environment | Public Campaign

Nov07

Sens. Manchin and Coats go to bat for electric utilities

Submitted by Adam Smith on Nov 07, 2011

Senators Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Dan Coats (R-Ind.) will introduce legislation this week to “delay compliance deadlines on two major EPA rules: cross-state air pollution and power-plant mercury standards,” according to the National Journal.

Both have received substantial campaign contributions from the electric utility industry that would benefit from this delay.

Apr14

Powershift 2011--Join us!

Submitted by Adam Smith on Apr 14, 2011

This weekend, thousands of young people from across the country will come to Washington, D.C. to participate in the 2011 Powershift conference, where participants will “reclaim our democracy from big corporations and push our nation to move beyond dirty energy sources that are harming the health of people and the planet.