Deputy Press Secretary, Sierra Club Beyond Coal Campaign in Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi
Dec 20 2022
ATLANTA, GA -- Today, the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) made its final decision in Georgia Power’s 2022 rate case with a 4-1 vote, with Commissioner Bubba McDonald opposing. The vote is the…
Oct 3 2022
ATLANTA, GA - Yesterday, the Sierra Club released the second edition of “The Dirty Truth About Utility Climate Pledges,” a report and accompanying interactive tool which grades utilities’ climate…
Jul 21 2022
ATLANTA, GA -- Today, the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) made its final decision in Georgia Power’s 2022 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) by unanimously voting to approve an amended…
Jul 15 2022
ATLANTA, GA -- Yesterday, the Georgia Supreme Court denied Sierra Club’s petition to review a 2019 Public Service Commission (PSC) decision that gave Georgia Power almost unlimited power to collect…
May 17 2022
ATLANTA, GA -- Today, the Sierra Club is announcing the release of its Report Card that evaluates Georgia Power’s 2022 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP), a proposal that will guide energy production in…
Apr 25 2022
MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA -- Today, a coalition of environmental groups including the National Parks Conservation Association, Sierra Club, and several other signees, published an open letter addressed to…
Apr 13 2022
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Sierra Club launched a first-of-its-kind tool that allows individuals to calculate their household energy burden. The calculator is available in both desktop and mobile…
Jan 19 2022
ATLANTA, GA – Today, the Sierra Club is announcing its intention to participate in the 2022 Georgia Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) process. During this process, Georgia Power (owned by Southern…
Dec 7 2021
Atlanta, GA -- Today, Sierra Club filed an appeal with the Georgia Supreme Court disputing a lower court’s ruling that Georgia Power can collect billions from customers for coal ash cleanup. This…
Nov 5 2021
Atlanta, GA -- Southern Company, the nation’s third largest utility, has announced plans to close most of its coal burning units at Plant Scherer, Plant Bowen, and Plant Wansley in Georgia, in…