A new report, released today by the Sierra Club, finds that MidAmerican Energy’s George Neal North and South coal plants near Sioux City have lost $27.5 million for its customers over the last five years. Low energy prices in 2020 have only worsened the performance of these plants, which are the most expensive in MidAmerican’s coal fleet in Iowa. The report, which is based on analysis of MidAmerican’s own data, shows that by committing to retire both plants by 2023, MidAmerican could save customers $92 million.
Oakland, CA -- Today, Vice President Joe Biden announced that he has selected Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) to be his running mate. The selection of Senator Harris is a historic decision as she becomes the first Black woman and first person of Indian descent to be nominated for national office by a major party.
NC DEQ rejected the Mountain Valley Pipeline’s efforts to extend into North Carolina
El Sierra Club declaró hoy su apoyo a la candidatura de Joe Biden a la presidencia de Estados Unidos.
Today, the Sierra Club endorsed former Vice President Joe Biden for President of the United States.
Duluth, MN -- Sierra Club members and communities from around the Twin Ports are voicing their opposition to a proposed fracked gas power plant in Superior, Wisconsin. Investor-owned utilities Dairyland Power (WI) and Minnesota Power (MN) are seeking permission to build the plant and must receive approval from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR). Right now, the Wisconsin DNR is reviewing the utilities’ request for an air permit.
SAN ANTONIO, TX - Yesterday, Sierra Club hosted a virtual town hall to highlight and discuss a report that found that CPS Energy should propose a much stronger FlexSTEP program that helps San Antonio residents fight high bills and reduce dangerous pollution.
A broad coalition of justice and environmental groups sued the Trump administration today over its regulations that would gut environmental reviews and silence community input.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- To commemorate the 75th anniversary of the WW II nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Sierra Club has joined with the Hibakusha Survivors in calling for the elimination of all nuclear weapons globally. Since 1945, nearly 100,000 nuclear weapons have been manufactured, costing trillions of dollars and destroying communities and the environment through the mining, refining, and weaponizing of uranium.
The Sierra Club opposes the creation and testing of nuclear weapons and supports the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW).