beyond-coal

October 24, 2025

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Today, CenterPoint Energy announced an intention to delay plans to retire Unit 3 of its F.B. Culley Generating Station, backtracking on their commitment to be entirely coal-free by 2027.

October 22, 2025

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Today, AES Indiana outlined a plan to build a new gas plant solely to serve data centers as part of its 20 year energy plan.

October 21, 2025

COOKEVILLE, TN - Enbridge has announced it has begun building its Ridgeline Expansion Project, despite the outpouring of opposition to the dangerous fossil fuel pipeline.

October 15, 2025

ATLANTA - Environmental groups urged the Georgia Environmental Protection Division to deny the air permit for Georgia Power’s proposed new methane gas electric-generating units at Plant Bowen to protect the health and environment of Georgians.

October 9, 2025

Washington, DC – Amidst explosive news reports this week of more than 40 administration staffers having direct ties to fossil fuel companies and the existence of a “concierge, white glove service” set up by the Trump Administration to cater to fossil fuel companies’ demands across gover

September 29, 2025

ATLANTA - Today, the Trump administration announced its “Coal Day 2.0” agenda,  which includes opening 13.1 million acres of federal land for coal mining leases and extending compliance deadlines and rolling back safeguards against air and water pollution. 

September 29, 2025

NASHVILLE, TENN. - Today, the Trump administration announced its “Coal Day 2.0” agenda,  which includes opening 13.1 million acres of federal land for coal mining leases and extending compliance deadlines and rolling back safeguards against air and water pollution. 

September 29, 2025

MILWAUKEE, Wis. – Today, the Trump administration announced its “Coal Day 2.0” agenda, which includes opening 13.1 million acres of federal land for coal mining leases and extending compliance deadlines and rolling back safeguards against air and water pollution.

September 22, 2025

MILWAUKEE, Wis. – Today, the Sierra Club released its annual Dirty Truth Report, which grades 75 utilities across the country on their plans to retire coal plants by 2030, not build new gas plants through 2035, and transition to clean energy through 2035.

September 22, 2025

ATLANTA - In a year filled with deception and broken promises, Georgia Power is now one of the dirtiest utilities in the nation, according to a report released by the Sierra Club today.

September 22, 2025

RICHMOND, VA - Dominion Energy has once again ranked among the dirtiest utilities in the nation, according to the Sierra Club’s annual Dirty Truth About Utility Climate Pledges report. The 2025 analysis finds that Dominion’s plans for renewable energy are not only failing to keep pace with national peers— they are abandoning climate and environmental justice commitments.

September 19, 2025

This week, Republicans in the House of Representatives passed three energy bills that will drastically increase pollution, harm public health, and lead to higher energy prices. The bills – H.R. 1047, H.R. 3015, and H.R. 3062 – would clear the way for more dirty fossil fuel infrastructure and development and stymy investment in clean, affordable energy. Sierra Club joined more than 30 groups in signing a letter to Members of Congress opposing the bills.