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Environmental Groups Join EPA in Defending Closure of Polluter Loopholes

Washington, D.C. – Environmental and community groups are seeking to join EPA in a lawsuit defending the agency’s action to eliminate unlawful air pollution loopholes from state air operating…

Utilities Only Planning Enough Clean Energy to Replace 30% of Fossil Fuel Generation, Report Finds

Washington, D.C. -- The 77 utility companies most invested in fossil fuels are planning to replace just 30 percent of their existing fossil fuel generation with clean energy by 2030, according…

Sierra Club Takes Legal Action to Address Harmful Smog Pollution

Washington, D.C. –  On Friday, Sierra Club took a significant step in its ongoing effort to compel  EPA to enforce federal air quality standards set nearly a decade ago under the Obama…

Rural Cooperatives Pursue $93B for IRA Clean Energy Projects

Washington, D.C. -- A novel Inflation Reduction Act program to bring economic development and lower cost energy to rural communities received applications from 157 electric cooperatives, according to…

Groups Urge EPA to Regulate Coal Pollution from Uncovered Rail Cars

Washington, D.C. -- Today Sierra Club, Public Justice, and several other environmental and public health organizations filed a petition for rulemaking with the EPA, calling upon the agency to stop…

EPA Proposal Would Restore Key Air Pollution Protections to Fenceline Communities

Washington, D.C. – Today, the Biden Administration moved to protect fenceline communities from hazardous air pollution by proposing a policy–following a Trump Administration rollback–that ensures…

EPA Restarts Ozone Rulemaking, Delaying Critical Updates to Air Quality Standards

Washington, D.C. – Today, EPA announced it will abandon its ongoing reconsideration of the current underprotective air quality standards for ozone, a key component of smog, and instead restart the…

Utility Lobbying Group Finds Perfect Leader in Former Trump Secretary

Washington, D.C. – Today, the Edison Electric Institute announced Trump Administration Energy Secretary and fossil fuel executive Dan Brouillette will lead the utility lobbying association,…

Over One Million Urge Biden Administration to Finalize Strong Climate Pollution Standards

Washington, D.C. --  Today, the Sierra Club and partners delivered more than one million public comments calling on the Biden Administration to tackle climate change by adopting the strongest…

Green Light for New Jersey Offshore Wind Energy Project a Major Win for Climate

WASHINGTON, DC -- The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s Record of Decision for the Ocean Wind I project off the coast of New Jersey — which follows almost four years of federal review and public…