Sierra Club Statement on MGE Rate Case Filing
MADISON, WI -- Today, a settlement agreement was filed between Madison Gas and Electric Company (MGE), Sierra Club, Clean Wisconsin, Citizens Utility Board, RENEW Wisconsin, the Board of Regents of…
Renner Barsella is an associate press secretary for the midwest with the Sierra Club's Beyond Coal Campaign.
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Sierra Club Statement on Introduction of HB3666 Amendment in Illinois
SPRINGFIELD, IL -- Today, an amendment to HB3666 was introduced in the General Assembly, which fails to act on the urgency of the climate crisis and gives a free pass to the Prairie State coal plant…
Town Hall Calls Attention to Detroit’s Severe Energy Burden Inequities
DETROIT, MI – Last night, Detroit activists and energy experts came together for a digital town hall and community Q & A to discuss Detroit’s energy burden, the percentage of household income…
Sierra Club Petitions EPA for Reconsideration of Ozone Pollution Decision in West Michigan
GRAND RAPIDS, MI - On August 11, the Sierra Club filed a petition for reconsideration of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) decision to omit Ottawa County from the agency’s list of areas…
Des Moines Activists Occupy MidAmerican Headquarters, Demand Climate Action
DES MOINES, IA -- Today, activists from Sierra Club’s Beyond Coal Campaign and Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement (Iowa CCI) rallied in Cowles Commons Park before marching to occupy the lobby at…
Sierra Club Statement on PSC Commissioner Conflict of Interest Hearing
MADISON, WI -- The Dane County Circuit Court held a hearing today to hear testimony on former Public Service Commissioner Mike Huebsch’s potential conflict of interest when he voted to approve the…
Local Advocates Respond to DTE Energy Waste Reduction Plans
DETROIT, MI. -- Today, DTE Energy filed its electric and gas energy efficiency (referred to in Michigan as “energy waste reduction”) plans with the Michigan Public Service Commission to reduce energy…
NRG Energy Moves to Retire the Will County 4 Coal-Fired Power Plant in Romeoville
ROMEOVILLE, IL. -- This morning, NRG Energy revealed its intention to retire the Will County Generating Station in Romeoville in June 2022. This announcement comes after more than two decades of…
Sierra Club Statement on Climate Bill Impasse
SPRINGFIELD, IL -- The General Assembly failed to act on Governor Pritzker’s clean energy and climate proposal, despite broad legislative and public support and months of negotiations and working…
Sierra Club Statement on Illinois Energy Legislative Impasse
SPRINGFIELD, IL -- On May 31, negotiations on a groundbreaking climate bill for Illinois broke down after Illinois’ largest climate polluter, the Prairie State Energy Campus (PSEC) coal plant,…