Washington, D.C. — Sierra Club and partners filed a challenge in the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to overturn Trump’s illegal “emergency” orders issued by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), forcing two coal-fired power plants in Indiana to continue operating past their scheduled retirement dates.
UNION, MO – The Franklin County Planning & Zoning Commission will consider sweeping changes that could enable hyperscale data center developers to build new projects at two known locations while opening the door for more. Changes under consideration include zoning data centers to as little as 150 feet from residential property lines and the elimination of requirements for public hearings on future data center projects.
Washington, D.C. - Today, the Sierra Club and its environmental group allies took the Trump administration to federal court, suing the Environmental Protection Agency over its woefully inadequate Clean Air Act standards for gas-fired power plants’ emissions of nitrogen oxides.
SALT LAKE CITY — On Tuesday, March 17th, the Utah Sierra Club and the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA) will host a virtual press call with community members speaking out against Senator Mike Lee and Rep. Celeste Maloy’s plan to overturn the Monument Management Plan for Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission unanimously approved the Southwest Power Pool’s innovative proposal to transform its siloed interconnection and transmission processes, which will accelerate the timeline for building new power generation while reducing costs to consumers.
MA & CT – This weekend marked a milestone for New England: Vineyard Wind offshore wind farm has completed construction and Revolution Wind offshore wind farm is sending power to the electric grid.
In Connecticut and Rhode Island, Revolution Wind will supply enough power for 350,000 local homes. This follows two stop work orders issued by the Trump Administration in 2025. Twice the orders were overturned in court, allowing local workers to return to work and finish the job.
Changes recommended at wildlife refuges, fish hatcheries, offices reveal Interior’s contradictory approach to implementing executive order
SAN FRANCISCO—Bay Area advocates are calling on California Attorney General Rob Bonta and San Francisco, Alameda County, and Santa Clara County District Attorneys Brooke Jenkins, Ursula Jones Dickson, and Jeff Rosen investigate an AI-powered astroturf campaign that allegedly used real residents' personal information to send fake emails to Bay Area Air District board members — without their knowledge or consent.
TERLINGUA, TEXAS — The Sierra Club has joined more than 130 conservation groups, outfitters and rural Texas businesses in urging Congress to block federal funding for border wall construction in Big Bend National Park and Big Bend Ranch State Park.
LOUISVILLE, KY. - Kentucky Senators are moving forward with a bill that would give the state’s taxpayer-funded Energy Planning and Inventory Commission (EPIC) unchecked spending power and exemption from decades-old, common-sense public accountability standards. The proposed changes would effectively allow EPIC to operate in the dark, blocking Kentuckians from seeing how the Commission chooses to spend taxpayers’ hard-earned money.