January 3, 2018
Today, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) ordered Sunoco to halt construction on the Mariner East 2 pipeline, following several spills and violations of state law.
Press Releases
January 2, 2018
Today, the City of Fayetteville became the first municipality in Arkansas to commit to transition to 100 percent clean and renewable sources of energy.
January 2, 2018
Governor Cuomo commits to coal phase out, offshore wind investments and an expansion of RGGI, efficiency and community solar programs.
January 2, 2018
The Sierra Club is debuting a new audio project and attendees will hear selected stories before participating in a short Q&A with experts and people personally affected by the climate crisis.
December 29, 2017
Today, the Trump administration proposed revising or rolling back safety protections on offshore drilling that were enacted in the wake of the Deepwater Horizon disaster -- the world's largest oil spill -- that cost human lives, decimated the Gulf Coast, and cost $62 billion to contain.
In response, Sierra Club executive director Michael Brune issued the following response:
December 27, 2017
The US Army Corps of Engineers quietly confirmed that the proposed RAM coal export terminal’s Army Corps permit expired on November 30, 2017
December 21, 2017
Washington, DC -- Today, Donald Trump’s Department of Housing and Urban Development announced that it will block the flood-protection standard promulgated by the Obama administration, which sought to protect Department-backed properties -- including Federal Housing Mortgages -- from repetitive losses caused by flood events.
In response, Sierra Club Legislative Director Melinda Pierce released the following statement:
December 21, 2017
On Tuesday, Cathy Stepp was named by the Trump administration to lead the Environmental Protection Agency’s regional office in Chicago. Stepp was once the director of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources under Republican Gov. Scott Walker where she built a track record of rolling back environmental regulations.
December 21, 2017
Local consumers and clean energy advocates will gather for a holiday-themed protest in front of Indianapolis Power & Light (IPL) headquarters, because 2017 was a bad year for clean energy in Indiana and Indianapolis Power & Light is on the Clean Energy naughty list.
December 20, 2017
ATLANTA, GA —The state’s Public Service Commission today failed consumers by approving Georgia Power’s proposal to finish Plant Vogtle, a slipshod nuclear project plagued by multi-year construction delays, bankruptcy, and a cost that has ballooned to more than $25 billion.