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Sierra Club Reaction: Trump’s Absurd ‘Energy Emergency’

Washington, DC - Today, Donald Trump announced his intention to declare an “energy emergency,” despite the fact that the United States is the largest oil and gas producer in the world.The anticipated…

Sierra Club Statement on Chris Wright Confirmation Hearing for DOE

Washington, DC - Today, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee will hold a hearing to consider the nomination of Chris Wright, an outspoken critic of policies aimed at curbing climate…

Sierra Club Responds to Trump Plan to "Protect" Gas Stoves over Consumer Choice

Washington, DC - Media reports indicate that the incoming Trump administration wants to use an executive order to rip away consumer protections from health-harming gas-burning appliances. The…

Treasury and IRS Finalize Clean Hydrogen Tax Credit

Washington, DC - Today, the Department of Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service released the final rule that will determine tax credits for clean hydrogen production. Section 45V, the Clean…

DOE & EPA Award $850 Million to Projects to Cut Methane Pollution from Oil and Gas Industry

Washington, DC - Today, the Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency announced $850 million in funding to reduce methane pollution from the oil and gas industry through the…

DOE Releases Updated LNG Export Studies Underpinning Public Interest Determination

Washington, DC - Nearly a year after the historic decision by President Biden and Department of Energy Secretary Granholm to pause consideration of new and pending liquefied methane gas, known…

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…