Press Releases

Advocacy Groups Sue Trump Administration Over Decision to Exempt All Oil and Gas Activities in Gulf from Endangered Species Act

Lawsuit claims Trump's use of 'Extinction Committee' violates law in numerous ways

Sierra Club: LDEQ Must Not Expedite Hyundai Steel Permit Due to Significant Flaws & Inconsistencies in the Application

Today, Sierra Club and its Delta Chapter submitted another round of comments to the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality after identifying additional errors, inconsistencies, and misrepresentations in Hyundai’s air permit application for its proposed steel plant. The comments highlight why LDEQ should not expedite a permit for this new steel plant.

MEDIA ADVISORY: Community Groups Host Town Hall on Federal Proposal to Rollback Public Lands Protection

BEND, Ore. — On Monday, April 6, the Sierra Club Oregon Chapter and partners are hosting a town hall meeting in support of preserving the Roadless Area Conservation Rule, also known as the Roadless Rule.

Major SPP Western Expansion Opens Clean Energy Opportunities Across Region

DENVER — Today the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) officially expanded, connecting western and eastern electric grids and providing increased access to clean energy for major utilities across the West and Great Plains in Colorado, Wyoming, Nebraska, Utah, and Arizona.

Rocky Mountain Parent Company Files Deficient Update to 2025 Energy Plan

Salt Lake City – Today PacifiCorp, the parent company of Rocky Mountain Power, filed an update to its 2025 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) that forecasts how energy will be sourced for the next 20 years. In its update, the utility continues to prop up expensive, outdated fossil fuels, disregarding solutions like solar, wind, battery storage, and geothermal energy that are cheaper, faster, and better.

Groups ask D.C. Circuit to set aside FERC certificate for MVP Southgate gas pipeline

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, seven conservation and community groups filed a court challenge to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) authorization for Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC, to construct the MVP Southgate gas pipeline. The petition for review, filed by the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC), Appalachian Mountain Advocates, and Sierra Club in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, asks the court to vacate the amended certificate of convenience and public necessity issued by FERC in December 2025.

Sierra Club Statement on Proposed Relocation of U.S. Forest Service Headquarters

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Trump Administration is proposing relocating the headquarters of the U.S. Forest Service thousands of miles away from Washington, D.C.

Trump Administration Seals Extinction Fate for Rice’s Whale in Offshore Drilling Decision

Endangered Species Committee cites ‘national security concerns’ in unanimous vote to exempt all Gulf oil and gas activities from Endangered Species Act

Coalition Sues Trump EPA Over Illegal Repeal of Mercury and Air Toxics Standards

WASHINGTON, D.C. – A coalition of public health, environmental, and community advocates filed a lawsuit today challenging the Trump administration's repeal of standards that limit brain-damaging mercury, lead, and other hazardous air pollution from coal-fired power plants. Since EPA’s Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) took effect in 2015, they’ve driven down dangerous mercury pollution from power plants by more than 90%.

Sierra Club and Earthjustice File Petition for Quicker Interconnection of Clean Energy for PJM

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Sierra Club and Earthjustice went to court today, filing a petition in the DC Circuit Court of Appeals arguing that the federal energy regulator improperly approved PJM's Order No 2023 compliance.