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Press Releases


Groups Respond to FERC Order to Set Aside Approval of CP2 LNG

Washington, DC - Last week, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued an order setting aside its approval of the massive CP2 LNG export facility in order to update the project’s cumulative…

New Report: Tax Handouts to Wealthy LNG Developers Deprive Communities of Needed Funds

Washington, DC - A new report details the extent to which the export industry for liquefied methane gas, known as LNG, benefits from billions of dollars in tax breaks, also called tax abatements…

Sierra Club Reaction: Trump Floats Plan to Revive Keystone XL Pipeline

Washington, DC - A report from Politico today indicates that President-elect Trump would attempt to resurrect the long-dead Keystone XL pipeline project, despite the decade-plus-long fight…

HUD Announces Latest Funding Round for Green and Resilient Retrofit Program

Washington, DC - Today, the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced the final round of funding for the Inflation Reduction Act’s Green and Resilient Retrofit Program (GRRP…

New Tenant Protection Primer Lays Out Policies to Ensure Decarbonization Efforts are Fair and Equitable

Washington, DC - A new policy primer, released today by Sierra Club and Climate and Community Institute, lays out why and how decision-makers at the local, state, and federal level can…

SCOTUS Upholds EPA’s Commonsense Efforts to Curb Methane Emissions from Oil & Gas Industry

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, the United States Supreme Court rejected an effort by industry polluters and their political allies to block the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) comprehensive…

Groups File Petition for Review Challenging FERC’s Flawed Approval of CP2 LNG

Washington, DC - Today, Gulf Coast and environmental groups filed petitions for review challenging the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s approval of Venture Global’s proposed CP2 LNG. In a 2-1…

New research from Greenpeace USA and Sierra Club links air pollution from LNG terminals to major public health costs

Washington, DC– A new analysis, Permit to Kill, released today by the Sierra Club and Greenpeace USA shows that permitted emissions from both currently operating and planned LNG terminals…

Sierra Club: Dirty Permitting Deal Passes Out of Committee Despite Strong Opposition

Washington, DC – Today, the US Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources passed the Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024, dubbed the “Dirty Deal,” sponsored by Senators Joe Manchin and…

VICTORY: Environmental Groups, Rate Advocates Win Challenge To FERC’s Flawed Pipeline Approval

Trenton, NJ — Today, a coalition of environmental organizations and an impacted landowner backed by eight state Attorneys General and the New Jersey Ratepayer Advocate won their challenge to the…