suffers from the effects of air pollution made worse by climate…
#Environment #air #asthma #Breathing #Connecticut #CT #health #Lamont #quality #SierraClub #Smog #Unhealthy #unhealthyairquality #wildfires
https://www.europesays.com/3169331/
https://www.europesays.com/3169331/ Opinion: We need clean air for Hartford children; environmental justice for all #air #asthma #Breathing #Connecticut #CT #Environment #health #Lamont #quality #SierraClub #Smog #Unhealthy #UnhealthyAirQuality #wildfires
Let's Talk Transit, the quarterly Atlanta transit meetup, is Thursday July 30 at Wood's Chapel BBQ, 6:30 to 8:30pm. The event takes place in Summerhill on the MARTA Rapid A line, however the A line will operate on a detour due to an event taking over Hank Aaron Drive where the BRT lanes are.
https://act.sierraclub.org/events/details?formcampaignid=701Po00001yTiSRIA0
#Atlanta #Transit #Meetup #MARTA #Summerhill #BeltlineRailNow #MARTAArmy #SierraClub
Politico: ‘A better way to be relevant’: Greens embrace data center fight. “Groups including the Sierra Club, the Natural Resources Defense Council, Earthjustice, and Food and Water Watch are ramping up national campaigns, activating volunteers in states and providing support for local fights against the massive artificial intelligence facilities that are spreading across the country.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/19/a-better-way-to-be-relevant-greens-embrace-data-center-fight-politico/
https://www.europesays.com/people/151908/ Trump administration sued for rescinding definition of wildlife ‘harm’ #CommerceDepartment #EndangeredSpeciesAct #environment #EnvironmentalLaw #InteriorDepartment #PeteHegseth #SierraClub #TrumpAdministration
Trump administration sued for rescinding definition of wildlife ‘harm’
The Trump administration was sued on Tuesday by nine environmental groups that said its recent decision to rescind…
#UnitedStates #US #USA #CommerceDepartment #Død #EndangeredSpeciesAct #Environment #environmentallaw #InteriorDepartment #pentagon #petehegseth #SecretaryofDefense #SierraClub #TrumpAdministration
https://www.europesays.com/3130435/
https://www.europesays.com/3130435/ Trump administration sued for rescinding definition of wildlife ‘harm’ #CommerceDepartment #Død #EndangeredSpeciesAct #Environment #EnvironmentalLaw #InteriorDepartment #pentagon #PeteHegseth #SecretaryOfDefense #SierraClub #TrumpAdministration
Donaldsonville residents want Hyundai’s promises in writing before steel mill moves forward
DONALDSONVILLE — Residents gathered for a town hall on Thursday to discuss pushing for a Community Benefits Agreement…
#EuropeSays #Korea #KR #Hyundai #CBA #CommunityBenefitsAgreement #Donaldsonville #EconomicDevelopment #GlennPrice #GoodNeighborsLouisiana #GreenEnergy #HyundaiGroup #HyundaiMotorGroup #KelvinWells #SierraClub #SteelMill
https://www.europesays.com/korea/66249/
Donaldsonville residents want Hyundai’s promises in writing before steel mill moves forward
DONALDSONVILLE — Residents gathered for a town hall on Thursday to discuss pushing for a Community Benefits Agreement…
#EuropeSays #Korea #KR #Hyundai #CBA #CommunityBenefitsAgreement #Donaldsonville #EconomicDevelopment #GlennPrice #GoodNeighborsLouisiana #GreenEnergy #HyundaiGroup #HyundaiMotorGroup #KelvinWells #SierraClub #SteelMill
https://www.europesays.com/korea/65857/
Duke Energy reduces proposed rate increase following public pushback
Duke Energy (Photo: WSOC) RALEIGH, NC (WWAY) — Duke Energy has reduced its proposed electricity rate increase for…
#Energy #AttorneyGeneralJeffJackson #DukeEnergy #environmental #NorthCarolinaSierraClub #NorthCarolinaUtilityCommission #OliveBurress #SierraClub
https://www.europesays.com/3083564/
https://www.europesays.com/3083564/ Duke Energy reduces proposed rate increase following public pushback #AttorneyGeneralJeffJackson #DukeEnergy #Energy #environmental #NorthCarolinaSierraClub #NorthCarolinaUtilityCommission #OliveBurress #SierraClub
#Trump admin abandons fight against #WindEnergy as clean energy output surges
Legal victories have dampened the Trump admin’s efforts to halt #wind and #SolarPower.
