Press Releases

January 27, 2025

Washington, DC – On Friday, the Acting Secretary of Energy ordered a freeze on all Department of Energy spending and other agency activities until the new administration conducts a review to ensure DOE complied with President Trump’s priorities.

January 27, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Friday, several of the nation’s leading environmental organizations, including the Sierra Club, moved to intervene to defend California’s low-nitrogen oxide (NOx) Heavy-Duty Omnibus (HDO) waiver.

January 24, 2025

This week, President Trump’s first actions in office included mandates to rescind executive orders from Presidents Biden and Clinton that established or supported programs seeking to expand access to nature and the outdoors for disadvantaged communities.

January 24, 2025

Washington, DC – Today, news reports disclosed that the Trump administration has ordered the Department of Energy to halt all spending and loans, including for projects designed to lower energy costs for people nationwide.The memo, dated January 20, freezes the awarding of grants, loans, funding opportunities, procurement announcements, rules, studies until and unless approved by Ingri

January 24, 2025

Juno Beach, F.L. - Today, the President and CEO of NextEra Energy, John Ketchum, announced the energy company plans to add more gas plants to its fleet to fulfill Donald Trump’s “energy dominance” agenda. 

Additional gas plants would expose communities NextEra serves to worse air and water pollution, and all the illnesses associated with long-term exposure to such pollution. 

January 24, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. – During a visit to areas devastated last year by Hurricane Helene, Donald Trump suggested he would dismantle the federal agency tasked with organizing disaster response and recovery.

January 24, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. – As one of his first acts of the new administration, Donald Trump’s Interior Department issued a secretarial order effectively pausing approvals for all clean energy projects on public lands and waters for 60 days.

January 24, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Several of the nation’s leading environmental organizations, including the Sierra Club, represented by Sierra Club and Earthjustice, just moved to intervene to defend the Advanced Clean Cars II (ACC II) waiver. 

January 24, 2025

St. Louis, Mo - A group of clean energy and consumer advocates will hold a press conference to unveil a new report that details the financial, health, geographic, and educational disparities and recommendations related to energy burden in St. Louis. Energy burden is defined as the percentage of household income that is spent on energy-related utility bills. 

January 23, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry held hearings on the nomination of Brooke Rollins as Secretary of Agriculture. Rollins previously held roles as President Trump’s domestic policy chief during his first term and deputy general counsel for former Texas Gov. Rick Perry.