Beyond Coal is one of the most extensive, effective, and long-lasting campaigns in the history of the environmental movement. Through our national campaign and chapters across the country, we advocate for an electric power system run on affordable, reliable clean energy and not fossil fuels.
By mobilizing our members, deepening grassroots leadership, and winning local victories, we are building power for long-term, durable climate and justice wins.
We engage over a million members and supporters to intervene in public utility dockets, in litigation, and before state and federal agencies to advocate for clean energy. We build broad, inclusive coalitions that bring together local consumer advocates, labor organizations, large energy consumer groups, clean energy advocates, and environmental justice leaders.
More About Our CampaignMost utilities in the United States lack the truly ambitious plans needed to make the clean energy transition a reality.
What utilities do, or don't do, over the next decade will either drive us to more polluting, expensive fossil fuels or lead us to a clean energy transition. What is your utility doing?
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The decrease in air pollution from coal plant retirements to date has prevented over 60,000 premature deaths, 100,000 heart attacks, and 1,000,000 asthma attacks! See which coal plants are polluting your community.
Grassroots pressure combined with economic realities will end the fossil fuel industry, and consumers and workers alike are speeding this inevitable transition.
Our map shows the existing coal plants in America and those that have retired or committed to retirement. We also track where gas pipelines and plants are threatening a clean energy future. We’re working toward a future where these maps show clean, renewable energy.
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Washington, D.C.: The Federal Regulatory Energy Commission (FERC) granted a request for a rehearing and set aside its order approving Southwest Power Pool’s (SPP) discriminatory capacity accreditation approach for wind and solar. The decision is in…
Houston, TX – A new report by the Sierra Club has revealed that soot pollution from the Parish coal plant kills 109 people each year, making it the eighth most deadly coal plant in the nation. In 2019, Parish emitted 29,000 tons of sulfur dioxide…
Dallas, TX – A new report by the Sierra Club has revealed that soot pollution from the Martin Lake coal plant in Tatum kills 154 people each year, making it the fifth most deadly coal plant in the nation.
Un nuevo informe del Sierra Club revela que la contaminación de hollín procedente de plantas de combustión de carbón causa 3.800 muertes prematuras al año.
St. Louis, MO – A report released by Sierra Club today reveals that Ameren Missouri’s Labadie coal plant is the second deadliest for soot in the country, contributing to 195 premature deaths annually. Labadie will cause another 3,387 premature…