Aman Azhar, Jun 16, 2026
Excerpt: "Environmental and wildlife advocacy groups applauded the move. #NancyPyne, a senior advisor to the #SierraClub, said renewable energy continues to prevail and grow in spite of Trump’s relentless attacks.
" 'While everyday Americans face soaring bills and unstable prices,' she said, 'renewable energy offers an affordable, common sense solution to lower costs and protect our health and our environment.' "
New Report: Global Banks Financed Fossil Fuels with $8.7 Trillion Since the Paris Agreement, $906 Billion in 2025 Alone
Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America are the…
#NewsBeep #News #Environment #AU #Australia #BankofAmerica #Banks #Chase #JPMorganChase #OilChangeInternational #RainforestActionNetwork #Science #SierraClub
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/730771/
Despite Trump’s Attacks, Solar Outperforms Coal in U.S.
Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Washington, D.C. — In a historic first, solar…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Environment #donaldtrump #Science #SierraClub #USSolar #USSolarEnergy
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/697851/
https://www.europesays.com/3037448/ A tale of two Illinois coal plants: One is a major polluter, the other limits pollution #ChampaignCounty #CleanAirAct #ClimateAndEquitableJobsAct #CoalPlant #GasPrice #GreenhouseGas #illinois #IllinoisEnvironmentalProtectionAgency #LiquefiedNaturalGas #lng #LNGPrice #NaturalGas #permit #PrairieRiversNetwork #PrairieStateEnergyCampus #PrairieStateGeneratingCompany #SierraClub #SootPollution #USEnvironmentalProtectionAgency #WashingtonCounty
How Morrisey embraced DC climate denialist conference crowd | Energy and Environment https://www.byteseu.com/2004168/ #BenjaminZycher #ccr #CoalAsh #DepartmentOfEnergy #DonaldTrump #Earthjustice #EndangermentFinding #environment #EPA #HeartlandInstitute #LeeZeldin #NationalClimateAssessment #PatrickMorrisey #Politics #SierraClub #WilliamHapper
EPA Says Oil & Gas Operators Can Continue to Flare Past Long-Set Deadline
Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Ending routine flaring is “one of the most…
#NewsBeep #News #Environment #environment #naturalgasflaring #Science #SierraClub #UK #UnitedKingdom #USEnvironmentalProtectionAgency(EPA)
https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/563800/
EPA Says Oil & Gas Operators Can Continue to Flare Past Long-Set Deadline
Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Ending routine flaring is “one of the most…
#NewsBeep #News #Environment #AU #Australia #naturalgasflaring #Science #SierraClub #USEnvironmentalProtectionAgency(EPA)
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/646252/
EPA Says Oil & Gas Operators Can Continue to Flare Past Long-Set Deadline
Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Ending routine flaring is “one of the most…
#NewsBeep #News #Environment #CA #Canada #naturalgasflaring #Science #SierraClub #USEnvironmentalProtectionAgency(EPA)
https://www.newsbeep.com/ca/644462/
https://www.europesays.com/2955212/ Court rejects stay that would have blocked NC natural gas pipeline #4thCircuitCourtOfAppeals #4thUSCircuitCourtOfAppeals #AppalachianVoices #GasPrice #JudgeJamesWynn #JudgeRogerGregory #JudgeStephanieThacker #LiquefiedNaturalGas #lng #LNGPrice #MountainValleyPipeline #MVPSouthgate #NaturalGas #rockingham #SierraClub
Could a change to environmental law reduce California costs?
