JACKSONVILLE, Fla. –The Jacksonville Electric Authority (JEA) Board voted 6–0 to approve a $1.57 billion fossil fuel facility at the site of the former St. Johns River Power Park. The plant, which won’t come online until 2031 or later, will saddle Jacksonville residents with decades of higher bills and continued reliance on polluting natural gas.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Sierra Club and partners held a funeral procession Sunday to memorialize the 494-acre wildlife corridor in Bernheim Forest that will be destroyed in Louisville Gas and Electric (LG&E) and Kentucky Utilities’ (KU) pipeline buildout. Advocates and community members gathered to eulogize the land, water, and wildlife that will be destroyed by the pipeline.
Washington, D.C. — Today, the Department of Energy (DOE) issued a methodology to analyze reserve power margins across the country that systematically undercounts the contributions of clean energy to meet the nation’s energy needs and protect system reliability. DOE plans to use this methodology to deem certain generators, likely coal and natural gas, as critical to system reliability, consistent with its recent actions.
Washington, D.C. – Less than a month after the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) denied MISO’s discriminatory energy plan, the grid operator ran roughshod on the stakeholder process and resubmitted an updated discriminatory plan with federal regulators. There are issues with both the content of MISO’s updated ERAS proposal and its process.
HARTFORD, Conn. – As the 2025 legislative session comes to a close, Sierra Club Connecticut is celebrating key victories for climate, environmental justice, and public health. Among the most important bills passed this year are Senate Bill 9 and House Bill 5004—comprehensive climate legislation that will move the state closer to meeting its greenhouse gas reduction goals while centering equity and building resilience in the face of the climate crisis.
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Washington, D.C. – On Friday, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) voted 2-1 to reject MISO’s discriminatory plan that would mostly favor the construction of gas-burning power plants at the expense – both time and money – of mostly renewable energy and battery storage projects. MISO currently has more than 200 gigawatts of wind, solar, and energy storage in the interconnection queue. That’s enough electricity to power 175,200,000 homes.
BOSTON - Massachusetts will likely see utility rates change under proposed legislation introduced today with the support of Governor Maura Healey. Though advocates on the ground support key parts of what is included in the bill, concerns remain about the extent of the reforms and what it stops short of achieving.
The House Energy and Commerce Committee released its portion of the federal budget reconciliation bill that will devastate Americans in a variety of ways, from gutting Medicaid to slashing programs that fight climate change and protect clean air and water. The legislation will be marked up in a committee meeting tomorrow. In response, Sierra Club state chapters in oil and gas producing states released statements.
HARTFORD, Conn. –Today, the Connecticut House of Representatives passed House Bill 5004, An Act Concerning the Protection of the Environment and the Development of Renewable Energy Sources and Associated Job Sectors, as a small step toward jumpstarting a cleaner, more resilient future.
BOSTON – The Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU) has released an order reforming the state’s Gas System Enhancement Plan (GSEP) (see, for example, Eversource Gas of Massachusetts and National Grid). The order aims to save ratepayers money by reducing gas utility spending on unnecessary pipel
Today, Donald Trump is meeting with oil and gas executives, including members of the American Petroleum Institute, at the White House.