Brian Willis is the deputy press secretary for federal affairs for the Sierra Club.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver of expanding two massive coal mines in Wyoming’s Powder River Basin (PRB). The two mines approved for expansion (the…
WASHINGTON, DC - Yesterday, Donald Trump’s EPA Administrator, Scott Pruitt, granted a polluter petition to “reconsider” new clean water protections against dangerous coal ash pits near America’s…
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) projected a 28 percent increase in world energy use by 2040, predicting strong clean energy growth, but only a slight decline in…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, Donald Trump’s EPA Administrator, Scott Pruitt, delayed deadlines for crucial clean water protections against coal sludge being dumped into America’s waterways by two…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…