Washington, D.C. - Today, Sierra Club released its sixth Dirty Truth Report. This year, the utilities scored a staggering seven out of 100 in aggregate; this is the lowest score since the first report in 2021 and eight points lower than last year’s Dirty Truth score. The report grades utilities across the country based on how much coal they are retiring, how much gas they are planning, and how much renewable energy they are adding.
Olympia, WA — Today, the Washington Supreme Court ruled that Initiative 2066 (I-2066) is unconstitutional, delivering a victory for Washington families who want affordable utility bills, clean air, and urgent climate action. The decision ends a multi-year legal battle and clears the way for Washington state to continue efforts to reduce air pollution, expand energy efficiency programs, lower utility bills for consumers, and work to transition buildings away from expensive, volatile methane gas to safer and cleaner electric alternatives.
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NASHVILLE - Today, Donald Trump’s administration proposed to repeal the Endangerment Finding for power plants – a move that would permanently strip the Environmental Protection Agency of its authority to limit greenhouse gas emissions from coal and gas power plants under the Clean Air Act.
ATLANTA - Today, Donald Trump’s administration proposed to repeal the Endangerment Finding for power plants – a move that would permanently strip the Environmental Protection Agency of its authority to limit greenhouse gas emissions from coal and gas power plants under the Clean Air Act.
Los Angeles – Yesterday, environmental groups joined an ongoing lawsuit brought by Communities for a Better Environment and Los Angeles Waterkeeper over the City of Los Angeles’s failure to comply with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in approving the retrofit of the Scattergood Gas Plant to keep the plant running past its expected closure date by burning a mix of hydrogen and methane.
Phoenix, Ariz. – On Friday, the Sierra Club Grand Canyon Chapter shared with Gov. Katie Hobbs's office about 2,000 comments that were submitted to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) last week opposing the Desert Southwest Pipeline.
LOS ANGELES – This afternoon, the Los Angeles City Council voted to allow the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power to disregard the concerns of Angelenos and environmental advocates and move forward with its ill-conceived plans to retrofit the Scattergood gas plant to be able to burn a mix of hydrogen and natural gas.
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.
Sacramento, CA - In a written decision today, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) denied a SoCalGas application that would have charged customers $266 million to fund the controversial Angeles Link Project pipeline. This decision means that SoCalGas will either drop the project entirely or require shareholders to pay to develop the risky project.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - In a proposed decision last week, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) recommended denying a SoCalGas application that would charge customers $266 million to study and plan the controversial Angeles Link Project pipeline. A final vote on the decision is expected in the coming months.