Baltimore, M.D. —In conjunction with an act from the House of Delegates last week, the Maryland State Senate voted today to support energy efficiency and codify the Public Service Commission’s (PSC) updates to the EmPOWER Maryland program. The 2008 EmPOWER Maryland legislation established landmark energy efficiency targets and programs through 2015 with huge successes in energy efficiency services like appliance and lighting rebates, home energy checkups and behavior-based energy saving programs.
Harrisburg, PA -- Today, a report prepared by Key-Log Economics for the Sierra Club and Appalachian Mountain Advocates was released, detailing what it calls the true costs of the Atlantic Sunrise pipeline. The proposed fracked gas pipeline was approved by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on its former chair’s final day -- just before the commission lost its quorum.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Donald Trump issued his second executive order targeting immigrants and refugees from Muslim majority countries.
In response, Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune released the following statement:
CANTON, Miss.. -- A Rally and March with Nissan workers, civil rights leaders, elected officials, including U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders, U.S.Congressman Bennie Thompson, actor Danny Glover, NAACP President Cornell William Brooks and Sierra Club President Aaron Mair, will take place to highlight issues of workplace safety, low wages and job security at the Nissan plant.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Eight leading environmental, energy, and science organizations urged Scott Pruitt, the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, on Friday to uphold auto emissions standards that would deliver a new-car fleet averaging better than 50 m.p.g. in 2025.
Washington, DC -- Late yesterday evening, news broke that TransCanada, the company behind the formerly rejected Keystone XL pipeline, will not be required to use U.S. steel to construct the dirty tar sands pipeline from Alberta, Canada through the U.S. to refineries in the Houston area.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the Senate voted to confirm Rick Perry as Energy Secretary.
In response, Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune released the following statement:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DATE: Wednesday, March 1, 2017
CONTACT: Shawn Dhanak, 517-449-0402, shawn.dhanak@sierraclub.org
***MEDIA ADVISORY FOR MARCH 3 AT 9 AM***
Southern California Air Regulators to Take Final Vote in Major Showdown Over Air Quality Plan
Lansing, MI - Today, the Michigan Public Utilities Service Commission issued a decision allowing Consumers Energy to increase their customer's electricity bills. In approving that rate hike, the Commission required that Consumers Energy run a cost/benefit analysis on its aging coal fleet and provide that detailed analysis on their next general rate case filing. EarthJustice and Olson, Bzdok, & Howard represented the Sierra Club in this rate case.