Shannon Van Hoesen


Press Releases


LDEQ Must Conduct Full Environmental Justice Analysis of Hyundai Steel Facility

Donaldsonville, La.– Sierra Club and its Delta Chapter called on the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) to conduct a project-specific environmental justice analysis of Hyundai…

FERC Will No Longer Complete Cumulative Impact Analyses in Environment Reviews

Washington, DC - During its monthly open meeting today, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) indicated that it no longer plans to complete cumulative impact analyses when conducting…

Sierra Club Reaction: U.S. Will Not Extend USMCA

Washington, D.C. - According to reporting from Bloomberg, the United States will not renew the trilateral trade agreement it has with Canada and Mexico, known as the USMCA. At the time…

Facing Pressure from Sierra Club and Local Advocates, Hyundai Steel to Significantly Reduce Emissions, Switch from Gas to Electric Heaters at Proposed Louisiana Plant

Donaldsonville, La.– In an update made public Monday, Hyundai Steel submitted changes to its air permit application that reveal the company plans to switch nine dirty industrial heaters at its…

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…