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Sierra Club Files Lawsuit to Overturn Arizona Corporation Commission’s Black Mountain Decision

Phoenix, AZ – Today Sierra Club filed an appeal in Maricopa County Superior Court challenging the Arizona Corporation Commission’s unlawful June decision to eliminate environmental reviews for most new methane gas-fired power plants. 

Prairie State Coal-Burning Power Plant in Violation of Clean Air Act

Belleville, IL – A federal judge agrees with the Sierra Club that the Prairie State coal-burning power plant lacks enforceable air permits for its operation, which are a requirement under the Clean Air Act.

TVA Pushes Through Surprise Rate Increase for Customers

During a board meeting on Aug. 23, the utility announced its second rate increase this year, adding another 5.25% in increased electricity costs to consumer bills, in part to subsidize unproven small modular nuclear reactor technology that the utility is banking on rather than increasing investment in renewable energy and necessary transmission infrastructure.

As Electricity Bills Rise, BPU and Unified Government Miss Chance to Retire Expensive and Dirty Nearman Creek Power Plant

Kansas City, Kansas– Ten scenarios for a 20 year Integrated Resources Plan (IRP) were presented to the Kansas City Board of Public Utilities (BPU) last night. The IRP should have provided affordable, reliable, least-risk scenarios to help BPU meet energy needs in the years to come.

Federal Court Clarifies 2023 Changes to National Environmental Policy Act For First Time

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the D.C. District Court denied an attempt by Signal Peak Energy to force the federal Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) to rush an environmental review of a proposed 175-million-ton expansion at the Bull Mountains coal mine in Montana — which aims to be the nation’s largest remaining underground coal mine.

EPA’s Proposed Partial Disapproval of Wyoming State Plan Locks in Retirement Date for Unit at Dave Johnston Coal Plant

Wyoming – In its proposed partial disapproval of Wyoming’s State Implementation Plan earlier this month, the EPA has confirmed a retirement date for PacifiCorp’s Dave Johnston coal Unit 3, one of four units at the plant. In its recent proposed rule, EPA declared that the retirement of the unit has a federally-enforceable commitment to shut down by 2027. The utility has also maintained the same retirement date in its latest Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) meant to forecast how it will source energy for the next two decades. 

Amid rate hikes for consumers, Sierra Club Challenges West Virginia PSC's Costly, Uneconomic Coal Directive

This week, the Sierra Club, alongside West Virginia residents and ratepayers Bruce Perrone and Rosanna Long, filed a lawsuit in the Southern District of West Virginia against the Commissioners of the Public Service Commission of West Virginia (PSC) for their 2021 directive that coal plants operate at 69% capacity – far beyond the average of coal plants in the region.

Major Power Milestone: Wind and Solar Energy Overtake Coal in First Half of 2024, Expected to Continue

Springfield, IL – New federal data shows that wind and solar energy – due to coal plant retirements and the growth of renewable energy – generated more power this year so far than coal.

Major Power Milestone: Wind and Solar Energy Overtake Coal in First Half of 2024, Expected to Continue

Washington, DC – New federal data shows that wind and solar energy – due to coal plant retirements and the growth of renewable energy – generated more power this year so far than coal. The US is on track for wind and solar to outpace coal for the entire calendar year of 2024, including the hot summer months (when coal generation usually picks up).

Governor Lombardo Releases Utterly Inadequate Nevada Climate Innovation Plan

CARSON CITY, NEVADA— Years after taking down Nevada’s last Climate Action Plan, Governor Lombardo released a “Climate Innovation Plan.” The 32 page plan is vague, insufficient, and reads like a love letter to extractive, corporate interests.

Media Advisory: Reno City Council to Pass Resolution Opposing Basic Service Charge Increase

Reno City Council is scheduled to consider a resolution opposing a rate hike proposed by NV Energy. The resolution is a big next step in preventing NV Energy's contentious proposal to escalate the Basic Service Charge (BSC) from $16.50 to $45.30 for residents in Northern Nevada. This proposed surge, changing the rate structure for ratepayers and disincentivizing energy conservation, has sparked widespread concern among the region's residents.

PA Supreme Court Grants Intervention to Environmental Organizations in RGGI Litigation

Harrisburg, PA — Today, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania recognized the fundamental right of PennFuture, Clean Air Council, Sierra Club, and Environmental Defense Fund and their members to defend Pennsylvania’s participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), by overturning the Commonwealth Court’s June 28, 2022 denial of intervention.