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Texas PUC Greenlights Coal Plant Closure and Renewables Construction, Saving Millions of Gallons of Water Every Year

AUSTIN, Texas – The Texas Public Utility Commission (PUC) ruled today that Southwestern Public Service Company (SPS) can proceed with closing its Tolk coal plant near Lubbock and constructing…

New Analysis Shows Entergy Louisiana and Cleco Failing to Lower Costs and Pollution

LOUISIANA - Today, Sierra Club released its sixth Dirty Truth Report. This year, Entergy Louisiana scored a 26 out of 100, receiving a D, and Cleco scored a 9 out…

New Analysis: Texas Utilities Deliver Mixed Results on Affordable Energy for Customers

AUSTIN, Texas – As the country continues to face a significantly shifting energy landscape due to the data center boom, the Sierra Club’s Dirty Truth report is again exposing just how…

Sierra Club, Other Enviro Groups Sue Illegal Data Center Power Plant Projects in San Antonio

SAN ANTONIO — Three environmental groups today filed a federal lawsuit against the developers of a pair of data center campuses with gas-fired power plants for building the massive projects without…

Trump Move to Strip EPA of Carbon-Limiting Authority Over Power Plants Will Impact Texas More Than Any Other State

Houston – Today, Donald Trump’s administration is expected to propose repealing the Endangerment Finding for power plants, a move that would pave the way for increased greenhouse gas emissions…

Sierra Club Urges Texas Senate to Mandate Better Water Reporting and Planning for Data Centers and Power Plants

AUSTIN, Texas – Ahead of today’s public hearing of the Texas Senate Committee on Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs, the Sierra Club Lone Star Chapter is urging legislators to…

Trump EPA Plan to Put Louisiana in Charge of Toxic Coal Ash Threatens Drinking Water

Baton Rouge, LA — Today, Earthjustice, the Alliance for Affordable Energy Louisiana, and the Sierra Club urged the Trump administration to abandon its plan to put the State of Louisiana in charge of…

Sierra Club Urges Rejection of Meta Gas Plant Expansion Proposal

BATON ROUGE, La. – On Friday the Sierra Club filed testimony on Entergy’s expensive gas plant expansion proposal for the Meta Hyperion data center, urging the Louisiana Public Service Commission…

Sierra Club Urges Rejection of Meta’s Attempt to Use Minor Source Loophole

Richland Parish, Louisiana – In comments submitted today to the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ), Sierra Club argues that Meta’s most recent air permit revisions trigger major-…

EPA Moves to Eliminate Public From Permitting Process for Data Centers, Concrete Batch Plants

Austin, Tex. – On Tuesday the Trump Administration’s Environmental Protection Agency proposed cutting the public out of air pollution permits for “minor sources,” which include the large diesel…