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Environmental Organizations File Lawsuit Against Weak Soot Standard

Click Here to Download Lawsuit WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Sierra Club and Earthjustice filed a lawsuit against EPA after former coal lobbyist and EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler (for less than…

Court Vacates Dirty Power Plan, Bookending the Trump Administration’s Wide Ranging Legal Failures

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit vacated the ‘Affordable Clean Energy’ rule and remanded it to the EPA.  In response, Joanne Spalding,…

Trump Administration Tries to Sow Public Health Crisis Into Biden Administration with New Anti-Science Rule

WASHINGTON, D.C. - On the last day of 2020, the Office of Budget and Management approved an extreme anti-science rule first proposed by disgraced former EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt, which was…

With Weeks Left at EPA, Andrew Wheeler Condemns Millions to Asthma Attacks, Heart Attacks, and Premature Deaths

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Former coal lobbyist and EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler finalized his decision to maintain the insufficient ground level ozone standard of 70 parts per billion, despite the…

Sierra Club Congratulates Governor Granholm on DOE Post

WASHINGTON, D.C. - On December 15, the news broke that President-Elect Joe Biden will select former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm to be his Secretary of Energy.  In response, John Coequyt…

Andrew Wheeler is Attempting to Force Future EPA Administrators to Cook the Books for Polluters

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Former coal lobbyist, and soon to be former EPA Administrator, Andrew Wheeler finalized new requirements today which distort how EPA calculates the costs and benefits for its clean…

Soon To Be Former EPA Administrator Burns the American People One More Time Before Leaving

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Former coal lobbyist turned EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler ignored the recommendations of EPA scientists and public health experts today by finalizing his proposal to not correct…

With FERC Approval of PJM’s Compliance Filing on MOPR, States Are Exiting Stage Left

WASHINGTON, D.C. - FERC approved PJM’s compliance filing for the Minimum Office Price Rule (MOPR) today, moving forward with the disastrous rule that will block most new renewable energy resources…

Sierra Club Statement on Rollback of Protections Against Coal Ash

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, former coal lobbyist and EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler finalized another rollback of clean water protections, which will allow utilities to keep dumping enormous…

Sierra Club Vows to Fight Repeal of “Once In, Always In” Framework

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, former coal lobbyist and EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler finalized another rollback allowing industrial polluters to skirt the Clean Air Act to release more dangerous…