Washington, D.C. — Today, Sierra Club released a new analysis and interactive dashboard that shows the staggeringly high energy burden low-income households are facing across the country. Sierra Club’s analysis shows that low-income households face the heaviest energy burdens. The Department of Energy defines a high energy burden as spending 6 percent or more of income … [continued]
Many parts of the world are sweltering in record heat, but research shows people don’t want to hear about the causes.
The Trump administration’s Jones Act waiver is a small policy exception with a much larger lesson. The same administration that says it wants to restore American maritime dominance, rebuild domestic shipbuilding, counter China’s industrial scale, and make U.S. logistics more secure also waived parts of the law usually treated as … [continued]
SACRAMENTO — Today, the Trump administration finalized its rescission of the BLM Public Lands Rule, eliminating much-needed modern safeguards for America’s public lands through a process that limited public participation and ignored clear public opposition. The decision advances a broader effort to weaken public land protections while prioritizing extractive industries, like drilling, … [continued]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the U.S. Senate voted to approve the nomination of ex-congressman Steve Pearce to lead the Bureau of Land Management by a vote of 46-45. Pearce formerly represented New Mexico in the House of Representatives and was the second nominee made by Donald Trump to lead the … [continued]
This was an interesting surprise. Elon Musk has done many big things to help humans and society, but he has also done many big things to hurt them. Of all the things Elon Musk has done that have had a negative effect on humans and society, killing USAID ranks up … [continued]
The US startup Rivian has secured a $4.5 billion loan from the US Department of Energy, in support of its plans for producing EVs at scale in Georgia in 2028 (cropped, courtesy of Rivian).
The US startup Rivian has secured a $4.5 billion loan from the US Department of Energy, in support of its plans for producing EVs at scale in Georgia in 2028.
Washington, DC — Today, the nation’s largest and most influential environmental advocacy organization weighed in on the Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision in Louisiana v. Callais that will further erode the landmark Voting Rights Act and dilute the voting power of minorities. In response, Sierra Club Executive Director Loren Blackford released the following … [continued]
Too little, too late. Four Republican members of the US House of Representatives propose preserving and extending key tax incentives for energy efficiency and clean energy, which are doomed to expire prematurely under the President's pet tax bill (cropped, courtesy of US Congress Visitors Center).
In an open admission that Trump’s beloved “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” is a massive failure, four Republican members of the US House of Representatives propose preserving and extending key tax incentives for energy efficiency and clean energy.
It’s long been one of the most enigmatic things about this political era we’re in here in the United States. Well, since 2016 at least. How can someone who has such an immoral and sinful record get the votes of people who claim to vote based on Christian religious values … [continued]
