August 3, 2020
The Sierra Club launched a five figure digital advertising campaign today, targeting Congressional leadership to pass significant relief for clean energy workers in the next COVID-19 economic relief package.
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July 30, 2020
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Former coal lobbyist and current EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler finalized a new, dangerous environmental rollback yesterday, putting the health of thousands of communities living near coal ash disposal and storage sites at risk.
July 29, 2020
KANSAS CITY, MO -- Today marks the release of a new vision for Evergy’s future, created by a partnership of the Climate + Energy Project, Environment Missouri, and the Kansas and Missouri chapters of the Sierra Club. These groups call on Evergy to:
July 29, 2020
INDIANAPOLIS -- Today, the Sierra Club appealed the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission’s (IURC) decision approving a $146 million rate increase for Duke Energy Indiana’s customers.
July 28, 2020
Thirty local Arizona businesses from cities across the state are raising their voices in support of bold, progressive action from the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) in the Energy Modernization Docket. This docket includes everything from updating the renewable energy standard to supporting a just and equitable transition away from fossil fuels.
July 28, 2020
CHARLOTTE -- On Friday evening, Duke Energy Carolinas filed a notice of intent to temporarily raise rates after state regulators denied the utility a request to defer potential losses due to the pandemic.
Duke intends to offset the rate hike by accelerating refunds of excess taxes to customers, but cannot guarantee that ratepayers will not see bigger bills as the summer progresses. Tomorrow, Duke can resume utility disconnections for delinquent accounts.
July 28, 2020
Charleston, WV -- Yesterday, the federal district court for the Southern District of West Virginia ruled that the Justice Group’s Red Fox coal mine was liable for more than 3,000 Clean Water Act violations. The lawsuit brought by the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy, Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition (OVEC), Appalachian Voices, and the Sierra Club contends that the mine was liable for exceeding its required discharge limits. The groups were represented by attorneys with Appalachian Mountain Advocates and Public Justice.
July 27, 2020
his morning, the Sierra Club hosted a webinar with Congressman Jason Crow, Mayor Laura Weinberg of Golden, and CEOs of three local clean energy companies. The telepresser was an opportunity for the panelists to express their support for the federal Coronavirus Relief Package. Panelists discussed the benefits of passing a coronavirus relief bill that bolsters Colorado’s clean energy industry and supports clean energy workers.
July 27, 2020
WASHINGTON DC.--Today the Sierra Club and Conservation Law Foundation filed an appeal of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) water pollution permit for the Merrimack Station coal-fired power plant. The updated permit, which was finalized in May, failed to include critical water pollution protections that the agency had previously proposed. Unlike EPA’s prior proposal, the updated permit did not require the plant to install a modern cooling-water system.
July 23, 2020
The Wisconsin Public Service Commission voted today to extend the utility disconnection moratorium for residential customers until September 1, 2020. The commission decided 2-1 to extend the moratorium in order to safeguard the public health of Wisconsin residents during the COVID-19 health crisis. The PSC had previously voted on June 11 to end the moratorium on utility disconnections.
July 21, 2020
A new criminal complaint followed the FBI arrest of Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder for corruption charges linked to the passage of Ohio’s House Bill 6 (HB 6); the coal and nuclear bailout tax legislation.
July 20, 2020
n July 10, the D.C. Circuit court ruled in favor of the Sierra Club’s lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its decision to omit Ottawa County from the agency’s list of areas across the country that are out of attainment with health-based federal ozone (smog pollution) standards. A nonattainment designation triggers stricter rules for permitting new sources of pollution, and requires that the state come up with a plan to bring the area back into attainment. The Clean Air Act makes clear that any county with pollution contributing to monitored violations of an air standard should be designated nonattainment.