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NEW Report: Iowa’s Largest Electric Utilities Stall Clean Energy Transition at Customers’ Expense

DES MOINES, Iowa — Today, Sierra Club released its fifth annual Dirty Truth Report, which grades 75 utilities across the country on their plans to retire coal plants by 2030, not build new…

NEW Report: Rocky Mountain Power’s Parent Company, PacifiCorp, Lags in Clean Energy Transition

SALT LAKE CITY — Today, Sierra Club released its fifth annual Dirty Truth Report, which grades 75 utilities across the country on their plans to retire coal plants by 2030, not build new…

NEW Report: Rocky Mountain Power’s Parent Company, PacifiCorp, Lags in Clean Energy Transition

WYOMING — Today, Sierra Club released its fifth annual Dirty Truth Report, which grades 75 utilities across the country on their plans to retire coal plants by 2030, not build new gas…

NEW Report: NV Energy Slows Progress Towards Clean Energy Transition

RENO, Nev. — Today, Sierra Club released its fifth annual Dirty Truth Report, which grades 75 utilities across the country on their plans to retire coal plants by 2030, not build new gas…

Iowa Utilities Commission Approves Settlement for Largest Solar Proposal in Iowa

DES MOINES, Iowa — Today, the Iowa Utilities Commission approved a settlement between MidAmerican Energy and stakeholder parties, including Environmental Law & Policy Center (ELPC), Iowa…

Sierra Club Statement on Senator Murkowski’s Vote to Raise Electricity Costs, Endanger Public Health, and Kill Jobs

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Today, Senator Murkowski and Republicans in the United States Senate voted to endanger public health, kill clean energy jobs and their economic benefits, and raise costs for…

Trump Administration Formally Proposes Repeal of Bedrock Greenhouse Gas Standards, Sells Out Iowa

DES MOINES, Iowa — Today, the Trump Administration issued a proposal by the Environmental Protection Agency to repeal the agency’s Clean Air Act Section 111 carbon pollution standards, which…

Consumers and Community Organizations Protest Berkshire Hathaway Energy for Harming Americans' Health and Finances

DES MOINES, Iowa; LAS VEGAS; RENO, Nev.; SALT LAKE CITY — Today, a coalition of concerned organizations and citizens around the country gathered to protest Berkshire Hathaway Energy (BHE)…

Environmental Groups Give Notice of Intent to Sue for Toxic Discharges from Ottumwa Coal Ash Landfill

DES MOINES, Iowa — Today three environmental groups notified Alliant Energy’s Iowa affiliate of their intent to sue for unpermitted discharges of polluted groundwater that is pumped out from under an…

Coal Ash Waste from MidAmerican Coal Plants Poses Immediate and Long-term Health Threat to Iowans

DES MOINES, Iowa — Analysis from the Interdisciplinary Environmental Clinic at Washington University, released today by Sierra Club and the Iowa Environmental Council, highlights how elevated…