April 28, 2021
Newe legal motion responds to 14 states challenging the leasing pause
methane-gas
April 22, 2021
ST PAUL, MINNESOTA – The Minnesota Supreme Court Wednesday issued a decision that allows a proposed fracked gas power plant to receive Public Utilities Commission (PUC) approval without environmental review in Minnesota. The decision returns the case to the Court of Appeals to determine whether approving the plant is in the public interest.
April 19, 2021
Cheyenne, WY— Farmers and ranchers, conservation, recreation, and tribal groups filed motions to intervene today to defend the Biden administration’s pause on federal oil and gas leasing pending the Department of Interior’s comprehensive review of the program.
March 25, 2021
Washington, DC -- Today, Senators Heinrich, King, and Markey and Senate Majority Leader Schumer introduced a resolution in the Senate and Representatives DeGette, Peters, and Lamb introduced a resolution in the House that would reinstate the Environmental Protection Agency's 2016 methane pollution safeguards.
March 18, 2021
Community leaders across New Mexico applaud today’s House passage of Senate Bill 8. Now more than ever, New Mexicans understand the importance of protecting our health, air, and climate. Antiquated state laws prevent the Environmental Improvement Board and local air quality boards from adopting regulations under Air Quality Control Act and the Hazardous Waste Act that are stronger than the federal regulations.
March 8, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK -- House Bill 2034, a bill prioritizing oil and gas, is working its way through the Oklahoma legislature and would have a devastating impact on renewable energy in the state. In addition, the bill would forbid state contractors from boycotting the oil and gas industry, which could have a chilling effect on free speech in Oklahoma.
March 2, 2021
San Juan, Puerto Rico -- Today, Sierra Club and Alianza Energía Renovable Ahora (AERA) filed over 15,000 public comments with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), asking the Commission to end operations at a liquified methane gas import terminal that was built without FERC approval, environmental impact review, risk studies or notification of nearby residents.
February 25, 2021
Tomorrow the Utilities and Transportation Commission will hold a public hearing on Puget Sound Energy’s (PSE) draft long-range plan that calls for building new fracked gas plants and will likely put the utility out of compliance with Washington state’s clean electricity law.
February 25, 2021
the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) voted 4-0, with the federal government abstaining, to outlaw all fracking operations in the Delaware River Basin
February 24, 2021
investors representing $244.9 billion in assets under management sent letters to ten of the biggest banks in America urging them to stop funding the controversial fracked gas MVP
February 21, 2021
a group of environmental and financial organizations announced the launch of the DivestMVP coalition
February 9, 2021
EUGENE, OR - After three months of public pressure and countless hours of public testimony about the climate and health impacts of fracked gas, the City’s franchise negotiations with NW Natural last night hit an impasse. Members of the Fossil Free Eugene campaign hailed this new development as a victory, as the franchise agreement being discussed was set to lock the city into a ten-year contract in which the fracked gas corporation could use the City’s right of way to expand its infrastructure and capacity without restriction.