COLUMBIA, S.C. – Last night, dozens of South Carolinians testified before the state Public Service Commission at two back-to-back hearings, expressing concerns that the proposed Canadys gas power plant may drive up already skyrocketing energy costs for customers of Santee Cooper and Dominion Energy South Carolina (DESC).
Frankfort, KY —The Sierra Club and a coalition of more than 25 Kentucky organizations have sent a letter urging Governor Andy Beshear, Kentucky's congressional delegation, and other state leaders to oppose Executive Order 14253 and Secretarial Order 3431, Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History.
CONNECTICUT — As Big Oil lobbies Congress and the Trump administration for legal immunity from laws and lawsuits aiming to hold them accountable for their role in the climate crisis, 78 Connecticut organizations are calling on federal leaders to ensure that states and communities can continue to hold polluters accountable.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Yesterday, the EPA finalized its first reconsideration of the 2024 methane rule, an action that will increase gas flaring at oil wells and increase climate and air pollution. Finalized by the EPA in December 2023 following a robust comment period, the methane pollution standards represented a major win for climate and public health – introducing the first-ever requirements for existing equipment while strengthening standards for new sources all at a reasonable cost.
PORTLAND, Ore. — On Wednesday, April 8, the Sierra Club Oregon Chapter, Oregon Wild, Cascade Forest Conservancy, and partners will be joined by U.S. Rep. Andrea Salinas for a People’s Hearing in support of preserving the Roadless Area Conservation Rule, also known as the Roadless Rule. The Trump administration began the process of rescinding the Roadless Rule last August, but no public hearings have been announced.
Washington, DC – Today, Donald Trump released his proposed budget for fiscal year 2027, which seeks to increase defense spending to a massive $1.5 trillion while slashing non-defense discretionary spending by more than $73 billion, including a 52 percent cut in funding for the Environmental Protecti
WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week, the Department of the Interior announced a new scheme to downsize its workforce.
MILWAUKEE, Wis. – This week, We Energies has announced that it will once again delay closing its Oak Creek coal plant and that it intends to raise residential and small business rates by 4.7% in 2027 and 4.5% in 2028.
Diné, Pueblo, and allied groups condemn the Trump Administration’s proposal to revoke Public Land Order (PLO) 7923, which withdraws federal minerals from future oil and gas leasing within approximately 10-miles of Chaco Culture National Historical Park.