Press Releases April 2025

April 30, 2025

Salt Lake City, UT – On Friday, April 25, the Public Service Commission (PSC) issued an order limiting Rocky Mountain Power’s proposed rate hike, rejecting the utility’s attempt to raise power bills by more than 18%. Under the rates approved for 2025, single-family residential customers will see a 4.7% increase and multi-family residential customers will see a 3.77% increase.

April 30, 2025

Today, the Ohio legislature passed HB15 and sent it on to Governor DeWine to sign into law.

April 30, 2025

Federal funding to help sector innovate threatened, tariff uncertainty caused auto manufacturers to reduce orders of domestic steel

April 30, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee is picking up a budget reconciliation proposal from Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) that would increase pollution from transportation and transportation materials and penalize drivers of clean cars. 

April 29, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Wednesday, the House is expected to vote on three Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolutions introduced by House Republicans to repeal three California clean vehicle waivers: Advanced Clean Cars II, Advanced Clean Trucks, and Heavy-Duty low-NOx Omnibus. 

The EPA granted these waivers to California in 2024 through congressionally-granted authority under the Clean Air Act. 

April 29, 2025

SABINE PASS, Texas – Early Tuesday morning three construction workers died and one others was injured in a tragic accident at the Port Arthur LNG site in Sabine Pass, owned by Sempra and ConocoPhillips.

April 28, 2025

Denver, CO — Wild bison that move into Colorado could be safeguarded following passage of the Protect Wild Bison bill in the state General Assembly that designates the national mammal as protected wildlife. 

April 25, 2025

RALEIGH, N.C. – This week, Transco applied for two air permits to the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ) for its massive proposed methane gas pipeline, the Southeast Supply Enhancement Project (SSEP).

April 24, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Department of the Interior has issued a new policy setting a troublingly short time limit on environmental review.

April 23, 2025

Jefferson City, Mo – Today, the Missouri Public Service Commission (PSC) approved a settlement with some intervening parties. The Sierra Club intervened in the case, but declined to join the “black box” settlement reached by other parties. The order can be found here

April 23, 2025

Directors at banks, utilities, and more face “vote no” campaigns for lack of climate policies

April 23, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) announced he would not seek re-election to the U.S. Senate in 2026.