Press Releases

December 5, 2018

Oakland, Calif. --- Yesterday, developer Phil Tagami again filed suit against the City of Oakland over the Oakland coal export terminal.

In response, Luis Amezcua, Senior Campaign Representative for the Sierra Club’s Beyond Coal campaign, issued the following statement:

December 5, 2018

According to former coal lobbyist and acting EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler’s schedule, obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request by E&E, he met with several polluters in his first month. These included executives for the American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers, BP America, Delta Air Lines and Valero Energy Corp.

December 4, 2018

Earthjustice, on behalf of the Sierra Club, filed a brief contesting FERC’s new policy that it would stop analyzing the full range of climate impacts of gas pipeline projects

December 4, 2018

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.

December 4, 2018

The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) announced today that American coal consumption in 2018 is expected to be at its lowest level in the past 39 years.

December 4, 2018

Today, the Iowa Utilities Board announced its approval of MidAmerican’s Wind XII project. While applauding the significant advancement of clean energy, Sierra Club will continue to push MidAmerican to provide a true "100% clean energy" plan, one that phases out the Company's continued heavy reliance on coal generation.

December 4, 2018

WASHINGTON, DC -- Yesterday, POLITICO reported that the Trump Administration plans to pare down the safety assumptions underlying the proposed rollback of the Obama era clean car standards.

December 4, 2018

RIO GRANDE VALLEY, TX -- Yesterday, members of the public from across Texas submitted over 850 public comments to the Federal Regulatory Energy Commission (FERC) on the draft environmental impact statement for the proposed Rio Grande LNG export terminal and the Rio Bravo Pipeline.

December 3, 2018

 

December 10, 2018

On Tuesday, December 11, Tribal leaders from across the country will be joined by members of Congress to mark the 58th anniversary of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and stand with the Gwich’in Nation in opposition to destructive drilling there.