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Sierra Club urges end to coal leases on public lands

Today, more than 18,000 Sierra Club members and supporters submitted comments urging the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to end coal leasing on public lands and instead focus its energies on reducing…

Sierra Club on CEPP: Fracked gas has no place in clean electricity plan

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today Sen. Joe Manchin (WV) told reporters he supported including gas plants in the Clean Electricity Performance Program (CEPP) that is part of President Biden’s Build Back Better…

Clearing up some myths about the Clean Electricity Performance Program

Right now Congress has a historic opportunity to reduce pollution, protect community health, and mitigate the climate crisis by passing the Clean Electricity Performance Program (CEPP), which would…

Developer abandons PennEast fracked gas pipeline project

Today the developers of the controversial PennEast pipeline project announced they were cancelling the project after being denied necessary water quality permits. PennEast Pipeline Co. LLC’s 116-mile…

US, EU commit to reduce methane pollution

Washington, D.C. - Today President Joe Biden and leaders from the European Union committed to reduce methane pollution by 30 percent by 2030, a positive near-term step toward combating the climate…

House committee unveils historic clean energy plan

Washington, D.C. - Today the Energy and Commerce Committee of the U.S House of Representatives began its mark-up of budget reconciliation language, which includes a Clean Electricity Performance…

Biden Administration nominates new FERC commissioner

Washington, D.C. -- Today President Joe Biden nominated Willie Phillips to fill a vacant position on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), the nation’s independent energy regulator. FERC…

Puget Sound Energy plans new fracked gas for power plants and buildings

Tomorrow the Utilities and Transportation Commission will hold a public hearing on Puget Sound Energy’s (PSE) draft long-range plan that calls for building new fracked gas plants and will likely put…

City of Eugene Hits Brakes on NW Natural Contract Renewal, Citing Climate Goals

EUGENE, OR - After three months of public pressure and countless hours of public testimony about the climate and health impacts of fracked gas, the City’s franchise negotiations with NW Natural…

Seattle begins fossil fuel phase out with one of nation’s strongest building codes

SEATTLE - Today the Seattle City Council voted unanimously to update its building code to require more electric appliances, significantly reducing climate pollution from new commercial and large…