Kim Petty is a regional press secretary for the Pacific Northwest, covering issues in Oregon, Washington, and Alaska.
BISMARCK, N.D. — Today, Sierra Club released its sixth annual Dirty Truth Report, which reveals how North Dakota’s Basin Electric Power Cooperative is failing to phase out expensive fossil…
DES MOINES, Iowa — Today, Sierra Club released its sixth annual Dirty Truth Report, which reveals how Iowa’s two largest electric utilities are failing to phase out polluting fossil fuels…
Olympia, WA — Today, the Washington Supreme Court ruled that Initiative 2066 (I-2066) is unconstitutional, delivering a victory for Washington families who want affordable utility bills, clean air,…
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Today, the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) rejected Minnesota Power’s request to build a costly new gas plant to meet future energy demand and ordered the electric…
PORTLAND, Ore. — Today, the USDA Forest Service released a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) on the proposed repeal of the Roadless Area Conservation Rule, with a 30-day public…
SEATTLE — Today, the USDA Forest Service released a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) on the proposed repeal of the Roadless Area Conservation Rule, with a 30-day public comment…
SEATTLE – Climate, environmental, and social justice organizations filed testimony today urging the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission (UTC) to reduce the proposed rate hike from…
Today, Iowa environmental groups sued the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) for approving permits that allow hazardous disposal practices at the Ottumwa coal ash landfill, which holds waste…
MEDORA, N.D.—Today, the Sierra Club and other members of the North Dakota Public Lands Coalition gathered in Medora to speak out against the Trump administration’s attacks on public lands. The…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Environmental groups today urged a federal court to move quickly in forcing an end to the Defense Department’s de facto ban on new wind energy projects. In an amicus brief…