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Government Report Finds DC's Gas Leaks Worsening

The Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE) released its 2021 Fugitive Methane Emission Survey of the District of Columbia.

EPA Hears Testimony on Draft Methane Safeguards

Today, the Environmental Protection Agency will host the first of three days of hearings to receive public comments on the agency’s draft rules to reduce methane and associated pollution from new and existing oil and gas operations.

Sen. Warren questions LNG exports as US home heating costs soar

Yesterday Sen. Elizabeth Warren sent a letter to oil and gas CEOs demanding more information on higher prices of “natural” gas, and the role of increased exports in particular.

South Texas Coalition Sues Army Corps of Engineers For Issuing Permit to Rio Grande LNG and Rio Bravo Pipeline That Violates the Clean Water Act

Yesterday, Sierra Club, Shrimpers and Fishermen of the RGV, and Save RGV from LNG filed a lawsuit against the Army Corps of Engineers for reissuing a Clean Water Act section 404 “dredge and fill” permit for the Rio Grande LNG export terminal and the associated Rio Bravo Pipeline proposed for the Port of Brownsville. The groups argue that the permit falls short of legal requirements to avoid and compensate for impacts to wetlands, as required under section 404 of the Clean Water Act.

Climate, affordable housing groups applaud passage of historic Build Back Better package

WASHINGTON, D.C.—After months of negotiations, the U.S. House of Representatives today passed a social spending and climate plan, which includes the Build Back Better Act’s historic climate investments to make our homes and buildings safer, healthier, and more affordable. As the package heads to the Senate, a group of climate, building decarbonization and affordable housing advocates issued the following joint statement:

Senate confirms new FERC commissioner

Commissioner Phillips must push the agency to address climate and environmental justice impacts of fracked gas pipelines and export terminals, and accelerate the transition to clean, affordable electricity.

Report: Xcel's Denver Gas Plants Exacerbate Environmental Injustice

This morning, Sierra Club released a report detailing how the two gas-fired power plants that Xcel Energy operates in Denver – Arapahoe and Cherokee – contribute to environmental injustice in the metro region. Both plants are located in low-income communities of color with higher-than-average health burdens, and they’re adding to the already disproportionately high amount of other industrial sources of pollution in those communities.

As EPA Administrator Regan Tours the Gulf South, Communities Call for an End to Oil and Gas Exports

Today, EPA Administrator Michael Regan kicked off a week-long tour through Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas to meet with marginalized communities and discuss environmental justice issues facing the region. During the tour, Gulf communities threatened by oil and gas exports, joined by environmental advocates, are calling on the EPA to protect frontline communities by stepping in and doing everything in its power to stop the expansion of fossil fuel exports.

ISO-NE REQUESTS TERMINATION OF KILLINGLY CONTRACT

Hartford, CT -- Yesterday, ISO-NE sent a letter to FERC requesting to terminate its contract with NTE Connecticut, LLC the developer of the proposed 650 megawatt fossil fuel power plant in Killingly, citing the developer’s inability to deliver capacity within the tariff’s mandatory deadline. ISO-NE requested approval from FERC within 60 days.

Southwest Louisianans Connect Climate Change and LNG at International Fracked Gas Conference During COP26

Local residents and community advocates of Southwest Louisiana led an outdoor press conference near the Golden Nugget Casino and Resort, calling for federal, state, and local officials attending the “World LNG & Gas Series: Americas Summit & Exhibition” to seek community input and involvement and place people over profits. The press conference also included a media tour to where new facilities are proposed for construction and expansion, including Magnolia, Cameron, Lake Charles and Driftwood LNG.

Sierra Club Statement: EPA Proposes Major New Curbs on Oil and Gas Methane Emissions, But Must Strengthen Them

Today, the Environmental Protection Agency released critical new draft rules to curb methane emissions and other pollution from the oil and gas industry. Methane is a greenhouse gas that is more than 80 times more powerful than carbon dioxide over a 20-year period. Methane emissions are also emitted alongside other harmful pollution that puts communities at risk of serious negative health effects.

Sierra Club calls on Texas Democrats to support Build Back Better

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Six Texas-based U.S. House Democrats ⁠— Rep. Henry Cuellar, Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, Rep. Lizzie Fletcher, Rep. Sylvia Garcia, Rep. Marc Veasey, and Rep. Filemon Vela ⁠— are threatening to halt progress on the most important climate legislation in U.S. history, and derail vital investments in clean energy, clean transportation, and environmental justice in Texas communities.