November 16, 2017
BONN, GERMANY -- Today, following weeks of momentum signaling the end of the coal era, the COP23 climate negotiations are coming to a close.
Press Releases
November 16, 2017
U.S. District Judge John T. Copenhaver Jr. refused the company behind the Mountain Valley Pipeline’s (MVP) request to force the landowners in their suit to respond by December 4.
November 16, 2017
Students, community members, and environmental advocates are rallied today at Brescia University to highlight the need for stronger national conversations and commitments to protect the environment.
November 16, 2017
Ahead of the Nebraska Public Service Commission’s announcement on Monday whether or not to allow TransCanada to build its proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline through the state, TransCanada’s original Keystone pipeline has sprung yet another leak in South Dakota. Crews are currently working to clean up the spill, which leaked at least 210,000 gallons of oil into the surrounding area.
November 16, 2017
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) rejected New York’s request for a rehearing and stay of FERC’s September 15, 2017 Declaratory Order, which found that New York waived its authority to issue a water quality certification for the Valley Lateral Project. Simultaneously, FERC denied New York’s Request for Stay of the Notice to Proceed.
November 16, 2017
Washington, D.C. - House Republicans have passed a deeply regressive tax plan that will result in outrageous and painful cuts to the core domestic programs that help protect public health, the environment, and so much more in America. More on the bill can be found below.
In Response, Sierra Club Legislative Director Melinda Pierce released the following statement:
November 15, 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Sierra Club launched a new video advertising campaign today against Secretary of Energy Rick Perry’s directive to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) that will force millions of Americans to pay billions of dollars to prop up old, uneconomic coal and nuclear plants.
November 15, 2017
The Sierra Club released a comprehensive map of gas pipeline projects across the United States. The interactive map allows users to see how close their homes, schools, daycare centers, nursing homes and hospitals are to gas pipelines, including whether or not they fall in the blast zone or evacuation zone.
November 15, 2017
BONN, GERMANY -- Today, Canada and the UK announced the Powering Past Coal Alliance in partnership with 25 other governments from around the world. The alliance -- comprised of Alberta, Angola, Austria, Belgium, British Columbia, Canada, Costa Rica, Denmark, El Salvador, Fiji, Finland, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Marshall Islands, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Niue, Ontario, Oregon, Portugal, Quebec, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Vancouver, and Washington state -- has announced the goal of moving OECD countries beyond coal by 2030 and by 2050 for the rest of the world. Their aim is to have 50 members by the 2018 UN climate negotiations and will be open for businesses to join.