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Republican Effort to Keep Inefficient Appliances Will Raise Energy Costs and Hurt Manufacturers

Washington, DC - Today, the Republican-led House of Representatives passed on a Congressional Review Act resolution to undermine the recently finalized, strong energy efficiency standard for water…

Republicans Side with Corporate Polluters Over Consumers By Refusing to End Trump’s Sham Energy “Emergency”

Washington, DC - Today, Senate Republicans blocked an effort by Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Martin Heinrich (D-NM) to end the Trump executive order to declare a sham energy “emergency.” The…

Repeal of Methane Waste Emissions Charge Short-Sighted and Harmful

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

Trump Administration Prepares to Push Through Unnecessary, Dirty Energy Infrastructure Projects

Washington, DC - A number of federal agencies, including the Army Corps of Engineers, are beginning to detail plans to fast-track unnecessary, dirty energy infrastructure projects without…

New DOE Secretarial Order on Appliances Means Energy Waste & Higher Consumer Bills

Washington, DC - Last night, newly-confirmed Energy Secretary Chris Wright released his first secretarial order falling in line with the directives issued by Donald Trump last month. One part of…

Congress Introduces CRA to Repeal Waste Emissions Charge

Washington, DC - Today, Congress filed a resolution under the Congressional Review Act to repeal the waste emissions charge of the Methane Emissions Reduction Program, a critical program created by…

Sierra Club Statement on DOE Secretary Chris Wright Confirmation

Washington, DC - Today, the United States Senate voted to confirm Chris Wright as the Secretary of the Department of Energy. Wright is an outspoken critic of policies aimed at curbing climate change…

150+ Organizations Thank DOE for Releasing LNG Export Studies; Urge Biden Admin to Deny Pending Authorizations

** READ THE LETTER HERE **Washington, DC — Today, more than 150 environmental organizations sent a letter to President Biden and Secretary Granholm thanking them for releasing the…

Attempt to Repeal Waste Emissions Charge Would Allow Companies to Spew Methane Pollution Without Consequence

Washington, DC - Last week, U.S. Senators Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) alongside U.S. Representative August Pfluger (R-TX-11) introduced companion bills to repeal the Waste…

Trump Urges More LNG Exports Despite Link to Increased Energy Prices and Other Public Harm

Washington, DC - On his first day in office, President Donald Trump issued an executive order on Unleashing American Energy, which includes calling for an unnecessary and dangerous…