California Challenges Shady Offshore Wind Cancellations
Sacramento, CA – Yesterday, the California Attorney General and California Energy Commission (CEC) filed a notice of intent to sue the Trump administration for its backroom deal that led to…
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Groups Launch Ads Targeting Colorado’s 3rd District Over Big Oil Immunity Effort
DENVER – This week Sierra Club and Make Polluters Pay released a series of ads targeting Rep. Jeff Hurd and raising awareness in Colorado's 3rd district about a congressional Republican effort…
California Carbon Capture Projects Need Stronger Regulations, Advocates Say
Sacramento, CA -- Today conservation and public interest groups submitted a letter to the California Air Resources Board (CARB) calling for regulators to fix major flaws in their …
Gov. Polis Signs Bill Countering Expensive Federal Coal Plant Orders
Denver, CO - On Thursday Governor Polis signed into law HB26-1226 (Manage Emissions from Electric Generating Units), which requires more transparency on the costs incurred from running…
Citing Cleaner, Cheaper Alternatives, Colorado Regulators Deny Xcel Energy’s $2.9 Billion Gas System Plan
Denver, CO — Today the Colorado Public Utilities Commission (PUC) declined to approve much of Xcel Energy's Gas Infrastructure Plan (GIP), which lays out the utility’s forecasted investments in…
Trump to Waste $700 Million on Oakland Coal Terminal, Projects Nationwide
Oakland, CA - The Trump administration is expected to announce $75 million in taxpayer funding towards a new coal storage and handling facility in Oakland, according to reporting by…
Montana Senators Approve "Sell Off Steve" for BLM Director
HELENA -- Today Montana Senators Tim Sheehy and Steve Daines voted to approve Steve Pearce as Director of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). Over months of heated debates, they faced enormous…
Sierra Club Responds to Trump Administration Stripping California Public Lands Conservation
SACRAMENTO — Yesterday, the Trump administration finalized its rescission of the BLM Public Lands Rule, eliminating much-needed modern safeguards for America’s public lands through a…
Colorado Sierra Club Responds to Trump Administration Stripping Conservation from Public Lands
DENVER — Yesterday, the Trump administration finalized its rescission of the BLM Public Lands Rule, eliminating much-needed modern safeguards for America’s public lands through a process…
CPUC Protects Ratepayers, Rejects SoCalGas’ Attempt to Charge Customers for Hydrogen Pipeline
Sacramento, CA - In a written decision today, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) denied a SoCalGas application that would have charged customers $266 million to fund the…