NEW YORK — The Sierra Club applauds today’s announcement from New York City Comptroller Brad Lander recommending that three of the city’s pension systems — which are all implementing net-zero by 2040 plans — re-evaluate their mandate for BlackRock to manage more than $42 billion, due to the asset manager’s inadequate decarbonization plans.
Eddystone, Pennsylvania - Last night, the Trump administration extended its fake ‘emergency’ order to keep the Eddystone power plant online past its scheduled retirement for the third time. The administration also extended a similar order for the J.H. Campbell coal plant in Michigan last week.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, the Trump administration announced a plan to hike entrance fees for foreign tourists to visit certain National Park Service sites.
Non-U.S. residents will now be required to pay a $100 fee to enter the 11 most popular national park sites. The price of an annual national park pass for non-U.S. residents will also rise from $80 to $250. Non-U.S. residents also won't be able to take advantage of "fee-free days" at national parks.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Last night, in an unprecedented move, the Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency gave up defending the national, health-based limits on fine particulate matter (PM2.5), also known as soot, that EPA strengthened last year. The EPA’s court filing asks the U.S, Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to strike down the soot standard.
Jefferson City, Mo. – Today, the Missouri Public Service Commission (PSC) voted 4-0 to approve a consumer protection plan that governs how data centers, and other power-hungry customers who move into Ameren Missouri’s service territory, pay for electricity.
Bill introduced by Reps. Williams, Bacon would establish task force making it easier for local governments and schools to access funds for outdoor recreation
OMAHA, Neb. — Omaha residents may continue to face toxic health risks and environmental effects from the North Omaha power plant due to a new resolution from Omaha Public Power District (OPPD) to keep burning coal. The proposal, scheduled for a vote by the OPPD board on Dec. 18, would undo a series of OPPD’s previous commitments and plans to retire coal that have been in progress since 2014.
The US House of Representatives passed H.R. 1949, Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2025, which would limit federal action to review the impacts of expanded liquefied methane gas exports on the economy, consumer energy costs, the climate, and local communities.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Trump administration announced a sprawling new offshore drilling plan that vastly expands controversial oil extraction off America’s coasts.
GLOBAL - Today, a coalition of corporate watchdog and environmental groups, Sierra Club, Ekō, and Public Citizen, sent petitions from over 50,000 and counting of their supporters to four trucking giants – Daimler Truck North America, Volvo North America, International Motors, and PACCAR – urging them to drop their lawsuit against California that would stall progress on electric trucks.
Washington, DC - Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources is considering legislation proposed by Rep. Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) called the “Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development Act,” or the SPEED Act. This bill will undermine the National Environmental Policy Act, a bedrock environmental law, in order to rush through infrastructure projects without adequate review or safeguards.
Today, Senate Republicans rejected a Congressional Review Act resolution introduced by Senators Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) that would have stopped the Trump administration from delaying the implementation of critical methane pollution standards. The courts, including the United States Supreme Court, have previously stopped other efforts by industry polluters and their political allies to block the EPA’s methane standards.