Business groups, clean freight advocates and public health organizations are warning of truck manufacturers' continued failure to supply clean and affordable trucks following a court decision to temporarily allow them non-compliance with their own prior promises on truck standards in California.
ARIZONA — Today, the Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District (SRP) Board of Directors voted to convert its Springerville Generating Station Unit 4 from coal to gas by 2029. Ending coal-fired operations will create cost savings for ratepayers while reducing air pollution and water use.
FRANKFORT, KY — A new report released today by the Sierra Club, titled Profits Over People: How Kentucky’s Legislature Has Undermined Energy Affordability, reveals how Kentucky lawmakers have systematically advanced the interests of utilities, fossil fuel companies, and cryptocurrency miners—while blocking efforts to make energy more affordable for Kentucky families.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Friday, the Trump administration announced it is distributing up to $100 million to “refurbish and modernize” dangerous and deadly coal plants, a part of the Department of Energy’s plan to invest $625 million to prop up the coal industry.
Today is the final day of the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative’s written public comment period ahead of the required joint review of the trilateral trade agreement between the United States, Mexico, and Canada, known as the USMCA. Sierra Club, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), League of Conservation Voters (LCV), and Industrious Labs submitted nearly eight thousand comments from supporters, as well as expert comments, supporting revisions to the deal that prioritize strong environmental protections and good, green jobs.
SALT LAKE CITY — On Friday, Sierra Club and Healthy Environment Alliance of Utah (HEAL Utah) filed an administrative appeal before the Utah Department of Environmental Quality challenging the Utah Department of Air Quality’s (UDAQ) unlawful decision to issue an air permit for the Intermountain Power Plant (IPP).