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Chairman “Frack” Pallone opens door for natural gas, false climate solutions
Chairman Pallone needs to do far more to protect communities and the climate. The proposed starting point for his clean electricity standard is startlingly high.
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New analysis finds fracked gas, biomass in Pallone’s 2050 plan
A new analysis from Friends of the Earth and the Partnership for Policy Integrity shines a critical light on the CLEAN Future Act, a policy framework to achieve net zero emissions by 2050 recently re…
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Dirty Secrets in Pallone’s “Clean Energy” Plan
This framework should really be called the Dirty Future Act. In every way possible, Pallone’s proposal fails to address the climate crisis, which is extremely disappointing considering the congressm…
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Company withdraws request for key permit on Jordan Cove Energy Project
Under heavy grassroots pressure, the Jordan Cove Energy Project today announced it has withdrawn its application for a key permit for the natural gas project.
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With 2019 the second-hottest year ever, Democratic leadership must do magnitudes more to tackle climate crisis
Researchers at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration released analyses today revealing that 2019 was the second hottest year o…
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House E&C climate plan too little too late
The House Committee on Energy and Commerce released the framework for their draft climate legislation this afternoon.
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Democrats fail to fight for livable climate in year-end bills
Congressional negotiators released a spending package to fund the government for the coming year. The proposal promotes dangerous fossil fuel investments in Europe, leaves intact numerous anti-environ…
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Latest Congressional funding deal is a massive failure for the environment
This is a monumental failure of leadership. Bad deals like this are not why we send Democrats to Washington.
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New Report: Memphis Electric Rates Likely to Increase Despite TVA Claims
Memphis consumers are likely to see their electric rates rise over the next decade if Memphis Light, Gas, and Water continues to get its power from the Tennessee Valley Authority, despite claims to th…
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Rep. Bishop asks Supreme Court to build Atlantic Coast Pipeline
U.S. Representative Dan Bishop (R-N.C.) joined with 61 other members of Congress yesterday to file an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to move forward with the construction of the Atlantic C…