The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) instituted a disastrous new rule today that will essentially exclude new renewable energy resources from the PJM capacity market -- a split decision that energy experts predict will cost the Midwest, Appalachia, and Mid-Atlantic regions almost $6 billion annually and increase dangerous fossil fuel emissions.
Esta noche, la Cámara de Representantes aprobó el enjuiciamiento político del Presidente Donald Trump. Como respuesta, el director ejecutivo del Sierra Club, Michael Brune, emitió la siguiente declaración.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- This evening, the House of Representatives voted to impeach President Donald Trump.
A total of 20 Utah communities have committed to 100% renewable energy by 2030, taking advantage of the Community Renewable Energy Act (HB411).
WASHINGTON, DC - Today the Sierra Club and DC community and national leaders sent a letter to the Public Service Commission urging them to hold Washington Gas to its merger commitment to “evolve its business model to support and serve the District’s 2050 climate goals.” In 2017, Mayor Bowser pledged to make Washington, DC carbon-neutral and climate-resilient by 2050.
Georgia families and business will pay more on their monthly electric bills, and have less control of their energy costs, after the state’s Public Service Commission today approved a rate hike request from Georgia Power.
NORTHEAST & MID-ATLANTIC – Today, after a year of a robust policy design process, the 12 Northeast states and D.C. that are a part of the Transportation and Climate Initiative announced the release of a draft region-wide policy proposal to reduce pollution from the transportation sector and invest in clean transportation solutions.
Washington, DC-- Today, Congress released language for an appropriations package that includes $1.375 billion for border barrier construction with no restrictions on the President’s ability to transfer money from the military for border wall construction. The full language can be found here.
In response, representatives of the Sierra Club released the following statements:
San Jose, CA-- Today, the Sierra Club, Zero Mercury Working Group and The Beautywell Project called on eBay to permanently remove the skin lightening products on their website that contain illegal levels of mercury.
Today, multinational investment bank Goldman Sachs announced an updated energy policy that rules out financing for new oil drilling or exploration in the Arctic, including the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.