Sierra Club Applauds Introduction of the RECLAIM Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Matt Cartwright (D-PA) and Hal Rogers (R-KY) introduced the bipartisan RECLAIM Act today in the U.S. House of Representatives. The legislation will provide $1…
Brian Willis is the deputy press secretary for federal affairs for the Sierra Club.
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Idaho Power Commits to 100 Percent Carbon-free Electricity by 2045
Boise, ID - Today, Idaho Power Company announced a commitment to provide 100 percent carbon-free electricity to customers by 2045. This makes Idaho Power the first major Pacific Northwest utility to…
Sierra Club Submits More Than 57,000 Comments Demanding Wheeler Drop His Decision to Scrap Climate Safeguards
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Sierra Club submitted 57,722 comments yesterday to former coal lobbyist and EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler demanding that he drop his decision to try and scrap climate safeguards…
Sierra Club Supporters Testify Against Rollback of Mercury Safeguard’s Legal Foundation
The environmental organization has also planned a media event with coalition partners and U.S. Senator Tom Carper on the steps of EPA WASHINGTON, D.C. - Sierra Club has organized dozens of volunteers…
Tennessee Valley Authority Board of Directors Follow Expert Analysis, Retire Two Uneconomic, Dirty Coal Units
WASHINGTON, D.C.— The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Board of Directors voted today to retire the remaining coal unit at the Paradise power plant in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, and the Bull Run…
Sierra Club Delivers Hundreds of Climate Valentines for Wheeler’s Hearing on Rolling Back Climate Standards
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Sierra Club asked the public to write climate valentines to the EPA for delivery and today it will deliver hundreds to former coal lobbyist and acting EPA Administrator Andrew…
FERC Ethics Official: McNamee Must Recuse Himself from Coal Bailout Decisions [He Still Hasn’t]
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Coal bailout architect and FERC Commissioner Bernard McNamee has submitted a letter to Senate Democrats informing them of an ethics official’s advice to him on recusing himself…
New Data Further Show Climate in Crisis as Trump Plays Politics at the Border
Costs of Climate Disasters Skyrocket & Emissions Leap as Temperature Records are Shattered WASHINGTON, D.C. -- As Donald Trump attempts to manufacture a crisis along the border, a series of new…
Wheeler Ignores Public Health While Revoking Foundation of Protections from Pollution from Coal-fired Power Plants
New Proposal Would Prioritize Profits over Health Benefits WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Acting EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler proposed plans to ignore the health and environmental benefits of clean…
Wheeler Tries Another Desperate Rollback that Won’t Save Coal
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Former coal lobbyist and acting Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler announced plans today to roll back carbon pollution standards for new coal-…