Noah Rott, Deputy Press Secretary, Western Region


Press Releases


Montana Supreme Court Upholds Historic Climate Ruling

Helena, MT - Today the Montana Supreme Court ruled in favor of youth plaintiffs who sued the state over violating their constitutional right to a "clean and healthful environment." The decision…

Tri-State Awarded $2.5 Billion in Federal Grants and Low-Cost Loans to Advance Clean Energy

WESTMINSTER, Colo. – Today the U.S. The Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the finalization of $2.5 billion in grants and low cost loans to Tri-State Generation and…

Sierra Club Seeks Legal Intervention to Defend Denver's Strong Energy Codes

Denver, CO - The Sierra Club, represented by attorneys with Earthjustice, filed a motion to intervene in a second lawsuit targeting Denver’s programs to reduce building sector emissions that…

Federal Court Clarifies 2023 Changes to National Environmental Policy Act For First Time

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the D.C. District Court denied an attempt by Signal Peak Energy to force the federal Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) to rush an…

Colorado regulators approve unpopular, reckless Lowry Ranch oil and gas plan

Denver, CO — Today, the Colorado Energy and Carbon Management Commission (ECMC) approved a Comprehensive Area Plan (CAP) for an over 150 fracking well expansion at Lowry Ranch, handing a victory to…

Biden Administration to End Coal Leasing in Powder River Basin

Gillette, WY – The Biden administration announced today that it will end coal leasing in the Powder River Basin – the largest coal-producing region in the United States. The decision represents…

BREAKING: Sierra Club Celebrates Biden's Historic Coal Mining Decision

Washington, D.C. — Today, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) approved plans to stop coal mine expansions on public lands in the Powder River Basin, spanning Montana and Wyoming. The Powder River…

Xcel's Clean Heat Plan Approved with Major Climate Wins

Denver, CO -- Today the Colorado Public Utilities Commission (PUC) concluded deliberations on Xcel Energy's first Clean Heat Plan with a preliminary approval for a portfolio of resources that will…

Conservation groups intervene against rush review of nation's largest underground coal mine

Helena, MT — Yesterday, conservation groups simultaneously moved to intervene and dismiss a lawsuit brought by Signal Peak Energy, which is seeking to force the federal Office of Surface Mining…

Colorado Sierra Club Statement on Ozone and Transit Fee Bills

Denver, CO - Yesterday, the Colorado Legislature passed two important bills to reduce ozone pollution following a compromise that led to the oil and gas industry dropping a number of dangerous ballot…