Tag: Pollution

Starting to get it. Labor and Climate Change.

The New AFL-CIO Stand on Climate Change What Does It Mean for Labor and for the Climate? by  Jeremy Brecher At its Quadrennial Convention in late October, the AFL-CIO unanimously adopted a resolution on “Climate Change, Energy, and Union Jobs.” [https://aflcio.org/resolutions/resolution-55-climate-change-energy-and-union-jobs]…

Trump EPA Can Be Beat — Trump Pruitt Lose

UNDER PRESSURE, PRUITT AND TRUMP BUCKLE, WITHDRAW ATTACKS ON SAFEGUARDS AGAINST SMOG POLLUTION Implementation of the 2015 smog pollution standard is a victory for science and public health Thursday, August 3, 2017 Contact: Brian Willis: 202.675.2386, Brian.Willis@sierraclub.org WASHINGTON, D.C. – Late…

Millstone Threatens — DEEP Commish Wants Transparency

DEEP Commissioner Says He Wants Millstone To Open Its Books –By PATRICK SKAHILL • JUL 26, 2017– WNPR — DEEP Commissioner Rob Klee — CHION WOLF / WNPR The future of Connecticut’s only nuclear power plant is again in question. State officials are ordering a months-long…

We NEED to do better on climate change

The Risks of U.S. Inaction on Climate Change Via NYTimes To the Editor: Re “Fighting Trump on Climate, California Becomes a Global Force” (“Runaway State” series, front page, May 25): Climate change is not an us-versus-them issue; it affects all…

Keep Funding for Energy Efficiency Programs!

Advocates say cutting Connecticut energy efficiency funds a mistake By Luther Turmelle, The Middletown Press, 05/17/17 Officials with a regional energy and environmental advocacy group say diverting money from Connecticut’s energy efficiency programs to help balance the state’s budget will cause…

Ban Fracking Waste in Connecticut – Passes House

Will Connecticut Finally Ban Fracking Waste? Grassroots activists have pushed lawmakers to act, and a final vote might come soon. We all need safe food and clean water. By Jennifer Siskind 05.11.17 On May 9, the General Assembly Representatives voted…