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Sierra Club Challenges EPA’s Attempt to Reinstate Air Pollution Loopholes in Texas

Click Here for Legal Challenge Document WASHINGTON, D.C. - Late yesterday, a broad coalition of environmental and community groups challenged EPA’s plan to reopen the Startup, Shutdown,…

Trump, Wheeler Refuse To Allow A Pandemic To Stop Efforts Supporting Polluters

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, former coal lobbyist and EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler is planning to waive compliance requirements and deadlines for a range of…

Electricity Customers Pay Billions for Unneeded Power

           Electricity suppliers get up to $4.4 billion in extraneous payments, report says WASHINGTON (March 16, 2019) – The electricity grid operator PJM’s capacity…

EPA’s New Coal Ash Proposal Reads Like it Was Written by a Former Coal Lobbyist

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Former coal lobbyist and EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler proposed another dangerous rule today that will allow unlined, toxic coal ash ponds to stay open longer, and even permit…

New York’s Electricity Market Gets Brazenly Anti-Clean Energy Rule, Setting Up State-Federal Fight

NEW YORK - Today, the Trump-appointed, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) expanded its disastrous energy pricing scheme into New York’s electricity market, a move that will drive up costs…

The Surface Transportation Board Explores Exempting Rail Companies from Clean Water Act

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Surface Transportation Board announced today that it will start a review to determine if the Clean Water Act still applies to rail cars that transport coal and other polluting…

Sierra Club Applauds House Democrats Condemnation of FERC Attack On State Clean Energy Economies

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, 36 House Democrats sent a letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) expressing serious concerns over the commission’s recent decision to institute a Minimum…

New Report Highlights Impact and Potential of West Virginia’s Growing Clean Energy Economy

View Full Report Here Charleston, West Virginia -- The Sierra Club released a report today, which found that clean energy companies have successfully developed numerous projects in West Virginia and…

With the Retirement of Dolet Hills, Sierra Club’s Beyond Coal Campaign Retires 300th Coal Plant Since 2010

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Arkansas PSC approved the retirement of the Dolet Hills Power Station today, in a settlement with Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO), making it the 300th coal plant…

Sierra Club Sues Trump Admin. (Again) For Stonewalling on FOIA Documents

Click Here to View Legal Filing WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Sierra Club sued the Trump Administration today under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) for documents related to the potential development…