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Clean Competition Act Would Protect Clean American Manufacturers

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Representative Suzan DelBene (D-WA) introduced the Clean Competition Act of 2025. The bill would boost clean, American manufacturing…

Groups File Lawsuit Challenging Trump EPA Final Rule That Delays Methane Pollution Protections from Oil and Gas Industry

Washington, DC -  Health, environment, and community groups have filed a lawsuit in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit challenging the Trump EPA’s rushed and unlawful final…

Undefining a Zero Emissions Building Harms Consumers, Wastes Energy, and Will Lead to Polluting Buildings

Washington, DC - Today, the Department of Energy rescinded its National Definition of a Zero Emissions Building, which had been in place since June 2024 and was intended to provide clear,…

House Bill Would Allow Rubber Stamping of Dangerous LNG Gas Exports

Washington, DC — The US House of Representatives passed H.R. 1949, Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2025, which would limit federal action to review the impacts of expanded liquefied…

House Natural Resources Committee Considers SPEED Act, Groups Stand in Strong Opposition

Washington, DC - Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources is considering legislation proposed by Rep. Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) called the “Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic…

Senate Republicans Reject Effort to Stop Trump’s Harmful Delay of Critical Methane Pollution Standards

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Senate Republicans rejected a Congressional Review Act resolution introduced by Senators Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) that would have stopped the Trump…

USGS Designation Ignores Law, Groups Say Coal for Steel is Not Critical

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, the US Geological Survey (USGS) added metallurgical coal to a list of “critical minerals,” which could allow the Trump administration to steamroll bedrock environmental laws…

Sierra Club Reaction: Trump Tariffs Impulsive and Harmful Regardless of SCOTUS Outcome

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, the Supreme Court of the United States is hearing oral arguments regarding whether Donald Trump has the legal authority to impose sweeping tariffs. The case is being heard at…

Groups Submit Thousands of Comments Urging Trade Deal that Supports Jobs and Protects the Environment

WASHINGTON, DC - Today is the final day of the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative’s written public comment period ahead of the required joint review of the trilateral trade agreement between the…

Trump Administration Finalizes Delay of EPA Methane Rule

Washington, DC - Today, the Environmental Protection Agency finalized a rule that will delay implementation of the agency’s critical Clean Air Act protection against methane and other harmful…