Shannon Van Hoesen


Select any filter and click on Apply to see results

Press Releases


Energy & Commerce Budget Bill Targets Programs to Reduce Pollution, Innovate Industrial Sector & Includes “Pay to Pollute” Provisions

Washington, DC - Late last night, the House Energy and Commerce Committee released its portion of the budget reconciliation bill that will harm Americans in a variety of ways, from gutting Medicaid…

Organizations Respond to Senate ENR Advancing Trump’s EIA Administrator Nomination Out of Committee

Washington, DC —Today, the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources voted to advance the nomination of Tristan Abbey to lead the Energy Information Administration (EIA) to the full…

Trump Plans Illegal Attack on Consumer Transparency with Anticipated Elimination of ENERGY STAR

Washington, DC - According to reports, Donald Trump is expected to announce a plan to eliminate ENERGY STAR, a popular and historically bipartisan program that helps consumers make informed…

Court Sides with Department of Energy on Alaska LNG, But Problems with the Project Persist

Washington, DC - Today, the D.C. Circuit Court sided with the Department of Energy after Sierra Club and Earthjustice challenged the criteria the agency used to issue an export permit for Alaska LNG…

Danly Nomination Advances Despite Track Record Supporting Corporate Polluters Over Community Concerns

Washington, DC - Today, the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources advanced the nomination of former FERC commissioner James Danly to be Deputy Secretary of Energy for the Department…

DOGE & Trump Fired Entire Staff for Program that Helps People Afford Energy Bills

Washington, DC - The entire staff of the federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program was fired as part of sweeping cuts to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The program…

Broad Coalition Backed by 156,000+ Tells Trump Admin that LNG Exports Are Not in the Public Interest

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, the Department of Energy (DOE) concluded its comment period on the 2024 LNG Export Study: Energy, Economic, and Environmental Assessment of U.S. LNG Exports. A broad…

Following Huge Campaign Contributions, Trump Meets with Oil & Gas Executives

Washington, DC - Today, Donald Trump is scheduled to meet with oil and gas executives, including members of the American Petroleum Institute, at the White House. In response, Sierra Club…

With Chris Wright Remarks, Trump Admin Commitment to Handouts to Fossil Fuel Companies, Rising Consumer Prices Take Center Stage

Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright, a long-time former fracked gas company CEO, delivered remarks during the first day of CERAWeek. During his remarks, Secretary Wright…

Repeal of Methane Waste Emissions Charge Short-Sighted and Harmful

Washington, DC - Today, the Republican-led U.S. Senate passed a Congressional Review Act resolution to repeal an EPA rule implementing the Methane Emissions Reduction Program’s waste emissions charge…