Phoenix – Come January, the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) will be bi-partisan as two Democrats, Clara Pratte and Jonathon Hill, have been elected to the ACC. They will be joining current Republican commissioners Lea Márquez Peterson, Rachel Walden, and René Lopez.
The Bay Area Air District voted today to move forward with the strongest clean appliance standards in the nation.
As Democrats regain control of the US House of Representatives and the US Senate, the Sierra Club today released a new legislative policy blueprint for the incoming Congress that will deliver for the American people by addressing the affordability crisis, holding polluters accountable, preserving our public lands, and protecting public health and safety.
Last night’s election results were a clear statement. Coloradans are demanding a healthy environment, a liveable climate, clean, affordable energy, and corporate accountability."
While votes are still being counted, election officials have called enough races that it’s clear that Democrats have retaken the US House of Representatives and are expected to retake the Senate.
PHOENIX – Arizona utilities Tucson Electric Power Company (TEP) and Arizona Public Service (APS) filed their 2026 Integrated Resource Plans (IRPs) on Friday that evaluate how utilities will obtain energy for the next 15 years. While their plans include new renewable energy and storage, they continue to spend on fossil fuels, building new gas, and in the case of APS, extending coal use.
EMERYVILLE, Calif. — Clean air advocates gathered at the 1-888 Heat Pumps warehouse today to urge the Bay Area Air District’s board to preserve the core clean air protections of the region’s zero-emission water heater rule while approving proposed amendments. These amendments would extend the compliance date for covered water heaters to 2028 and provide flexibility for households facing financial or installation challenges. The board will vote on the proposals Nov. 4.
Washington, DC - Big Oil companies have begun to release their quarterly earnings. Shell reported today that it nearly doubled its earnings from the same quarter last year and that Q3 of 2026 was its highest earning quarter since 2022, following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Combined earnings with other Big Oil companies– including BP, ExxonMobil, Chevron, and TotalEnergies– are expected to total $53 billion.
Eugene, Ore. - In a 6-1 vote on Wednesday, October 28th, the Eugene City Council adopted the Residential Energy Performance Disclosure Requirement ordinance, a policy commonly referred to as a Home Energy Score requirement. The vote places Eugene among four other Oregon cities, Portland, Hillsboro, Milwaukie and Bend, that have similar Home Energy Score ordinances. The vote comes in the midst of a larger trend of cities adopting a variety of policies to aid community members navigating home retrofits and efficiency upgrades as support for building electrification grows in Oregon, and nationwide in the face of efforts to undermine existing climate policy at the Federal level.
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Yesterday, the Sierra Club told the South Carolina Public Service Commission (PSC) that the Dominion Energy and NextEra Energy merger must be denied because of the significant risk it poses to energy affordability for South Carolinians. The Sierra Club’s filing identified multiple ways the proposed merger could risk South Carolina families’ ability to receive electricity services at just and reasonable rates.