California voters will face a number of high-stakes races this November, including choosing a governor and helping decide…
#Environment #affordablehousing #californiaballotmeasures #CaliforniaElections #Californiahousingcrisis #CEQA #ChamberofCommerce #construction #developers #environmentallaw #EnvironmentalRegulation #GavinNewsom #Novemberelections #SierraClub
https://www.europesays.com/2949085/
https://www.europesays.com/2949085/ Could a change to environmental law reduce California costs? #AffordableHousing #CaliforniaBallotMeasures #CaliforniaElections #CaliforniaHousingCrisis #CEQA #ChamberOfCommerce #construction #developers #Environment #EnvironmentalLaw #EnvironmentalRegulation #GavinNewsom #NovemberElections #SierraClub
Men working the Sierra Club and Cooperative Extension Booths this Saturday for #earthday
#photo #photography #groupportrait #ithaca #ithacacommons #cornell #sierraclub #environment #cooperativeextension
https://www.europesays.com/2905926/ Xcel Files Large Load Tariff Proposal in Colorado #business #CleanTransitionTariff #ColoradoPublicUtilitiesCommission(COPUC) #DataCenters #LargeLoadTariffs #NaturalResourcesDefenseCouncil(NRDC) #PublicServiceCompanyOfColorado(PSCo) #RockyMountainInstitute(RMI) #SierraClub #SmartElectricPowerAlliance(SEPA) #SouthwestEnergyEfficiencyProject(SWEEP) #tariffs #TradeWar #WesternResourceAdvocates(WRA) #XcelEnergy
"Revolution from the Heart of Nature," #Bioneers 2026. #RobertFree was on the Trail of Broken Treaties, the takeover of the BIA building in Washington, the Occupation of #WoundedKnee. “In the early days the #SierraClub and environmental organizations didn't want input from #Indigenous People in regards to national parks and monuments." Today, this is changing.
https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2026/04/indigenous-youths-reclaiming-waters-and.html#more
https://www.europesays.com/2880785/ Have data center tax breaks helped Nevada’s economy? Here’s what we found. #AustinOsborne #Economy #google #IBEW #IBEWLocal401 #IndyExplains #InternationalBrotherhoodOfElectricalWorkers #InternationalBrotherhoodOfElectricalWorkersLocal401 #JacobHaas #JaredWalczak #KalaniKanekoa #MichaelHicks #NicholasMiller #OliviaTanager #PlumbersAndPipefittersUnionLocal350 #SierraClub #SierraClubToiyabeChapter #SteveHill #Switch
https://www.europesays.com/dk/45614/ Offshore Wind Hits Important Milestones in New England #Connecticut #Ørsted #RevolutionWind #RhodeIsland #SierraClub #VineyardWind
Want to talk with other transit fans, experts, and officials about what's next for transit in Atlanta? Let's Talk Transit is a safe, fun, and informal way to meet others and have a good time celebrating the things we have in common- our love of transit and the future of it in the ATL.
Join us on the Beltline SW on March 26th, 6:30-8:30 at Boxcar at Lee & White. Visit https://act.sierraclub.org/events/details?formcampaignid=701Po00001aeHpiIAE to RSVP.
#Atlanta #Transit #meetups #MARTAArmy #BeltlineRailNow #SierraClub
Massachusetts energy bill ‘short sighted’ says renewables group https://www.byteseu.com/1841399/ #Energy #EnergyBills #Massachusetts #PvPowerPlants #ResidentialSolar #SierraClub #SolarPv #US #VoteSolar
#EnvironmentalGroups sue #Trump’s #EPA over repeal of landmark #climate finding
Lawsuit from #health and #EnvironmentalJustice groups challenges the EPA’s rollback of the ‘endangerment finding’
Dharna Noor
Wed 18 Feb 2026 07.10 EST
"More than a dozen health and environmental justice non-profits have sued the Environmental Protection Agency over its revocation of the legal determination that underpins US federal climate regulations.
"Filed in Washington DC circuit court, the lawsuit challenges the EPA’s rollback of the '#EndangermentFinding', which states that the buildup of heat-trapping #pollution in the atmosphere endangers #PublicHealth and welfare and has allowed the EPA to limit those emissions from #vehicles, #PowerPlants and other #industrial sources since 2009. The rollback was widely seen as a major setback to US efforts to combat the #ClimateCrisis.
