Sumer Shaikh is the communications assistant for the Sierra Club's Beyond Coal Campaign.
Jan 22 2020
Phoenix, Arizona -- Conservation and consumer groups today welcomed Arizona Public Service’s (APS) announcement that will set the utility on a path toward 45 percent renewable energy by 2030 and 100…
Jan 15 2020
DENVER, CO -- Today, Tri-State Generation and Transmission made some major renewable energy announcements as part of its Responsible Energy Plan: 100 percent clean energy in Colorado by 2040 50…
Jan 14 2020
Salt Lake City, UT – Last week, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 8 Administrator Greg Sopkin signed a proposed rule to approve Utah’s Regional Haze State Implementation Plan. The plan…
Jan 9 2020
DENVER, CO -- Today, Tri-State Generation and Transmission announced its intention to close two coal plants and one coal mine ahead of schedule. Tri-State will retire the Escalante coal plant in…
Dec 18 2019
Salt Lake City, UT -- A total of 20 Utah communities have committed to 100% renewable energy by 2030, taking advantage of the Community Renewable Energy Act (HB411). Under the bill, Utah…
Dec 11 2019
PHOENIX, AZ -- Today, the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) voted to reject a request from the state’s investor-owned utilities to set two-year contract terms for renewable energy projects under…
Nov 8 2019
DENVER, CO— A federal judge blocked the 2,000-acre expansion of a coal mine in the wildlands of Colorado’s Gunnison National Forest today, ordering the Trump administration to consider limiting…
Oct 29 2019
SALT LAKE CITY, UT-- Today, the Salt Lake County Council passed a resolution establishing a goal of powering the county with 100% clean, renewable electricity by 2030. The resolution requires local…
Sep 17 2019
PHOENIX, AZ-- An independent analysis released today finds that Arizona’s electric utilities can save more than $3 billion by replacing all remaining coal-burning power plants with new renewable…
Jun 26 2019
DENVER, CO-- An independent analysis describes how Colorado’s coal-burning power plants are economically unviable, burdening customers with extra costs when compared to renewable energy resources.…