30+ Organizations Condemn Unlocking Our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2023 (H.R.1130)
** READ THE LETTER ** Washington, DC — Today, 36 climate and environmental justice organizations sent a letter urging Speaker Kevin McCarthy and House Minority…
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House GOP Prioritizes Fossil Fuel Handouts Over U.S. Economy
Washington, DC - Republicans in the House of Representatives will put forward a bill to fast-track permitting of facilities that export methane gas overseas. The House Rules Committee noticed…
PHMSA Suspends Dangerous Trump-Era LNG-by-Rail Rule
WASHINGTON DC — Today, in a win for safety and the climate, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) announced the suspension of a Trump-era rule that allowed the…
Lawsuit Challenges Federal Approval of Alaska LNG Exports
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA — Conservation groups sued the federal government today for approving exports from the Alaska LNG Project, which would transport gas from Alaska’s North Slope to Asia. The lawsuit…
Thousands Voice Support for HUD/USDA Energy Efficiency Building Codes for Government Supported Housing
Washington, DC - Sierra Club members and supporters submitted more than 6,000 comments urging the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to…
More than 40 Groups Call on EPA to Slash Landfill Methane Emissions by Strengthening Clean Air Act Regulations
Washington, DC - Today, more than 40 environmental, government, public health and justice groups sent a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), urging swift action to control methane and…
DOE Releases Guidance for States to Develop Electrification and Efficiency Rebate Programs
Washington, D.C. - Today, the Department of Energy (DOE) released guidance for states to apply for new Home Energy Rebate Programs. The programs, created by the Inflation Reduction Act, will…
FERC Final Rule Will Speed Interconnection of Clean Energy Generators to Grid
Washington, D.C. - During its monthly meeting today, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) released its final interconnection rule to fix a backlog of clean energy projects waiting to be…
Significant Majority of Battleground State Voters Support Strong EPA Safeguards to Cut Methane from Oil and Gas Operations
Washington, DC – A new poll released today by EDF Action, Earthworks Action Fund, Sierra Club, and CATF Action finds that voters in battleground and key oil and gas producing states, like…
Energy Department Refuses to Set Standards for Evaluating New Gas Exports
WASHINGTON, DC– After a ten-year delay, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) on Tuesday denied a petition for rulemaking calling on the agency to issue regulations defining whether proposed gas…