TVA Proactively Sought Exemptions from Pollution Safeguards
Knoxville, TN - Four plants in the Tennessee Valley Authority’s fleet—Shawnee, Gallatin, Cumberland, and Kingston—have received presidential exemptions from the Trump Administration,…
Christine Ho (she/her) is the deputy press secretary for the Sierra Club's Beyond Coal campaign.
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Trump Hands Out Free Pass for Big Coal, Americans Pay the Price
Washington, D.C. - Trump’s Administration exempted 68 coal-fired power plants from lifesaving safeguards that curb emissions of mercury and air toxics and protect Americans from the deadly…
HISTORIC: Fossil Fuels Produce Less than Half of US Electricity
Washington, D.C. - Today, a new study by Ember reported that for the first time in history, fossil fuels produced less than half of the U.S. total energy generation for a month. In March, fossil…
Trump to Bolster Coal with Executive Order
Washington, D.C. - According to Politico, today Donald Trump will sign executive orders in an attempt to bolster coal production in the United States. According to reporting, Donald…
Largest Polluter Plant in Northwest Requested Clean Air Act Exemptions
Washington, D.C. - The operators of Colstrip Power Plant have requested a presidential exemption from the Environmental Protection Agency’s updated Mercury and Air Toxics Standard after Trump's…
DOGE Targets Mine Safety Offices, Endangers Coal Miners
Washington, D.C - The Department of Government Efficiency, led by Elon Musk, has taken aim at its next government agency to shutter—the Office of Mine Safety and Health Administration.…
EPA Invites Polluters to Email for Exemption from Air Pollution Laws
Washington, D.C. - Today, the Environmental Protection Agency created a new pathway for oil- and coal-burning power plants to evade air pollution standards: Just send an email. The EPA…
Chris Wright and Donald Trump to End Renewable Projects, Kill American Jobs
Washington, D.C. - According to Politico, the U.S. Department of Energy is planning to eliminate $800 million in funding for renewable energy projects including electric vehicle charging…
Trump Spreads More Delusional Lies About Coal
Washington, D.C. - Last night, Donald Trump declared on Truth Social that he is “authorizing [his] Administration to immediately begin producing Energy with BEAUTIFUL, CLEAN COAL.”Coal is widely…
Sierra Club Pushes Back Against PJM Plan to Prioritize Dirty Gas
Washington, D.C. - The Sierra Club and Appalachian Voices, represented by Earthjustice, have filed a rehearing request regarding the Federal Energy Regulatory Committee’s approval of PJM’s…