Brian Willis is the deputy press secretary for federal affairs for the Sierra Club.
Apr 8 2020
Click Here for Legal Challenge Document WASHINGTON, D.C. - Late yesterday, a broad coalition of environmental and community groups challenged EPA’s plan to reopen the Startup, Shutdown, Malfunction (…
Mar 24 2020
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, former coal lobbyist and EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler is planning to waive compliance requirements and deadlines for a range of…
Mar 16 2020
Electricity suppliers get up to $4.4 billion in extraneous payments, report says WASHINGTON (March 16, 2019) – The electricity grid operator PJM’s capacity market has been overcharging…
Feb 20 2020
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Former coal lobbyist and EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler proposed another dangerous rule today that will allow unlined, toxic coal ash ponds to stay open longer, and even permit…
Feb 20 2020
NEW YORK - Today, the Trump-appointed, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) expanded its disastrous energy pricing scheme into New York’s electricity market, a move that will drive up costs…
Feb 19 2020
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Surface Transportation Board announced today that it will start a review to determine if the Clean Water Act still applies to rail cars that transport coal and other polluting…
Jan 29 2020
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, 36 House Democrats sent a letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) expressing serious concerns over the commission’s recent decision to institute a Minimum…
Jan 28 2020
View Full Report Here Charleston, West Virginia -- The Sierra Club released a report today, which found that clean energy companies have successfully developed numerous projects in West Virginia and…
Jan 8 2020
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Arkansas PSC approved the retirement of the Dolet Hills Power Station today, in a settlement with Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO), making it the 300th coal plant…
Dec 19 2019
Click Here to View Legal Filing WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Sierra Club sued the Trump Administration today under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) for documents related to the potential development…