Press Releases

Arizonans Applaud BLM Rule as Key to Sustainable Future for Public Lands Across the State

Phoenix, AZ – After prioritizing extractive industries for the past 40 years, today the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released its final “Public Lands Rule” to balance and uphold its multiple-use mission.

Sierra Club Statement on EPA Action to Protect Public Health for Communities Near Stationary Combustion Turbines

Washington, DC – This week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it has denied a petition to remove stationary combustion turbines from the list of sources subject to regulation for emissions of air toxics, maintaining public health protections for communities near these facilities. As a result of denying this petition, stationary combustion turbines will continue to be required to comply with national limits on hazardous air pollutants under section 112 of the Clean Air Act.

Labor and Community Groups Urge Samsung to Use CHIPS Act Money to Benefit Community

Washington, DC – CHIPS Communities United (CCU) is urging Samsung, as a selected recipient of $6.4 billion in public funding from the U.S. Department of Commerce, to follow through on their pledged commitment for responsible labor, environmental, and community practices. CCU, a coalition of labor unions, environmental organizations, and community groups, advocates a fair, equitable, and sustainable implementation of the CHIPS and Science Act. 

Sierra Club Urges Commerce Department to Hold Samsung CHIPS Act Investment Accountable to Community Benefits

Washington, DC – Sierra Club, along with labor unions, environmental organizations, and community groups organizing under the CHIPS Communities United coalition, is urging Samsung, a designated recipient of $6.4 billion in public funding from the U.S. Department of Commerce, to legally commit  to labor, environmental sustainability, and community welfare promises.

Sierra Club Statement on BOEM Financial Assurances and Risk Management Rule

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today the Department of the Interior announced new reforms to ensure taxpayers are not responsible for clean-up activities and expenses related to offshore drilling platform decommissioning. The new rule strengthens financial assurance requirements, requiring companies to prove their financial stability to ensure compliance with lease obligations.

The reforms enacted by the Biden Administration include:

We Energies Files Third Rate Increase in Three Years; Marginalized Milwaukeeans Will Bear the Brunt of Higher Rates

Milwaukee, WI – On Friday, We Energies filed yet another rate increase for its customers, the third increase in three years.

MEDIA ADVISORY: Oregon Regulators to Hear Concerns Over NW Natural’s Proposed Rate Increase to Pay for Fossil Fuel Subsidies

SALEM, Ore. — Oregon regulators will hold a public comment hearing Tuesday, April 16, on NW Natural's proposal to raise utility bills for gas customers by 18% starting next year. Residential NW Natural customers already pay on average 50% more than they did in 2020. 

Advisory: Special Meeting for County Commission to Vote on Kansas Sky Energy Center

Media Advisory: Saturday, April 13, 2024 @ 9:00AM

Special Meeting for County Commission to Vote on Kansas Sky Energy Center

Environmental  Advocates Urge Board to Approve 159-MW Solar Project

Sierra Club Statement on Reforms to Federal Oil and Gas Leasing Program

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today the White House announced new reforms to the federal oil and gas leasing system on public lands.

The new regulations bring much-needed balance to a system that has long favored corporate profits over public benefit. The reforms enacted by the Biden Administration include:

Biden Administration Approves Largest Offshore Oil Export Terminal in the U.S.

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration gave formal approval Monday for a huge oil export project in Texas known as Sea Port Oil Terminal (SPOT), despite widespread opposition because of its impacts to public health and safety, the climate, and the environment.