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Abigail Dillen, VP of Litigation for Climate & Energy.
October 10, 2017

Amidst Climate Disasters, Trump and Pruitt to Scrap Clean Power Plan

As unprecedented hurricanes and wildfires rage across the United States, President Trump and Scott Pruitt try to ensure the U.S. does nothing to rein in climate change.

Las plantas de carbón como esta en Springdale, PA, son una vista común en todo el país. El Plan de Energía Limpia impone límites de carbono que reducen la quema de carbón.
October 10, 2017

En medio de desastres climáticos, Trump y Pruitt eliminan el Plan de Energía Limpia

Mientras que huracanes e incendios forestales de proporciones históricas afectan a miles de estadounidenses, el presidente Trump y Scott Pruitt tratan de asegurar que los Estados Unidos no haga nada para controlar el cambio climático.

Members of Global Climate Convergence march in the 2014 Peoples Climate March. Saturday’s Peoples Climate March in Washington, D.C., will be an expression of solidarity, determination and hope for the future.
April 27, 2017

Peoples Climate March Will Show the World Americans Care about Climate Change

Saturday’s Peoples Climate March in Washington, D.C., will be an expression of solidarity, determination and hope for the future.

Lake Michigan dunes with power plant in background
April 14, 2017

Pruitt’s ‘Back to Basics’ Plan Takes Us Back to More Toxic Water

Scott Pruitt is committed to preserving and resurrecting dirty coal plants, in part by gutting environmental protections under the Clean Water Act.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivers remarks at Cop22
November 21, 2016

The Fight for U.S. Climate Action Is Just Getting Started

As world leaders gathered last week in Marrakech to figure out how to avoid the end of the world as we know it, a surprising plot twist upped the suspense. After this election, can we still save the planet?

NASA/NOAA via NOAA Environmental Visualization Laboratory
April 25, 2016

Sign on the Line: Declaring Our Independence From Fossil Fuels

On Earth Day, nearly 170 countries signed the global climate deal reached in Paris last December.

Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court temporarily stayed the Clean Power Plan, but business leaders are already working on the transition to clean energy sources and have no plans to stop.
February 17, 2016

Supreme Court ‘Can’t Put the Genie Back in the Bottle’ When it Comes to Climate Progress

Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court temporarily stayed the Clean Power Plan, but business leaders are already working on the transition to clean energy sources and have no plans to stop.

Wind turbines at sunset Jui-Chi Chan/iStock
January 25, 2016

The Supreme Court’s Gift to Climate and Consumers

In a string of victories for climate progress in the U.S., the Supreme Court today preserved crucial gains for clean energy.

Notre Dame Cathedral
December 18, 2015

Paris, Je T’aime

Last week, nearly 200 countries large and small signed an historic agreement to cut greenhouse gas emissions in an effort to thwart the worst impacts of climate change.

Oil refinery
December 4, 2015

Cutting Methane, Boosting Hope For Climate Success

World leaders are gathered in Paris to pledge support for taking meaningful climate action, and there may be no climate solution that is lower cost and higher impact than cutting methane pollution.