Morgan Caplan is an Associate Press Secretary with the Sierra Club's Beyond Dirty Fuels campaign. She is based in Washington, DC.
Washington, DC — Today, environmental organizations filed a petition for review in federal court challenging a recently issued new biological opinion (BiOp) and incidental take statement under the…
The new “poultry” law would require the leasing of state parks for fracking, redefine methane gas as “green energy,” and various other unrelated subjects, violating Ohio’s constitution…
CHARLESTON, WV – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit has thrown out a crucial permit that the fracked-gas Mountain Valley Pipeline needs to proceed with construction activities in West…
Permit would allow MVP to disregard water quality protections that will have lasting effects on Virginia waterways Richmond, VA – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit ruled that federal…
WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, the House Energy and Commerce Committee took up the so-called Homeowner Energy Freedom Act. This bill would repeal programs for energy efficiency, home electrification…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today Reps. Raúl Grijalva and Barbara Lee and Sens. Tammy Duckworth and Cory Booker introduced the A. Donald McEachin Environmental Justice for All Act. Named in honor of the late…
WASHINGTON, DC – The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has given Williams Transco the go ahead for tree cutting and removal to hastily move forward with their Regional Energy Access…
Local communities breathe cautious sigh of relief as controversial petrochemical facility shows signs of dormancy Columbus, OH—Yesterday, community groups voluntarily dismissed their lawsuit…
WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued a new biological opinion and incidental take statement after the Fourth Circuit previously invalidated and suspended the authorizations…
EAST PALESTINE, OHIO – Despite Governor DeWine’s pledge that Norfolk Southern would be held responsible for the February 3 train derailment that led to burning toxic chemicals like vinyl chloride,…