Press Releases

Atlantic Coast Pipeline Halts All Construction

Atlantic Coast Pipeline, LLC (ACP) notified the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission that it is stopping all work along the entirety of its 600-mile route

Virginia Sues Fracked Gas Mountain Valley Pipeline for Repeated Violations

Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring and the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality announced they are suing the fracked gas Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC (MVP) for repeated violations of common-sense environmental protections.

Dunedin Commits to 100 Percent Clean, Renewable Energy

DUNEDIN, FL -- Today, the Dunedin City Commission unanimously approved a resolution establishing a goal of powering municipal operations entirely with renewable sources of energy by 2035, and community-wide by 2050.

Diverse City-wide Coalition Launched to Lead 100 Percent Clean Energy Future for Chicago

The Ready For 100 Chicago Collective consists of community groups, state and national organizations, businesses, and unions united in moving Chicago to renewable energy

Dirty Deely Coal Plant Shutdown Community Celebration

SAN ANTONIO— On Saturday, December 15, the Climate Action SA coalition will host a party to celebrate the upcoming closure of the J.T. “Dirty” Deely coal-fired power plant. Deely is one of two coal plants owned and operated by CPS Energy in San Antonio and is a major source of harmful air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions.

MEDIA ADVISORY: Communities Across Country Rise Up Against Border Wall, Militarization

New York, NY-- On Saturday, December 8th from coast-to-coast, crowds will join events to oppose Trump’s border wall and militarization efforts, including recent atrocities committed at the border against asylum seekers and billions of dollars requested for additional border wall and militarization by the President and Congress.

NEW YORK/ #BreakDownWalls Event

Xcel Energy Announces Ambitious Plan To Eliminate Carbon Emissions by 2050

Austin, TEXAS. -- This afternoon, Xcel Energy announced its commitment to reducing carbon emissions by 80 percent by 2030 and 100 percent by 2050. This is the first major interstate utility in the U.S. to commit to eliminating carbon emissions. Xcel’s move to a zero-emissions grid exceeds the emissions reductions set by the Obama Administration's Clean Power Plan, which the Trump Administration rejected in a futile effort to boost the coal industry and undermine clean energy’s progress.

Xcel Energy Announces Ambitious Plan To Eliminate Carbon Emissions by 2050

Austin, TEXAS. -- This afternoon, Xcel Energy announced its commitment to reducing carbon emissions by 80 percent by 2030 and 100 percent by 2050. This is the first major interstate utility in the U.S. to commit to eliminating carbon emissions. Xcel’s move to a zero-emissions grid exceeds the emissions reductions set by the Obama Administration's Clean Power Plan, which the Trump Administration rejected in a futile effort to boost the coal industry and undermine clean energy’s progress.

Wheeler Tries Another Desperate Rollback that Won’t Save Coal

Former coal lobbyist and acting Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler announced plans today to roll back carbon pollution standards for new coal-fired power plants, a move many onlookers view as another bid to help his former employers in the coal industry.

Sierra Club: Senate Recklessly Confirms Coal Bailout Architect and Fossil Fuel Proponent Bernard McNamee to FERC

The U.S. Senate confirmed coal bailout architect and fossil fuel proponent Bernard McNamee to the technology-neutral Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) today, despite strong opposition from public health groups, environmental organizations, and elected leaders.