"The suit was brought by the American Public Health Association [#APHA], #AmericanLungAssociation, the #CenterForBiologicalDiversity, the #EnvironmentalDefenseFund, the #NaturalResourcesDefenseCouncil [#NRDC], the #SierraClub and 11 other public health and environmental organizations. The lawsuit was filed by green legal organizations #CleanAirTaskForce and #Earthjustice and it names the EPA and the agency’s administrator, #LeeZeldin, as defendants.
" 'EPA’s repeal of the endangerment finding and #safeguards to limit vehicle emissions marks a complete dereliction of the agency’s mission to protect people’s health and its legal obligation under the #CleanAirAct,' said #GretchenGoldman, president and CEO at the #UnionOfConcernedScientists, another one of the groups behind the lawsuit. 'This shameful and dangerous action by the Trump administration and EPA Administrator Zeldin is rooted in falsehoods not facts and is at complete odds with the public interest and the best available science.' "
Read more:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/18/trump-epa-environment-climate-lawsuit
Archived version:
https://archive.ph/kp4pY
#USPol #ClimateChange #EPAFail #ClimateCrisis #GreenhouseGas #FossilFools #FossilFuelIndustry #BigOilAndGas #CorporateColonialism #Oiligarchy #Oligarchy #CorporatePolluters
#BadBunny highlighted #PuertoRico ʼs disastrous energy privatization which means frequent power cuts. #EarthJustice if pushing for a better (more equitable, more clean sources) energy system. #SierraClub #ElectricPower
En la Asamblea Anual del #SierraClub de #PuertoRico
Compartiendo con @davsot de #RutaBorinken 🙌🏼 🌟 #EcoTiendaLaChiwi
OPINION: They want to change the definition of ‘water.’ That’s catastrophic for Nevada.
In the desert, water is everything — even when it’s not here. You can see the history of…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Environment #AmargosaRiver #Science #SierraClub #SierraClubToiyabeChapter
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/432115/
Sierra Club (VA Chapter) Climate Rally in Richmond, VA on Wednesday 1/21, 10-11am.
https://act.sierraclub.org/events/details?formcampaignid=701Po00001NVfSYIA1
#sierraclub #environment #enviromental #Charlottesville #cville #Dems #DemocraticParty #richmond #Richmond, VA
Realizing I should probably add a slide about Population Bomb to my standard zoning history talk. It is around this time that downzoning as a tool for population control becomes standard practice in the United States. I’m not familiar with a source arguing for it explicitly yet but also I haven’t read Population Bomb. It may be right there. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Population_Bomb #zoning #MoralPanic #hunger #shortage #USHistory #inflation #SierraClub
Sierra Club embraced social justice, DEI after being 'flush' with cash — and then destroyed itself: NYT
https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.theblaze.com/news/sierra-club-nytimes-social-justice
Organizations hold meetings for input on future of Historic Gas Plant District https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/416726/ #ABCActionNews #Baseball #development #HistoricGasPlantDistrict #MLB #Organizations #PinellasCounty #Rays #SchoolOfCreativityAndInnovation #SierraClub #TampaBay #TampaBayLocalNews #TampaBayRays #TampaBay #TampaBayRays #TropicanaField #WFTS
🚨 Leave Public Comment RE: Border Wall Construction in #SanDiego🚨
The public has until 10/23 to leave public comment regarding the construction of almost 10 miles of border wall, lighting, and roads which will have a devastating humanitarian and environmental impact on the area
https://www.sierraclub.org/sites/default/files/2025-10/press-release-for-san-diego-county.pdf
#Resist #politics ##resist #kqed #nyt #lastpass #password #scotus #aclu #irc #plannedparenthood #epa #hr861 #diannefeinstein #kamalaharris #mattgaetz #thomasmassie #stevenpalazzo #barryloudermilk #eff #hr634 #nancypelosi #snl #letamericavote #fairvote #democracy.vision #fancyhands #michaelflynn #jasonchaffetz #johnduncan #darrellissa #jimjordan #marksanford #justinamash #paulgosar #scottdesjarlais #treygowdy #blakefarenthold #virginiafoxx #thomasmassie #markmeadows #rondesantis #dennisross #markwalker #rodblum #jodyhice #steverussell #glenngrothman #williamhurd #garypalmer #jamescomer #paulmitchell #sierraclub #leagueofwomenvoters #stevebannon #nsc #splc #nrdc #cair #irap #translifeline #bobgoodlatte #jimsensenbrenner #lamarsmith #stevechabot #steveking #trentfranks #louiegohmert #tedpoe #tommarino #treygordy #raullabrador #dougcollins #andybiggs #mikejohnson #kenbuck #johnradcliffe #martharoby #hrc February resolution: 28 days of resistance to Donald Trump. Donations, phone calls and protests. #resist!
