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Lawmakers Fail to Pass POWER Act While Continuing Big Tech Tax Incentives, Leaving Illinois Ratepayers to Continue Footing the Bill for Data Centers

Press ReleaseIllinois
The POWER Act (SB4016/HB5513), a vital piece of legislation meant to shield communities across Illinois from data center impacts, failed to advance in the Illinois General Assembly as the legislative session ended yesterday.
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Community Wins Fight for the Illinois Environmental Justice Act

Ed Board MemoIllinoisGina Ramirez
For the first time, the people who breathe the air get a real seat at the table.

SEC Puts Its Head in the Sand on Climate Reporting

Press ReleaseWashington, D.C., United States
The Securities and Exchange Commission proposed scrapping important climate disclosure rules today, a blow to investors who need to know about the risks companies face from extreme weather.

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Gov. Wolf Vetoes Harmful Petrochemical Bill

Press ReleasePennsylvania
Governor Tom Wolf today upheld his promise to veto HB 1100 – a bill that would give tax breaks to fossil fuel plants that use fracked gas to manufacture petrochemicals. This comes at a time when Pennsylvanians increasingly want the state to…

PA Senate Sends Petrochemical Bill to Gov. Wolf’s Desk

Press ReleasePennsylvania
The Pennsylvania State Senate today sent HB 1100 – a bill that would give tax breaks to fossil fuel plants that use fracked gas to manufacture petrochemicals – to Governor Wolf’s desk for signature. This comes at a time when…

Gov. Wolf Affirms Support for RGGI in 2020-21 Budget Address

Press ReleasePennsylvania
Governor Tom Wolf today unveiled his proposed 2020-21 fiscal year budget agenda, laying out key priorities for Pennsylvania and doubling down on his commitment to joining the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI).

Senators Stand for the Climate in Opposing USMCA

Press ReleaseUnited States, Mexico, Canada
Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said he voted against the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement today on the grounds that it doesn’t combat dangerous climate change.

Trade and Climate Protection Must Go Hand-in-Hand

Press ReleaseUnited States, Mexico, Canada
The House of Representatives passed the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, a trade accord that failed to address the urgency of combating dangerous climate change.

Transforming Transportation in Mid-Atlantic & Northeast Gets Underway

Press ReleaseWashington, D.C., Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia
Twelve eastern states and the District of Columbia today announced a major advance in creating a regional clean transportation policy that will improve public transportation, reduce pollution and improve the quality of life of tens of millions of Americans.

NAFTA Rewrite Fails Key Climate Test

Press ReleaseUnited States, Mexico, Canada
Congress must reject a reworked North American Free Trade Agreement that fails to protect the environment and address climate change, the Natural Resources Defense Council and other environmental groups said in a letter to lawmakers today.

PA Lawmakers Vote to Expand Clean Transportation

Press ReleasePennsylvania
The Pennsylvania Senate’s Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Committee today voted to advance the Pennsylvania Clean Transportation Infrastructure Act, a bipartisan effort to significantly advance electric vehicles (EVs) and charging stations across the state while helping tackle one of the…

Pennsylvania Moves to Join RGGI in Fight Against Climate Change

Press ReleasePennsylvania
Governor Tom Wolf today directed the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to develop a pathway for Pennsylvania to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) – a multi-state effort designed to cut carbon pollution from power plants across the…

CITES’s Last Chance to Save the Vaquita

Press ReleaseMexico
As governments from around the world prepare to meet in Geneva for the 18th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), a new report urges the imposition of trade suspensions against Mexico for…

Nuevo NAFTA debería incluir compromiso al cambio climático

Press ReleaseUnited States, Canada, Mexico
WASHINGTON - El Consejo para la Defensa de Recursos Naturales (o NRDC, por sus siglas en inglés) dijo hoy al Congreso de EE. UU. que debería retener votación al Tratado de Libre Comercio de América del Norte (TLCAN, o NAFTA…

NAFTA Rewrite Must Include Climate Pledge

Press ReleaseUnited States, Canada, Mexico
The Natural Resources Defense Council today told Congress that it should withhold a vote for the reworked North American Free Trade Agreement unless it is amended to include a pledge that each of the three nations will adhere to the…

Governor Wolf Unveils Climate Action Plan, Joins U.S. Climate Alliance

Press ReleasePennsylvania
Governor Tom Wolf today announced that Pennsylvania will join the United States Climate Alliance – a bipartisan coalition of 24 states dedicated to achieving the goals of the Paris Climate Accord. In addition, the Governor also released the Commonwealth’s new…

Pennsylvania General Assembly 0 for 2 on Nuclear Subsidy Legislation

Press ReleasePennsylvania
State Senator Ryan Aument (R-Lancaster) introduced legislation today to add a new “tier” for nuclear power to the Pennsylvania Alternative Energy Portfolio Standard (AEPS). Like a similar bill introduced in the state House last month, the legislation is seriously flawed…

Pennsylvania Lawmaker Introduces Regressive Bill to Prop Up Nuclear Power

Press ReleasePennsylvania
State Representative Thomas Mehaffie (R-Dauphin) today introduced legislation to add nuclear power to the Pennsylvania Alternative Energy Portfolio Standard (AEPS). The legislation fails to set limits on carbon pollution or raise renewable energy targets – nor does it require nuclear…