Deputy Press Secretary, Sierra Club Beyond Coal Campaign in Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi
ATLANTA, GA-- Today, the Sierra Club filed a Motion for Reconsideration with the Georgia Court of Appeals, challenging its decision to allow Georgia Power to collect 100% of its coal ash remediation…
ATLANTA, GA -- Yesterday, the Georgia Court of Appeals rejected Sierra Club’s appeal over coal ash cleanup costs and who should be responsible to foot the bill. The appeal stems from Georgia Power’s…
CARTERSVILLE, GA — The Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) will host an online public hearing at 6 p.m. Oct. 14 on Georgia Power’s proposed plan for toxic coal ash located at Plant Bowen…
ROME, GA -- Sierra Club’s analysis of Georgia Power’s preferred closure method for Plant Hammond Ash Pond-3 (AP-3) shows it does not adequately protect against groundwater contamination, risking the…
ROME, GA -- The Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) released Georgia Power’s proposed permit to cap-in-place coal ash from Plant Hammond at Ash Pond 3, located near Rome. The draft permit…
ATLANTA, GA -- Southern Company is greenwashing its climate commitment, and a new ad campaign by Sierra Club seeks to hold the utility accountable for its promises and alert ratepayers to the utility…
JACKSON, MS -- Yesterday, the Sierra Club, with assistance from Synapse Energy Economics, Inc., filed comments with the Mississippi Public Service Commission (MS PSC) in Mississippi Power’s 2021…
Jackson, MS -- Late last week, Southern Company subsidiary Mississippi Power released its Integrated Resource Plan, which details the utility’s long term plans for providing power to its Mississippi…
ATLANTA, GA -- Today, the Sierra Club submitted its opening brief to the Georgia Court of Appeals in Sierra Club v. Georgia Public Service Commission and Georgia Power Company over the company’s 2019…
Mobile County, Ala. — Last Friday, Sierra Club and GASP filed a petition with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) challenging the Alabama Department of Environmental Management’s (ADEM)…