Shannon Van Hoesen


Press Releases


New Guidance from DOE Weakens Popular Home Energy Rebate Programs

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, the Department of Energy issued guidance that will create confusion, make it significantly harder for households to access funds to upgrade polluting or inefficient…

Hyundai issued with demands on Louisiana steel mill by delegation of labor, civil rights, environmental health leaders

GONZALES, LA — Representatives from the Good Neighbors Louisiana coalition dropped in on Hyundai’s offices in Gonzales to present the company with a list of demands regarding its proposed $5.8…

Sierra Club Applauds Introduction of Fair Trade for Working Families Resolution

Washington, DC - Today, Rep. Rosa DeLauro introduced the Fair Trade for Working Families Resolution, a bill that would ensure U.S. trade policy boosts domestic manufacturing, protects safe, family-…

Hyundai Failed to Consider Cleaner Alternatives in Air Permit for Proposed Louisiana Steel Plant in Violation of the Law & Company Promises

Baton Rouge, LA - Today, Sierra Club and its Delta Chapter submitted a detailed analysis to the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality highlighting the flaws and errors in Hyundai Steel’s…

EPA Says Oil & Gas Operators Can Continue to Flare Past Long-Set Deadline

Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released guidance that will allow oil and gas operators to continue routine flaring, a harmful practice that unnecessarily releases…

Sierra Club: Nippon Investment in DRI in the South a Good First Step, Must Not Overlook Greening Midwest Steel

Washington, DC - Yesterday, U.S. Steel announced it will invest nearly $2 billion to build a direct reduced iron (DRI) facility at Big River Steel Works in Osceola, Arkansas. The DRI will…

Sierra Club Joins Hundreds of Orgs. Calling on Governments to End ISDS System

Washington, DC - Sierra Club has joined over 340 civil society organizations in signing an open statement calling on governments around the world to disengage from investor-state dispute…

Supreme Court Rules Against Enbridge, Keeps Line 5 Case in State Court

Detroit, MI - Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously against Enbridge Energy, saying the company cannot move a case from state to federal court. The lawsuit in question was brought by…

Labor unions, community and climate groups demand Hyundai answers on Louisiana steel mill

ASCENSION PARISH, LA -- A coalition of labor unions, community and climate groups have written to the Hyundai CEO asking the company to ensure its proposed $5.8 billion steel mill in Donaldsonville…

Sierra Club: LDEQ Must Not Expedite Hyundai Steel Permit Due to Significant Flaws & Inconsistencies in the Application

Baton Rouge, LA - Today, Sierra Club and its Delta Chapter submitted another round of comments to the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality after identifying additional errors,…