Jessica King is a deputy press secretary with Sierra Club's Beyond Coal campaign.
Washington, D.C. – Today, EPA published notice of a proposed consent decree requiring the agency to review and, if appropriate, revise Clean Air Act standards that protect people and communities from…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – An overwhelming majority of scientific experts on EPA’s Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) recommended on Friday that EPA substantially strengthen the national…
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A report released by the Sierra Club today reveals that by strengthening and enforcing federal air quality standards, the owners of 64% of remaining coal plants would be required…
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In two proposed rules, President Biden's EPA is taking welcome action to protect the public from millions of tons of toxic coal ash sitting in old landfills and ponds across the…
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture opened applications for a new grant program for rural electric cooperatives called “New ERA,” designed to promote clean energy, economic…
WASHINGTON, D.C. --Today, President Biden’s EPA proposed tough new federal climate pollution standards for the electric power sector, the nation’s second-largest source of climate-disrupting…
This week, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement issued a proposal to streamline processes for communities to report violations of federal coal mining laws, rolling back burdens…
Richmond, Ind. – On Tuesday, officials advised residents to evacuate their homes due to a significant industrial fire in Richmond, Indiana. The fire took place at a previous factory location in…
LaPlace, La. -- EPA is taking action against harmful air pollution from chemical manufacturing facilities by proposing a suite of new rules impacting more than 200 of the most toxic chemical…
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the EPA proposed strengthening protections against heavy metals, mercury and other hazardous air pollution emitted from power plants, protecting vulnerable communities from…