Groups Urge Halt of Deepwater Crude Export Approvals
Washington, DC - Gulf Coast community groups and environmental advocates are urging the Biden Administration to reevaluate the criteria used to determine whether massively expanding U.S. crude…
Shannon is a Deputy Press Secretary for federal gas policy. She is based in central Massachusetts.
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House Republicans Vote Against Consumers with Stance Against Energy Efficient Appliances
Washington, DC - Today, Republicans in the US House of Representatives voted to pass H.R. 6192, the Hands Off Our Home Appliances Act, a bill that would significantly limit the Department…
Congressional Letter Latest to Support Review of LNG Exports & Urge DOE to Incorporate Key Issues into Public Interest Determination
Washington, DC — Today, more than 70 members of Congress sent a letter to President Biden and Secretary Granholm thanking them for pausing the approval of applications for new…
Sierra Club Reaction to Pioneer Collusion with OPEC
Washington, DC - The Federal Trade Commission has uncovered efforts by former CEO of Pioneer Natural Resources Scott Sheffield to collude with OPEC in order to increase the price of oil through…
DOE Releases Final Water Heater Energy Conservation Standard
Washington, DC - Today, the US Department of Energy finalized a strong energy efficiency standard for water heaters that will benefit consumers and our climate. Phasing out energy-wasting…
HUD/USDA Building Code Update Will Give Lower Income Families Access to Clean, Healthy Homes
Washington, DC - Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Department of Agriculture released a final policy determination to update building energy codes for renters…
House Republicans Threaten Baltimore Bridge Funding Over LNG Pause
WASHINGTON, DC - House Republicans are threatening to withhold funding for the collapsed Francis Scott Key bridge in Baltimore unless President Biden reverses the pause on approvals for new methane…
110 Organizations Thank Biden Administration & Urge Robust Review of LNG Exports & Deny Projects Not in the Public Interest
Washington, DC — Today, 110 organizations sent a letter to Secretary Granholm and President Biden to thank them for the pause on approvals for new LNG export licenses and urge them to…
One Year After Roundtable, FERC Has Made No Progress on Environmental Justice
Washington, DC - Today marks one year since the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission hosted an environmental justice and equity roundtable intended to explore ways FERC Commissioners could…
Sierra Club Reaction to State AGs Lawsuit Against LNG Approval Pause
Washington, DC - Yesterday, sixteen attorneys general filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration over the recently announced pause on approvals of new gas exports, known as LNG. The…