New Executive Order Threatens US Progress on Climate Action
Given his appointment of Scott Pruitt as Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - a man with a long history of challenging health-based environmental regulations in court - President Trump's Energy Independence…
How are the White House's transportation initiatives measuring up?
Three years ago, the Obama Administration outlined their goals for “Building a 21st – Century Transportation Sector” in their Climate Action Plan. The goal of the plan included increasing fuel economy standards…
Decisions, Decisions at TVA's Shawnee Coal Plant
As 2014 draws to a close, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has been busy working on making an important decision at its Shawnee coal plant in Paducah, KY. December 9th marked the…
Can wind energy help save birds?
This blog entry was written by Allie Brown, former Clean Energy Advocacy Manager at SACE.
Latest Obama Cabinet Announcements Bring Mixed Reactions from Environmental Community
Like a gourmet chef stocking his pantry, President Obama is close to having a full second term Cabinet. In his latest round of announcements, President Obama nominated a new Department of Interior…
EPA Finally Announces Greenhouse Gas Standard
After much delay, today the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the first-ever national standards to limit greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from coal plants. The proposal aims to restrict the amount of GHG emissions…
President Obama Abandons Clean Air Standard
President Obama announced today that he is tossing aside a long-anticipated plan to strengthen air quality standards for ozone. In this disappointing move, the Administration claims that rejection of this human health safeguard…
Sunspots or Blindspots? Just Another Poor Excuse for Climate Denial
This blog was written by Jennifer Rennicks, former Senior Director of Policy & Communications at the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy.