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We were just informed that our chapter has been awarded several national awards from Sierra Club!  Please join us in celebrating these acknowledgements for all the hard work our staff and volunteer leaders have been doing here in Idaho! ...

Dear Chair Mallory, Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the Request for Information published on May 5 regarding Snake and Columbia River salmon recovery. I submit these comments on behalf of the Sierra Club.  The Sierra Club has over 2.3...

  Palouse Group Newsletter – Winter '22 Check out the latest news and updates from the Palouse Group of the Sierra Club in their latest newsletter!

BOISE, ID—On Monday, the Idaho Public Utilities Commission (PUC) released its decision to approve Idaho Power’s maligned and disputed “VODER” (value of solar) study, seemingly ignoring significant pushback from solar advocates and public commenters...

Dear Commissioner Anderson and Commissioner Chatburn, In the midst of exams and project deadlines marking the end of our semester and the beginning of the holidays, we are now forced to turn our attention from academics and family time to your...

Read about the wins and highlights of our 2022 work in our annual Ridgelines newsletter, available now! Click on image below to view the full 12-page PDF.  

BOISE, ID — Last night, the Idaho Public Utilities Commission (IPUC) held the last of three public hearings across the state on Idaho Power’s recently-released study on the value of excess rooftop solar power, which indicated the monopoly may cut...

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New Study Shows Idaho Power is Undervaluing Rooftop Solar Contact Noah Rott, Sierra Club, noah.rott@sierraclub.org BOISE, ID — A new independent study published by Crossborder Energy shows Idaho Power undervalued customer-owned rooftop...