Historic $3.8B RFK Stadium Deal Brings Washington Commanders Back Home – Commercial Observer https://www.rawchili.com/nfl/378412/ #channel #Commanders #Congress #D.C.Council #development #Football #JoshHarris #MikeLitt #MurielBowser #NFL #RedevelopmentCapitalOneArena #SierraClub #Washington #WashingtonCommanders #WashingtonCommanders
7 Natural Wonders for the Apple Macintosh
https://youtu.be/s9G26rb-JdA?si=TlCOdF3Pdl_PyxR_
#7NaturalWonders #AppleMacintosh #AppleMac #Apple #Macintosh #Mac #Educational #Education #Edutainment #Encyclopedia #Multipedia #HyperCard #Quiz #InterOpticaPublishing #InterOptica #SierraClub
Sierra Club unanimously terminates Executive Director Ben Jealous 'for cause' after extensive board evaluation, with Jealous vowing to challenge the decision. Leadership transition sparks organizational intrigue. #SierraClub #Leadership
via @indybay
Tribes, enviros speak out against trailer bills to fast-track #DeltaTunnel project
“Delta tribes deserve a responsible and equitable approach to water management in the state that does not require jamming a tunnel through the Delta, destroying our ancestral homelands and waterways, or desecrating sacred sites and ancestral remains,” said Malissa Tayaba, Vice Chair with the #ShingleSpringsBand of #MiwokIndians.
by Dan Bacher
Mon, Aug 11, 2025 4:19PM
Sacramento, CA – "On an unusually mild summer day, Tribal leaders and environmental justice advocates met with legislators at the State Capitol on July 16 for the 2025 Day of Action for #WaterJustice.
"They urged the legislators to reject Governor Newsom’s proposed trailer bills that they say would fast-track the Delta Conveyance Project (#DCP) and bypass critical #EnvironmentalProtections at a time when the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta is in unprecedented ecological crisis — and a number of fish species are on the edge of #extinction.
"The day-long event started with meetings between Tribal members, environmental advocates and legislators to urge support for 'equitable, science-based water solutions' that protect the #BayDelta and to reject the financially reckless Delta Conveyance Project that threatens ecosystems, Tribal sovereignty, and public health, according to a statement from #RestoreTheDelta.
[...]
"At the press conference on the Capitol steps, advocates called on lawmakers to reject trailer bills that would provide CEQA exemptions for the #DeltaConveyanceProject, circumventing existing law, court rulings and public opinion.
"Specifically, the coalition called on lawmakers to:
- Vote NO on SB 72 that undermines the #DeltaReformAct and sets arbitrary water supply targets;
- Vote YES on AB 362 that protects tribal beneficial uses of water and to;
- Vote YES on AB 263, extending emergency protections currently in place for the #ScottRiver and #ShastaRiver, a high priority for the recovery of #CohoSalmon.
"Speakers at the press conference included representatives from the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians and the #WinnememWintu Tribe, as well as elected leaders and representatives from Restore the Delta, #SierraClub California, #FriendsOfTheRiver, #DefendersOfWildlife, #SanFranciscoBaykeeper and the #DeltaCountiesCoalition.
"Malissa Tayaba, Vice Chair with the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, began the press conference emphasizing the harm that the Delta Tunnel would cause to Tribes and #disadvantaged communities.
" 'Delta tribes deserve a responsible and equitable approach to water management in the state that does not require jamming a tunnel through the Delta, destroying our #AncestralHomelands and waterways, or desecrating #SacredSites and ancestral remains,' said Tayaba. 'Our culture and identities are intrinsically tied to the Delta. There is no price tag worth paying that would ever justify the harm done to us or the unquantifiable costs that Tribes and disadvantaged communities would ultimately bear.'
