ATLANTA -– Today, the Trump Administration gave permission to two Georgia coal-fired power plants to ignore common-sense safeguards that curb emissions of mercury and air toxics and protect Americans from the deadly health effects of coal pollution.
ATLANTA (April 10, 2025) – On April 8, President Donald Trump signed executive orders in an attempt to bolster coal production in the United States.
ATLANTA — Last week, the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) published a draft permit to “cap-in-place” the coal ash ponds at Plant McDonough in Smyrna, a plan that will put the health of millions of Georgians in jeopardy.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (April 1, 2025) – Yesterday, Dominion Energy released its 2025 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) Update for South Carolina, which includes keeping two coal plants operating years past their planned retirement dates.
DES MOINES, Iowa — Today three environmental groups notified Alliant Energy’s Iowa affiliate of their intent to sue for unpermitted discharges of polluted groundwater that is pumped out from under an Ottumwa coal ash landfill. The notice letter, which is required before filing suit under the Clean Water Act, allows 60 days for the discharger to come into compliance or for the state to begin enforcement action.
Washington, D.C. - According to the Business Council for Sustainable Energy’s Sustainable Energy in America 2025 Factbook, electricity produced by domestic renewable energy surpassed electricity produced by coal in 2024.
In 2024, renewable energy sources contributed nearly a quarter of all U.S. energy generation, while coal contributed only 15 percent, the lowest amount of generation from the dirty and expensive fuel source in recent history.
DES MOINES, Iowa — Analysis from the Interdisciplinary Environmental Clinic at Washington University, released today by Sierra Club and the Iowa Environmental Council, highlights how elevated levels of toxins from MidAmerican Energy’s coal ash waste pose significant health threats to Iowans.
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S.
Washington, D.C. - The United States has surpassed 50 GW in domestic solar energy manufacturing capacity for the first time in history, enough to power approximately 37.5 million homes. This milestone marks an impressive progress—bolstered by clean energy investments in the Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law—by the renewable energy sector to pave the path towards an emission-free future.
Washington, D.C. - Today, Donald Trump proposed fast-tracking power plant approvals to benefit Big Tech companies and their massive need for electricity to power artificial intelligence facilities.