Sierra Club disappointed with WPSC decision to approve proposed WEC Energy’s partial settlement of its rate case
Settlement fails the basic ‘public interest’ test through collecting excessive fees from local customers
MADISON, WI -- Today, the Wisconsin Public Service Commission indicated its intention to approve the proposed settlement in WEC Energy Group’s ongoing rate cases.
Sierra Club Applauds Alliant Energy’s Plans for New Solar Generation
“Clean energy works for Wisconsin. It’s time to move beyond coal.”
Madison, WI -- Today, Alliant Energy announced it will add up to 1000MW of new solar generation to be built in Wisconsin by 2023.
In response, Sierra Club Wisconsin Chapter’s Elizabeth Ward released the following statement:
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, in its first formal vote on the impeachment inquiry, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution to guide the impeachment process with open, transparent, and public hearings.
SAN FRANCISCO— Conservation groups today sued the Trump administration to challenge its Oct. 4 decision to allow fracking and drilling on 725,500 acres of public lands and mineral estate across California’s Central Coast and the Bay Area.
BAKERSFIELD, Calif.— The Trump administration today announced a proposal to open more than 1 million acres of public lands and minerals in central California to oil drilling and fracking. The plan, first floated in draft form in April, would end a more than five-year moratorium on leasing federal public land in the state to oil companies.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Yesterday, Senators Udall and Merkley attempted to bring the Senate companion bill to H.R. 1, the For the People Act, to the floor for a vote via unanimous consent. Senator Roy Blunt blocked the bill from a vote.
Oakland, CA— Sierra magazine’s November/ December edition is now on newsstands and arriving at subscribers’ homes. This is a themed issue focused on gender, equity, and the environment—and this special edition was produced entirely by female writers, photographers, and illustrators. Highlights in this themed issue include:
Oakland CA-- Today, Sierra Magazine launched its new sustainability advice column “Ms. Green,” written by Jessian Choy-- green lifestyle professional, Earth Island Institute board member and fighter for equal rights. Jessian’s series will replace over 14 years of columns by Mr. Green, and was announced with the magazine’s rollout of its latest themed issue on gender, equity, and the environment.
In her opening column, Jessian Choy writes:
Washington, DC -- Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed two key conservation measures: the Chaco Cultural Heritage Area Protection Act (H.R. 2181), which would ban new leasing on federal lands within a 10-mile buffer zone surrounding Chaco Culture National Historical Park, and the Grand Canyon Centennial Protection Act (H.R. 1373), which would make permanent a moratorium on new uranium mining on one million acres of public lands north and south of the Grand Canyon.
In response, Sierra Club leaders from New Mexico and Arizona issued the following statements:
It has been reported that the Keystone 1 pipeline -- part of the pipeline system that would include the controversial proposed Keystone XL pipeline -- has sprung yet another leak, this time in North Dakota. The cause and size of the spill are still under investigation.
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass the Chaco Cultural Heritage Area Protection Act (H.R. 2181), which would ban new leasing and drilling on federal lands within a 10-mile buffer zone surrounding Chaco Culture National Historical Park.
This week, advocates from both Wisconsin and Minnesota testified in opposition to the Nemadji Trail Energy Center (NTEC) gas plant proposed for construction in Superior, just two miles from the Minnesota border. The plant, proposed by Minnesota Power and Dairyland Power, has already been approved by the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission and must now get approval from the Wisconsin Public Service Commission (PSC). At the hearing teenagers, seniors, residents of Wisconsin and Minnesota, including members of the Fond du Lac, Red Cliff, and Bad River Bands spoke in opposition to the plant. Testifiers raised concerns about climate change, treaty violations, the safety risks of being near the Husky Refinery, and the potential impact on Lake Superior. The project’s financial cost as well as climate and local environmental impacts were chief concerns among those in opposition.