JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Yesterday, Jacksonville residents joined advocates and environmental leaders from across the country to participate in a public hearing regarding EPA’s attempt to roll back its Coal Combustion Residuals (CCR) rule, a move which experts warn would put communities, waterways, and public health at greater risk.
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COLUMBIA, S.C. – Yesterday, the South Carolina Public Service Commission (PSC) approved the Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Convenience and Necessity for the proposed Canadys Gas Plant, a project of Dominion and Santee Cooper.
Washington, D.C. - Today, Sierra Club and Earthjustice presented oral arguments before the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals in the legal challenge against the Department of Energy’s illegal application of Section 202(c) of the Federal Power Act.
Phoenix, AZ - Today, organizations including Sierra Club Grand Canyon Chapter, Chispa Arizona, and Solar United Neighbors, expressed disappointment in Governor Katie Hobbs’s announcement of her support for the Desert Southwest Pipeline, a methane gas pipeline that will stretch over 500 miles through three states -- Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona -- and cost more than $5.3 billion dollars.
Texas – A new Sierra Club analysis on thermal plant water usage reveals that Texas gas, coal, and nuclear plants consume roughly 100 billion gallons of water every year, while renewables and battery storage use barely any water at all.
Charlotte, NC – The Sierra Club is urging climate-conscious investors to vote against Duke Energy directors at May’s shareholders meeting due to the utility’s failure to follow through on stated climate goals. Specifically, Sierra Club is urging votes against Chair of the Corporate Governance Committee, Theodore F. Craver, Jr, and Chair of the Finance and Risk Management Committee, Robert M. Davis based on analysis by Majority Action and Sierra Club. The vote is part of a broader effort by the Sierra Club to encourage climate-conscious investors to vote against board members failing to support major corporations in adequately managing and mitigating climate risks. See the full list of key votes at annual meetings in 2026 here.
KANSAS CITY, Kansas – Last night, the Unified Government of Wyandotte County voted 8-2 to approve Accelergen’s proposed East Side Energy Storage project, which at 300 MW when complete will be among the newest and largest utility-scale energy storage systems in Kansas.
Phoenix, Ariz. - Today, Sierra Club released a new web tool that shows the deadly impacts of coal-fired power plants on the health of people throughout the United States.
Salt Lake City - Today, Sierra Club released a new web tool that shows the deadly impacts of coal-fired power plants on Americans’ health. The updated Out of Control: The Deadly Impact of Coal Pollution - 2026 web tool provides county by county, plant by plant, and utility by utility data on the severe negative health effects of air pollution from coal-fired power plants.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A National Parks Conservation Association, Sierra Club, and Earthjustice lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) challenging the agency’s approval of West Virginia’s Regional Haze State Implementation Plan has advanced in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
Washington, D.C. - Today, Sierra Club released a new web tool that shows that every year, approximately 6,500 Americans die prematurely from illnesses linked to coal air pollution.