February 28, 2023
BOSTON, MA - A new report explains how spikes in the price of fossil gas are the cause of the dramatic rise in electricity rates for New England customers.
Press Releases
Sierra Club Statement: Department of Energy Lending $375 Million to New York Battery Recycling Plant
February 27, 2023
ROCHESTER, NY - Today, the Department of Energy announced it will lend $375 million to the battery recycling company Li-Cycle to build a lithium battery resource recovery facility in Rochester, ensuring the recycling of lithium batteries for electric vehicles (EVs).
February 27, 2023
Groups send letters to House and Senate lawmakers in support of DOL rule
February 27, 2023
St. Louis, MO – A report released by Sierra Club today reveals that Ameren Missouri’s Labadie coal plant is the second deadliest for soot in the country, contributing to 195 premature deaths annually. Labadie will cause another 3,387 premature deaths by the time it retires based on the coal plant’s 2019 pollution levels.
February 27, 2023
Kentucky coal plants Mill Creek, Ghent, and Shawnee are amongst the deadliest in America when it comes to premature deaths from soot (pm2.5) pollution.
February 27, 2023
TVA ranks worst amongst parent companies of utilities across America when it comes to premature deaths from soot (pm2.5) pollution.
February 27, 2023
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A report released by the Sierra Club today reveals soot pollution from coal-fired power plants causes 3,800 premature deaths every year, with just 10 percent of coal plants responsible for over half of the deaths.
February 25, 2023
Across the United States, Jewish communities have been advised to be on alert as neo-Nazis and hate groups have declared today, Feb. 25, to be a “day of hate.”
February 24, 2023
EAST PALESTINE, OHIO – Despite Governor DeWine’s pledge that Norfolk Southern would be held responsible for the February 3 train derailment that led to burning toxic chemicals like vinyl chloride, the governor has yet to act on his word, to issue a state of emergency and ensure the railroad company pays the price.
February 24, 2023
Maryland Governor Wes Moore announced plans to appoint Juan Alvarado, an official at the American Gas Association, to the state’s Public Service Commission.