Press Releases

Advocates Challenge Georgia Power’s Overbuilt, Flawed Data Center Plan

ATLANTA - Today, environmental groups pushed back on Georgia Power’s defense of its plan to build the most expensive gas plants in the nation.

Sierra Club Statement on NPS Censoring of History at Independence National Historical Park

PHILADELPHIA – This week, the National Park Service removed an exhibit from Independence National Historical Park examining the legacy of slavery at the site.

A Year of Oversight and Accountability: Sierra Club FOIAs Have Uncovered Oil & Gas Handouts, Canceled Grants, Opposition to Whitewashing of History, and More

Washington, DC – Today, the Sierra Club is highlighting the transparency generated by the organization’s Environmental Law Program in the first year of Donald Trump’s second term in office.

Environmental, Consumer Groups Challenge Trump’s Unlawful Coal Plant Extensions

Washington, D.C. - Today, seven environmental and consumer advocacy groups filed rehearing requests after Donald Trump’s Department of Energy unlawfully invoked Section 202(c) of the Federal Power Act and forced two coal power plants in Indiana to stay online after their planned retirements.

Brookfield Residents, Advocates Attend Public Hearing on Compressor Expansion

BROOKFIELD, Conn. – Tonight, local residents and community activists attended an informational public hearing on the tentatively-approved Iroquois gas pipeline “Enhancement by Compression” project. Hearing attendees spoke out resoundingly against the project and the decision by Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) to deny the Town of Brookfield’s and other groups’ request for an adjudicatory hearing. 

Groups urge Court to End Federal Ban on Clean Energy Projects

BOSTON– Environmental groups weighed in today in support of a coalition of renewable energy industry groups challenging a series of actions taken by the Trump Administration to prevent federal permitting for wind and solar energy projects.

House Committee Advances Bill To Remove Endangered Species Act Protections from Mexican Gray Wolves

Proposal from Rep. Gosar, HR 4255, would push critically endangered animal closer to extinction

New Report: Most U.S. Public Pensions Lag on Investing in Climate Solutions Needed to Protect Retirement Savings

Only 4 of 30 pensions earn ‘strong’ scores for strategies to invest in climate solutions

Green Groups to Join Lawsuit in Support of California Clean Car and Truck Standards

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Environmental Defense Fund, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), and Sierra Club are moving to defend California’s protective clean vehicle standards in court.

House to Vote on Bill to Repeal Mining Ban in Boundary Waters

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. House of Representatives is scheduled to vote today on a controversial proposal, backed by the Trump Administration, that would allow toxic sulfide mining in the watershed of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in Minnesota.