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.
Houston, TX - Today, NextEra CEO John Ketchum said that renewable energy was cheaper and more readily available than fossil fuels. In a response to U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright’s speech, where Wright diminished the importance of renewable energy and praised dirty fossil fuels, Ketchum said, “The cost of gas-fired generation has gone up more than threefold…Renewables are cheaper and available right now.”
Today, U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright, a long-time former fracked gas company CEO, delivered remarks during the first day of CERAWeek. During his remarks, Secretary Wright announced an export permit extension of Delfin LNG, a proposed offshore methane gas export terminal, and doubled down on the administration’s opposition to wind power generation. In calling for deepening the country's development of and reliance on oil and gas, Wright inaccurately referred to climate change and rising CO2 emissions as a necessary “trade-off” to enable economic growth.
Washington, DC - Today, the Republican-led U.S. Senate passed a Congressional Review Act resolution to repeal an EPA rule implementing the Methane Emissions Reduction Program’s waste emissions charge. Congress included this critical program in the Inflation Reduction Act to help protect our families and communities from harmful oil and gas pollution. The charge is a commonsense measure to cut excessive methane emissions from corporations that are the largest polluters, secure American energy, and create jobs. The U.S. House of Representatives passed a companion resolution yesterday.