Noah Rott, Deputy Press Secretary, Western Region


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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…

Nez Perce-Clearwater Revised Forest Plan fails wildlife, climate, and the public

Missoula, MT - Today, a coalition of conservation groups participated in the first day of a three-day meeting held by the U.S. Forest Service intended to reach a resolution on objections the agency…

Coalition Condemns Landlords' Lawsuit Against Colorado Clean Building Standards

Denver, CO — Wealthy real estate and landlord groups filed a lawsuit against the City of Denver and the State of Colorado this week seeking to throw out standards that will gradually…

Sierra Club challenges City of Boise law that chills protest

Boise, ID -- Today the Sierra Club filed a lawsuit against the City of Boise challenging a 70-year-old ordinance that unconstitutionally restricts the use of loudspeakers and megaphones in public…

Office of Surface Mining Rejects 2023 Montana Bill to Weaken Water Quality Standards from Coal Mines

Helena, MT - On Thursday, March 28, 2024, the U.S. Office of Surface Mining (OSM) rejected a law passed by the 2023 Montana legislature that would have weakened water quality protections required of…

Ninth Circuit Decision Throws Out Coal Leasing Challenge

Great Falls, MT – The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals today ruled that a lawsuit from the Northern Cheyenne Tribe and conservation groups that had successfully reinstated the Obama-era coal leasing…