March 10, 2026
Washington, D.C. - The increase of pollution from coal-fired power plants has reached a quarter-century high under the Trump administration.
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March 9, 2026
COLUMBIA, S.C. – A settlement agreement was reached by groups, including the Sierra Club, with Duke Energy on its proposed merger of its subsidiaries in South Carolina. A Sierra Club priority included in the settlement agreement is the commitment from Duke Energy to pursue at least 70 megawatts of new grid flexibility in the winter, known as demand response.
March 3, 2026
SEATTLE, WA — Today, public interest groups filed a challenge in federal court to overturn an illegal emergency order issued by the Department of Energy (DOE) forcing Washington’s last coal plant to continue operating.
March 4, 2026
DENVER - Today, National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) and Sierra Club, represented by Earthjustice, filed a petition for review challenging the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) illegal disapproval
March 4, 2026
Phoenix, Ariz. – Today the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) approved conversions of two coal-fired power plants to burn methane gas without reviewing the environmental impacts of those changes, leaving customers paying fuel costs for decades. The Commission also voted to repeal Arizona’s Renewable Energy Standard and Tariff (REST), which has supported the development of renewable energy like solar power, bringing clean energy jobs and investment to Arizona.
February 26, 2026
ATLANTA - The Department of Energy announced it will give a $26.5 billion loan to Southern Company to build the largest, most expensive gas fleet in the nation.
February 25, 2026
PHOENIX, AZ – Today during its fourth quarter financial results conference call, Pinnacle West Capital Corporation, parent company of utility Arizona Public Service (APS), reported an increase in its annual profits. The results are in sharp contrast to what Arizonans and APS customers are experiencing – spiked utility bills, and degraded air quality, all while Pinnacle West reported $617 million in profits in 2025. In the call, Pinnacle West also reported $423 million in dividends to shareholders.
February 20, 2026
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Tennessee Valley Authority stripped the public of another one of its powers, revising its National Environmental Policy Act to reduce or eliminate public involvement in TVA’s decisions.
February 20, 2026
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Today, Donald Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency dismantled a bedrock environmental and public health standard that protects Americans from mercury and other dangerous toxic air pollutants, such as arsenic, lead, and chromium. Rolling back the new and more protective Mercury and Air Toxics Standards will allow coal- and oil-fired power plants to emit more damaging pollution that puts the public at greater risk of heart and lung disease, cancer, and even premature death, as well as causing severe neurological damage to fetuses and children.
February 20, 2026
JEFFERSON CITY, MO - Today, Donald Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency dismantled a bedrock environmental and public health standard that protects Americans from mercury and dangerous toxic air pollutants, such as arsenic, lead, and chromium.
February 20, 2026
RALEIGH, NC - Today, Donald Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency dismantled a bedrock environmental and public health standard that protects Americans from mercury and dangerous toxic air pollutants, such as arsenic, lead, and chromium. Rolling back the new and more protective Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) will allow coal- and oil-fired power plants to emit more damaging pollution that puts the public at greater risk of heart and lung disease, developmental delays and learning disabilities, cancer, and even premature death.
February 20, 2026
ATLANTA - Today, Donald Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency dismantled a bedrock environmental and public health standard that protects Americans from mercury and other dangerous toxic air pollutants, such as arsenic, lead, and chromium. Rolling back the new and more protective Mercury and Air Toxics Standards will allow coal- and oil-fired power plants to emit more damaging pollution that puts the public at greater risk of heart and lung disease, cancer, and even premature death, as well as causing severe neurological damage to fetuses and children.