Press Releases

New Lawsuit Aims to Protect Wolves in Northern Rocky Mountains

BOZEMAN, MT — Four conservation and animal protection groups sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today for denying their petition to protect gray wolves in the northern Rocky Mountains under the Endangered Species Act.

Labor and Community Groups Urge TSMC to Protect Workers and the Environment

WASHINGTON, D.C. — CHIPS Communities United (CCU) is urging Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation (TSMC), which has been awarded $6.6 billion in public funding from the U.S. Department of Commerce, to follow responsible labor, environmental, and community practices. CCU – a coalition of labor unions, environmental organizations, and community groups – advocates for a fair, equitable, and sustainable implementation of the CHIPS and Science Act. 
 

5th Circuit Decision on Sea Port Oil Terminal Could Harm Communities and Climate

NEW ORLEANS, La. — Today, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the unsound approval of a massive deepwater oil export facility off the Gulf Coast near Brazoria County, Texas.

NYC Comptroller Lander and NYC Public Pension Boards Reach Agreement on Climate Finance Disclosures with JPMorgan Chase, Citi, and Royal Bank of Canada

New York, NY – After successful shareholder engagements, New York City Comptroller Brad Lander and trustees of the New York City Employees’ Retirement System, Teachers’ Retirement System, and Board of Education Retirement System (the Pension Systems) have reached agreements with JPMorgan Chase, Citi, and the Royal Bank of Canada that the banks will regularly disclose their ratio of clean energy supply financing to fossil fuel extraction financing (Energy Supply Ratio) and their underlying methodology.

Advocates Slam Duke’s Plan to Raise Electric Bills to Prop Up Expensive and Polluting Coal Power Plants

Indianapolis, IN - Today, Duke Energy, the largest electric utility in the state, filed a case with the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission’s (IURC) requesting to raise residential customers’ bills an additional 19% by 2026.

If approved, Duke would use its customers' money to keep its massively polluting Gibson and Edwardsport coal-burning power plants open.

The Small City of Superior Stands Up to Utility Corporations and Says No to a Large Gas Plant Near the Nemadji River and Lake Superior

Superior, WI – After months of robust public input from city residents, Tribal leaders, health professionals, and utility representatives, the Superior City Council voted yesterday against another public hearing and will move ahead with the recommendation of its Plan Commission to deny Minnesota Power’s requests to vacate city streets, rezone land, and amend Superior’s 2040 Comprehensive Plan to allow for the build-out of a 625 MW methane gas plant known as the Nemadji Trail Energy Center (NTEC).

Coal Community Advocates Applaud New “10-Day Notice” Rule for Strengthening Response to Health, Safety and Pollution Threats

COAL COUNTRY — This morning, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement released its final “Ten Day Notice” rule to address how the agency responds to community member complaints about safety, pollution, and other violations at coal mines across the country.

Sierra Club Celebrates $20 Billion in Clean Technology Financing Made Possible By Inflation Reduction Act

Washington, DC – Today, Vice President Kamala Harris and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan will visit Charlotte, North Carolina to announce $20 billion in funding will be awarded through two Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund competitions to advance clean technology projects in communities across the country.

Rocky Mountain Power IRP Update Significant Setback for Communities and the Climate

Salt Lake City, UT – On Monday, April 1, PacifiCorp, the parent company of monopoly utility Rocky Mountain Power issued an update to its 2023 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP), doubling down on fossil fuels when decarbonization is urgently needed.

Sierra Club Statement on Biden Administration Protections for Thompson Divide

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Biden Administration announced new protections for critical public lands in Colorado. An order issued by Interior Secretary Deb Haaland protects more than 200,000 acres of Colorado landscapes known as the Thompson Divide from oil and gas development and other extraction for 20 years.