Sumer Shaikh is the communications assistant for the Sierra Club's Beyond Coal Campaign.
May 30 2019
Salt Lake City, UT - Today, 125 locals and activists gathered to oppose Governor Herbert’s energy agenda by convening their own People's Response to the Governor's Energy Summit in support of just…
May 30 2019
ARVADA, Colo. - Governor Jared Polis of Colorado signed seven major new bills into law today that will significantly transform Colorado’s energy and environmental landscape, and are a strong first…
May 3 2019
Denver, CO -- Today, Colorado lawmakers approved legislation that would reauthorize and modernize the way the Colorado Public Utilities Commission (PUC) oversees our utilities. Senate Bill 236, or…
Apr 16 2019
SALT LAKE CITY, UT – A lawsuit against the Trump Administration’s approval of Alton Coal’s mine expansion near Bryce Canyon National Park was filed today by Sierra Club, Natural Resources Defense…
Apr 3 2019
BROOMFIELD, CO. – To welcome Duane Highley, the new CEO of Tri-State Generation and Transmission, to the West, a group representing over 3,300 co-op members and advocates presented him a symbolic…
Feb 15 2019
Richmond, VA - Today, in a sweeping 98-2 victory, Virginia passed legislation that will protect Virginia’s water by requiring responsible cleanup of more than 28 million tons of coal ash in the…
Feb 5 2019
RICHMOND, Virginia - Today, the Senate of Virginia voted to pass Senate Bill 1355 by a vote of 38-2, taking an important step towards permanently dealing with the legacy of toxic coal ash in Virginia…
Jan 17 2019
RICHMOND, Virginia - Today, the Virginia State Corporation Commission took a stand to protect Virginians by rejecting Phase 1 of Dominion Energy’s “grid modernization” plan, as the corporation failed…
Nov 16 2018
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Today, a coalition of groups filed a federal lawsuit against mining company Republic Energy seeking to halt unlawful coal mining activities in Raleigh County, W.V. Republic Energy…
Nov 14 2018
RICHMOND, VA -- Today, Dominion Energy released a coal ash report on the feasibility and cost of recycling the toxic coal plant byproduct. The report comes in the wake of coal ash disasters in…