In front of Constellation Energy’s downtown headquarters, members of the Chesapeake Safe Energy Coalition held a colorful Valentine’s Day-themed protest against the new atomic reactor proposed to be built on the Chesapeake Bay in Calvert County.

Today, members of the Automobile Insurance Modernization Joint Select Committee will revisit proposals by the insurance industry to drastically alter auto insurance regulation.

According to a bulletin issued by the Office of the Attorney General, the auto insurance rates filed by the auto insurers last week are on average worse than reported.

MASSPIRG, the Sierra Club, Mass Recycle, and the City of Boston – as well as other environmental groups, container redemption centers, and cities and towns, are preparing to show up in force and testify in support of the long-needed Bottle Bill Update.

A broad coalition of lawmakers, consumer groups and insurance agents announced their support today at the State House for a new bill which would ensure that auto insurance rates will be based on consumers’ driving records and not on unrelated or discriminatory factors.

Sacramento – The statewide environmental organization, Environment California, released their end-of-session watch list for top priority environmental bills and called on California’s elected officials to make 2007 a good year for the environment.

Today, MASSPIRG urged a State House committee to oppose the many anti-consumer provisions in the recently announced changes to the state’s auto insurance system.

Proposal to Raid Keystone Fund Halted; Energy Initiatives and Toxic Clean-up Efforts Postponed; Public Transportation Receives Funding

Majority of U.S. economy now stops tax shifting between states, compared to 29 percent in 2004; “Reform closes a thousand tax loopholes at once”

The 80th session drew to a close with a number of important victories on parks, renewable energy and energy efficiency, water and electronic waste.

Los Angeles is already the number one most congested region in the nation, and transit systems need to be upgraded, not cut, in order to handle the increasing number of people moving into the area.

As the Schwarzenegger Administration goes into the final weekend of number-crunching before the May Revise to the budget is announced on Monday, transit advocates urge the Governor to reverse more than $1 billion in cuts to public transit.

Today leaders of Colorado’s conservation community met at the state capitol to outline the numerous 2007 legislative victories for Colorado’s environment, highlighting Gov. Ritter and legislative champions’ roles in passing new pro-conservation laws.

The 2007 legislative session comes to a close tonight with some big steps forward on environmental issues. Eight of Environment Maryland’s priority bills passed, including both of the bills identified going into the session as the organization’s lead initiatives, the Clean Cars Act and the Stormwater Management Act. A bill to create solar power requirements in the state’s existing renewable energy standard became a priority as the session unfolded and ultimately passed.

Governor Schwarzenegger's $1.1 Billion in proposed transit cuts contradict state goals to improve transit infrastructure and cut global warming pollution.