"Gary Mulcahy, Government Liaison with the Winnemem Wintu Tribe, followed Tayaba by stating, “There is nothing about the Delta Tunnel Project that significantly benefits anyone except #BigAg and south of the Delta water agencies, while putting #EndangeredSpecies, tribal cultural resources, and disadvantaged communities and the viability of the S.F Bay-Delta itself at risk. #CEQA exemptions continue to attempt to erase Tribes from #WaterGovernance.”
[...]
" 'Instead of wasting ratepayer money to keep pushing this expensive environmental justice debacle, we need to sees investments in local water supply like #RecycledWater, and the Freshwater Pathways program that would improve Delta levees to keep communities safe and improve State Water Project reliability in an emergency. We urge a commitment to vote NO on the return the Delta Conveyance Project and Bay Delta Water Quality Control Plan bills,' Wagner said."
https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2025/08/11/18878845.php
#WaterIsLife #TribalGovernance #CulturalPreservation #CulturalErasure #BigAgriculture #BigWater #GavinNewsome #CaliforniaPol #Graywater
Sierra Club Executive Director Ben Jealous takes unexpected leave amid union tensions and organizational restructuring challenges. Leadership transition underway with Loren Blackford serving as acting director. #SierraClub #Leadership
Polar Bears Thriving, Bees Buzzing—So Why the Hysteria?
Environmental groups are now rich. In 2020 (the most recent data available), they collected $8 billion in donations.…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Wildlife #Environment #Science #SierraClub
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/25065/
From 2017: As Catastrophic #Flooding Hits Houston, Fears Grow of #Pollution from #OilRefineries & #Superfund Sites
#DemocracyNow, August 28, 2017
"A catastrophic storm has hit Houston, the nation’s fourth-largest city and home to the largest refining and #petrochemical complex in the United States. The crisis began on Friday when Hurricane Harvey made landfall in Rockport, Texas. It was the most powerful hurricane to strike the state in more than 50 years. Much of the damage has been caused by the massive rainfall, with parts of Texas already receiving 30 inches of rain. That could top 50 inches in the coming days. Entire highways in Houston are now underwater. The storm has caused five reported deaths, but the death toll is expected to rise. Thousands of people are still stranded in their homes, waiting to be rescued. Meanwhile, the city of Dallas prepares to turn its convention center into a mega-shelter to host 5,000 evacuees. The National Weather Service released a statement on Sunday saying, 'This event is unprecedented and all impacts are unknown and beyond anything experienced.' We speak with Bryan Parras, an organizer for the #BeyondDirtyFuels campaign with the #SierraClub in Houston, Texas. He helped found the #EnvironmentalJustice group t.e.j.a.s."
Listen / watch: https://www.democracynow.org/2017/8/28/as_catastrophic_flooding_hits_houston_fears
#TEJAS #TexasFlooding #ClimateChange #SuperfundSites #BigOilAndGas #Pollution #ClimateCatastrohe
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up ExxonMobil’s appeal regarding a multimillion-dollar penalty against the oil and gas giant for thousands of environmental violations at its Baytown petrochemical plant.
#Business #Court #EnergyEnvironment #EnvironmentalJustice #Houston #Local #News #SupremeCourt #BaytownRefinery #EnvironmentTexas #ExxonEmissions #ExxonMobil #SierraClub #USSupremeCourt
LNG terminal completion fast-tracked, increasing emissions & gas prices. #ClimateChange #LNG #SierraClub
https://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/largest-liquefied-natural-gas-terminal-one-step-closer-completion
Thurs, May 8 at 6 pm in the Gawain Family Outdoor Theater at York School: Ben Jealous, Monterey County native and currently executive director of Sierra Club. Event is free and open to the public. - Report by Agata Popęda, #MontereyCountyNow https://www.montereycountynow.com/blogs/opinion_blog/prominent-civil-rights-activist-ben-jealous-returns-to-his-alma-mater-for-a-discussion-on/article_3a3800e0-84d8-4bd9-b07d-f5202f41c79e.html
Our #transportation advisory: York School is off Highway 68, which we personally bike on frequently but as brief a distance as possible (high-speed traffic, no bike lane). Carpooling encouraged. (TMK, and it’s a Catch 22: Due to heavy traffic on CA SR 68, making it nearly impossible to keep to a schedule, it’s just not feasible for Monterey Salinas Transit to provide bus service.)
