MORGANTOWN, WV - West Virginians could see higher electricity costs and worsening health impacts as a result of executive orders being signed today by President Donald Trump. According to reporting, the executive orders will aim to force coal plants to remain open past their scheduled retirement dates by invoking an outdated wartime law that allows the Department of Energy to compel power plants to temporarily remain operating. Donald Trump attempted a similar strategy during his first administration, but in spite of his administration’s efforts, nearly 100 coal plants retired or announced retirements during Trump’s first term.
Jefferson City, Mo – The Energy Inflation Act, Senate Bill 4, is expected to be signed into law on Wednesday by Governor Mike Kehoe.
Washington, D.C. - According to Politico, today Donald Trump will sign executive orders in an attempt to bolster coal production in the United States.
Washington, D.C. – A regional electric grid operator that spans 15 central states, MISO, has asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to approve its discriminatory energy plan, the Expedited Resource Addition Study (ERAS) process, that would allow utilities to cut in line to advance their preferred projects, and then shift some or all of the costs of connecting those projects onto everyone else.
Washington, DC – Shortly after 2:00am ET this morning, Senate Republicans adopted a FY2025 Budget Resolution that sets the stage for them to make dangerous cuts to essential services, sell off our public lands, and give even more huge tax breaks to billionaires and the fossil fuel industry.
In response, Sierra Club Director of Beyond Fossil Fuels Policy Mahyar Sorour released the following statement:
Cuts include long-term battery storage projects, funding to help innovate steel, aluminum, cement
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senate Democrats are moving to block attempts by the Trump administration to sell off public lands to fund tax cuts for billionaires.
ATLANTA — Last week, the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) published a draft permit to “cap-in-place” the coal ash ponds at Plant McDonough in Smyrna, a plan that will put the health of millions of Georgians in jeopardy.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a sweeping new policy that puts more than 100 million acres at risk of destruction.