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.Secretary Pete Buttigieg, PHMSA’s proposal to #CutMethane makes communities safer and curbs climate pollution at the same time. That's why 75,000 people submitted public comments in support of strong pipeline leak standards!
Today 📢 EDF + partners hand delivered over 85K petition signatures to U.S. Department of Transportation calling for PHMSA to finalize stronger standards that #CutMethane leaks from pipelines.
This is a powerful chance for Secretary Pete Buttigieg to protect communities + deliver a climate win.
Read our latest #DemocracyisontheBallot Q&A in which Carson City Clerk Scott Hoen discusses resources and best practices to prepare for a free, fair and safe election this year: tinyurl.com/47h33xv2
Our latest #StateoftheAir report is out, and the findings are eye-opening. Deadly particle pollution is on the rise, hitting its worst levels in years. Lung.org/sota
The American Lung Association's new #StateoftheAir report is out now, showing over 1/3 of Americans regularly breathe unhealthy air. NPR reports: npr.org/2024/04/24/124…
With the goal of protecting the “fundamental safeguards of democracy,” Governor Jared Polis signed a new law to explicitly make it illegal to serve as a fake elector in future presidential elections in Colorado. #ProtectDemocracy cpr.org/2024/04/22/col…
WLN's take on the new US Department of the Interior #PublicLands Rule, which puts conservation on a level playing field with extractive industries like mining and drilling, was included in Gillette News Record. Read it here: gillettenewsrecord.com/news/wyoming/a…
'Nevadans deserve better,' PLAN Climate Equity Policy Fellow Leslie Vega writes in support of Bureau of Land Management - National's new Oil and Gas Leasing Rule to protect our #publiclands . Nevada Independent thenevadaindependent.com/article/opinio…
ICYMI. This new US Department of the Interior rule 'puts conservation, recreation and renewable energy development on equal footing with resource extraction' on Bureau of Land Management - National lands. washingtonpost.com/climate-enviro…
Thank you, Secretary Deb Haaland and Bureau of Land Management - National Tracy Stone-Manning for championing this rule. Read WLN's statement here: tinyurl.com/53myybej
WATCH: We need swift action from Secretary Pete Buttigieg & PHMSA to plug dangerous pipeline leaks and #CutMethane to protect our communities. Our health & climate are on the line. bit.ly/49FI58A #MyMethaneStory
'To bring prosperity and business investment to all the cities and towns in our amazing state, our leaders need to face market realities and support the Bureau of Land Management - National Oil and Gas Rule,' Grand County Commissioner Jacques Hadler writes for The Salt Lake Tribune sltrib.com/opinion/commen…
Big news from US Department of the Interior 📢 New rule modernizes the bonding program to reduce future orphan well burden on public lands, which account for about 10% of U.S. oil and gas production.
This rule will help ensure more wells are plugged in a timely fashion at the end of their lives 👏
On Tuesday, the House approved the bipartisan EXPLORE Act, a package aimed at opening up opportunity to spend time in national parks, forests and other #publiclands . thehill.com/policy/energy-…