Speaking of Hwy 68: We’re about to make yet another report to #Caltrans about more broken car parts not cleared from the shoulder. (Sigh. Not unusual, e.g., https://sfba.social/@bikemonterey/113709985426108972.) Where to report: https://csr.dot.ca.gov/
#CivilRights #BlackStudentUnion #MontereyCounty #YorkSchool #BlackAmericanHistory #UShistory #BenJealous #SierraClub
This from #Benjealous #SierraClub is REALLY worth a read: "In reality, Trump’s 'America First' agenda threatens to make the United States a less compassionate, less equitable, less healthy nation for all."
https://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/2025-1-spring/top/history-calling
For #ThrowbackThursday: #OnThisDay in 2017, I made a start in the faint dawn light at the end of Templin Highway to bag the Lower Peaks Committee (#SierraClub) listed Redrock Mountain. They list the benchmark, anyway. The actual peak was my goal and is a little further along the ridge. I skipped looking for any cursed gold mines the area is known for and went for the more reliable reward of beauty. The narrows of Fish Canyon, a diversion into the canyons past Pianobox when I missed a turn, then high into a clearing sky where the last wild California condor soared before all were captured. Once headed down again, I took a different route, a repeat of a stunning canyon I had hiked before, but this time with enough light to see it.
It was a wonderful day and the whole story is here: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2017/03/redrock-mountain.html
#hiking #dayhike #nature #canyon #peak #peakbagging #TbT #OTD
'When #BigOil Says Jump, Republicans Ask How High?' #GOP Sends #ClimateKilling Bill to #Trump's Desk
"It's a sorry testament to the influence of Big Oil on Capitol Hill that one of the top priorities of Congress is a blatant handout to the worst actors in the #FossilFuel industry," said one critic.
Jessica Corbett, Feb 28, 2025
"Climate advocates are blasting congressional Republicans this week for their latest gift to fossil fuel industry: sending a resolution to kill the federal Methane Emissions Reduction Program to the desk of U.S. President Donald #Trump.
"#BigOil - backed Trump is expected to sign the Congressional Review Act resolution, which senators passed along party lines on Thursday. That followed a Wednesday vote in the House of Representatives, where Democratic Reps. Henry Cuellar (Texas), Jared Golden (Maine), Vincente Gonzalez (Texas), Adam Gray (Calif.), Kristen Donald Rivet (Mich.), and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (Wash.) supported the measure alongside all Republicans present except Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania.
"#Methane has more than 80 times as much warming power as carbon dioxide during its first two decades in the atmosphere. The pollution program was established by the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act and finalized by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) last November. The Associated Press reported Thursday that 'most major oil and gas companies do not release enough methane to trigger the fee, which is $900 per ton, an amount that would increase to $1,500 by 2026.'
"The GOP resolution will end the program, but not the mandate from the 2022 law. #MahyarSorour, #SierraClub's director of beyond fossil fuels policy, declared that 'this attack on EPA's implementation of the methane waste emissions charge is short-sighted and harmful. It remains a legal requirement for EPA to hold the biggest methane #polluters #accountable for their negligence.'
"'Forcing the agency to implement the charge some other way after conducting a thorough, well-researched process is as wasteful of taxpayer resources as these oil and gas operators are wasteful of harmful methane,' Sorour argued.
"'Technology to monitor and stop leaks is readily available and easy to implement, so only wasteful, careless corporations will face a fee for excessive methane pollution. Despite this setback, Sierra Club will not stop fighting to make polluters pay for their egregious actions.'"
https://www.commondreams.org/news/methane-fee
#BigOilAndGas #USPol #ClimateCatastrophe #MakePollutersPay
Over 1,000 peeps on this #SierraClub #Climate Action Hour!
"We be many and they be few."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUea-cITSKs