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Americans Did Not Vote for Dirty Air and Polluted Water, But Congress Isn’t Listening

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives are expected to take up a slurry bills this week aimed at stripping away vital clean air and water protections that safeguard…

By Overturning Stream Protection Rule, Congress Puts Polluter Profits Above American Communities

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Congress used the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to scrap the Stream Protection Rule (SPR) today, putting the health of thousands of Americans living near coal mining…

By Overturning Stream Protection Rule, Congress Puts Polluter Profits Above American Communities

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Congress used the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to scrap the Stream Protection Rule (SPR) today, putting the health of thousands of Americans living near coal mining…

Coalition Group Warns of Lawsuit if Trump Administration Doesn’t Soon Finalize Energy Efficiency Standards

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Sierra Club joined Earthjustice, the Consumer Federation of America, and NRDC today in notifying the Trump Administration of their intent to sue the Department of Energy (DOE) for…

Congress is attacking clean water safeguards in order to protect the coal industry

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the House of Representatives will use an obscure tool, the Congressional Review Act (CRA), to dismantle the Stream Protection Rule (SPR), which protects clean water for…

EIA Shows America is Moving Away from Coal, Clean Energy Surges

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Energy Information Administration (EIA) announced today that coal production dropped 18 percent in 2016, putting it at its lowest levels since 1978. The announcement comes at…

Environmental, Public Health Groups File Legal Opposition to Trump’s Early Effort to Undermine Clean Air Protections

Click Here to Download Brief WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, a coalition of environmental and public health groups fought back against the Trump Administration’s first attempts to roll back basic…

Peabody Energy’s Plan to Leave Bankruptcy Protection is Short-Sighted and Reckless

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Peabody Energy emerged from bankruptcy on Monday after shedding $5 billion in debt that it accumulated from reckless coal investments it made over the past decade. Despite the…

Peabody’s Deeply Misguided Bankruptcy Reorganization Rejects Reality

As the American energy market doubles down on clean energy, Peabody Energy bets billions on 19th century coal technology Click Here to View Press Release Video WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S.…

Sierra Club Will Fiercely Challenge Any Trump Attempt to Dismantle Bedrock Clean Air Protections

WASHINGTON, D.C. - At the request of the Trump EPA, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals this evening suspended proceedings in a lawsuit over stronger clean air protections against smog pollution to…