Doug Jackson is a senior press secretary for the Sierra Club's Beyond Dirty Fuels Campaign.
May 23 2019
CHARLOTTE, NC -- Environmental justice advocates and residents of Robeson County traveled to Charlotte yesterday to urge the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and NCDEQ…
Apr 19 2019
Brownsville, TX -- Today, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) released the final environmental impact statement (EIS) for the proposed Annova LNG fracked gas export terminal. Annova LNG…
Apr 10 2019
HOUSTON, TX -- Today, only miles from two recent environmental tragedies, Donald Trump signed an executive order that would erode bedrock protections for water and communities while seeking to roll…
Mar 26 2019
NEW YORK -- In an interview with Bloomberg, Duke Energy CEO Lynn Good conceded that because “Atlantic Coast pipeline was sized and designed with a time frame,” the energy giant may need to move on to…
Mar 12 2019
ANNAPOLIS, MD -- Today, Maryland is on the brink of becoming the first state to ban expanded polystyrene (EPS) foam food containers, as the State House passed a bill that would ban restaurants,…
Mar 8 2019
TAMPA, Fla. — One business day before the trial-like hearing starts on TECO’s plan to keep burning coal and burn far more fracked gas at Big Bend, the Department of Environmental Protection filed a…
Mar 1 2019
RICHMOND, VA -- Today, the Virginia State Water Control Board failed to establish a process for revoking the Water Quality Certificate for the fracked gas Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP). The decision…
Feb 12 2019
TAMPA BAY, FL -- Yesterday, the Sierra Club launched their #TellTheTruthTECO campaign, designed to hold the Tampa Electric Company (TECO) accountable for doubling down on climate-disrupting fossil…
Feb 7 2019
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:Thursday, February 7, 2019 Contact: Doug Jackson, 202.495.3045 or doug.jackson@sierraclub.org Advocates Introduce Legislation to Protect Maryland Waters from Fracked Gas…
Feb 6 2019
ANNAPOLIS, MD -- Tomorrow, a coalition of climate and clean water advocates will hold a Telepresser to discuss new legislation designed to protect Maryland’s waters from dirty, dangerous fracked gas…