Raleigh, NC: In a surprise move late last Friday, months ahead of schedule, the North Carolina Utility Commission (NCUC) approved Duke’s energy plan that abandons the state’s requirement to reduce carbon emissions by 70 percent by 2030.
Indianapolis, IN: On the heels of hearings for a nearly $500 million rate increase and being awarded 0 out of 100 points in the Sierra Club’s latest Dirty Truth About Utility Climate Pledges report, Duke Indiana has filed its preferred energy plan with the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission, which is more expensive and more polluting than other options according to the utility’s own ana
Washington, D.C. – Today, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled to allow the Environment Protection Agency (EPA)’s legacy coal ash safeguards to remain in effect while considering challenges from utilities and other industry groups seeking to avoid responsibility for coal waste.
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) released its initial plan Thursday for converting the Scattergood Generating Station into a facility capable of burning a combined blend of hydrogen and methane gas for power.
CALI, COLOMBIA – Today marked the conclusion of the 2024 United Nations Biodiversity Conference, commonly known as COP16. The 2024 meeting was the first gathering of a biodiversity COP since the adoption of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework in 2022.
This year’s meeting set out to review the implementation of the framework and the alignment of National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs) with it.
DIAMOND BAR, Calif. — Environmental and community groups gathered today at the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) headquarters, marking Día de los Muertos with calls for stronger air pollution controls at Southern California ports.
WASHINGTON, DC – Ahead of this November’s elections, the Sierra Club is contacting voters across several states—Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Oregon, and Washington—where the office of State Treasurer is on the ballot to educate and mobilize its base around the importance of the role for the climate and workers’ savings.
Washington, D.C. - Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) announced more than $2.4 billion in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding for 122 rail improvement projects in 41 states and Washington, D.C.
FLORIDA. -- Seminole Electric Coop has received its fourth consecutive failing grade, according to the Sierra Club’s 2024 Dirty Truth Report. The cooperative is just one of four utilities of the 75 analyzed in the report to have scored four straight scores of 0 out of 100.