fracking

April 16, 2019

Colorado Governor Jared Polis will sign a bill today modernizing oil and gas standards today after a groundswell of grassroots support.

April 10, 2019

Today, only miles from two recent environmental tragedies, Donald Trump signed an executive order that would erode bedrock protections for water and communities while seeking to roll back commonsense safeguards contained in the Clean Water Act

March 26, 2019

Duke Energy CEO Lynn Good conceded that because “Atlantic Coast pipeline was sized and designed with a time frame,” the energy giant may need to move on to another project

March 8, 2019

One business day before the trial-like hearing starts on TECO’s plan to keep burning coal and burn far more fracked gas at Big Bend, the Department of Environmental Protection filed a motion attempting to improperly strike nearly all of Sierra Club’s evidence

March 1, 2019

Today, the Virginia State Water Control Board failed to establish a process for revoking the Water Quality Certificate for the fracked gas Mountain Valley Pipeline

February 21, 2019

Today, a crowd of Washington environmental justice and public health advocates, youth leaders, and elected officials gathered at the State Capitol Building to urge Governor Jay Inslee to reject proposals for new fracked gas infrastructure in Washington.

February 12, 2019

Yesterday, the Sierra Club launched their #TellTheTruthTECO campaign, designed to hold the Tampa Electric Company (TECO) accountable for doubling down on climate-disrupting fossil fuels like coal and gas, even as they prepare for the effects of climate change

February 6, 2019

Today, a coalition of climate and clean water advocates are applauding the latest move to protect Maryland’s waters from dirty, dangerous fracked gas pipelines, the Maryland Pipeline and Water Protection Act (PAWPA)

February 6, 2019

a coalition of climate and clean water advocates will hold a Telepresser to discuss new legislation designed to protect Maryland’s waters from dirty, dangerous fracked gas pipelines

February 5, 2019

Today, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) granted the final air permit for Tampa Electric Company’s (TECO) proposal to lock the Tampa Bay area into decades of dependence on climate-disrupting fossil fuels

January 22, 2019

Florida Power and Light (FPL) announced they would install tens of millions of new solar panels by 2030. While this is a positive step forward, their announcement left out some crucial perspective.

January 14, 2019

DENVER - In a blow to the health and safety of Coloradans, the Colorado Supreme Court today reversed a Court of Appeals Decision on the highly anticipated "Martinez case."

In response to today's news, Jim Alexee, Director of the Colorado Sierra Club, released the following statement: