Shannon Van Hoesen


Press Releases


HUD/USDA Building Code Update Will Give Lower Income Families Access to Clean, Healthy Homes

Washington, DC - Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Department of Agriculture released a final policy determination to update building energy codes for renters…

House Republicans Threaten Baltimore Bridge Funding Over LNG Pause

WASHINGTON, DC - House Republicans are threatening to withhold funding for the collapsed Francis Scott Key bridge in Baltimore unless President Biden reverses the pause on approvals for new methane…

110 Organizations Thank Biden Administration & Urge Robust Review of LNG Exports & Deny Projects Not in the Public Interest

Washington, DC — Today, 110 organizations sent a letter to Secretary Granholm and President Biden to thank them for the pause on approvals for new LNG export licenses and urge them to not only update…

One Year After Roundtable, FERC Has Made No Progress on Environmental Justice

Washington, DC - Today marks one year since the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission hosted an environmental justice and equity roundtable intended to explore ways FERC Commissioners could better…

Sierra Club Reaction to State AGs Lawsuit Against LNG Approval Pause

Washington, DC - Yesterday, sixteen attorneys general filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration over the recently announced pause on approvals of new gas exports, known as LNG. The temporary…

Sierra Club Statement: Gas Lobbyists Weaken Building Code Model & Will Cost Consumers

Washington, DC - The International Code Council (ICC) announced yesterday that the final version of its new commercial and residential energy codes will not include widely popular and expert-backed…

Senate Scrutiny of FERC Nominees Critical to Ending Rubber Stamping of Fossil Fuels

Washington, DC - Today, the U.S. Senators on the Energy and Natural Resources Committee will hold a hearing to consider President Biden’s nominations to fill current and future vacancies for the…

Oil and Gas Industry’s Agenda at CERAWeek Overlaps with Republican Dirty “Energy Week”

Washington, DC - Oil and gas industry executives kicked off CERAWeek by dismissing the urgent need to meet globally agreed upon climate goals and calling for an increase in fossil fuel extraction and…

Sierra Club Responds to “Flawed” Industry Requests for Rehearing of LNG Pause

Washington, DC - Today, Sierra Club and allies filed legal responses to American Petroleum Institute and Commonwealth LNG requests for rehearing of Department of Energy’s pause on review of new…

Gulf Coast Residents Support LNG Export Pause & Urge DOE to Incorporate Local Concerns In Review

** READ THE LETTER HERE **Washington, DC — Today, residents from around the Gulf Coast of Texas and Louisiana sent a letter to President Biden and Secretary Granholm to thank them for pausing the…