Tag: Methane
Federal Appeals Court Upholds New York Limits on Fossil Fuel Use in Buildings
Second Circuit rejects industry challenges to building electrification requirements. Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled in favor of New York City and New York State laws that prohibit fossil fuel-burning appliances in new buildings, affirming the judgments of two lower courts. Those laws are part of … [continued]
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Local Groups & Sierra Club Challenge Permit for Pipeline that Would Feed CP2 LNG Export Facility
Louisiana Approved the Marais Pipeline Coastal Use Permit without Legally Required Impacts Analysis Today, Louisiana Bucket Brigade, Fisherman Involved in Sustaining our Heritage (FISH), and Sierra Club filed a lawsuit in the 38th Judicial District in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, challenging the coastal use permit issued by the Louisiana Department of Conservation and Energy … [continued]
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Groups Threaten TVA with Lawsuit over Clean Air Act Violations at Cumberland Plants
The Tennessee Valley Authority’s coal retirement reversal led utility to violate federal law. CUMBERLAND CITY, Tenn. — The Southern Environmental Law Center, on behalf of Appalachian Voices, the Center for Biological Diversity, and the Sierra Club, has notified the Tennessee Valley Authority of the groups’ intent to sue the federal utility because … [continued]
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Nova Scotia Wants To Embrace Fracking To Pay Its Bills
The premier of Nova Scotia wants to restart oil and gas operations in the province.There are much better alternatives.
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How A Record-High “Energy Imbalance” Is Driving Global Warming
The planet is heating up more quickly than ever before. For decades, greenhouse gas emissions caused by human activity have been building up in the atmosphere and trapping ever-higher levels of heat. The resulting asymmetry between incoming solar energy and energy radiated back out into space — known as “Earth’s … [continued]
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