DES MOINES, Iowa — Today, the Iowa Utilities Commission approved a settlement between Interstate Power and Light Company (IPL) and stakeholder parties, including the Environmental Law & Policy Center (ELPC), Iowa Environmental Council (IEC), and Sierra Club, to authorize up to 1,000 mega
Washington, D.C. - The increase of pollution from coal-fired power plants has reached a quarter-century high under the Trump administration.
Ten Alaska and national groups sued the Interior Department today for unlawfully removing federal protections over public lands in an area stretching from the Yukon River to the Brooks Range. These lands had been protected for over 50 years and subject to federal oversight that intended to ensure Arctic health and a stable corridor for the Dalton Highway and Trans-Alaska Pipeline.
Salt Lake City -- Today the Utah Public Service Commission unanimously approved the Utah Renewable Communities (URC) program, an initiative that will let residents and businesses in 19 Utah communities opt into affordable clean energy through Rocky Mountain Power.
COLUMBIA, S.C. – A settlement agreement was reached by groups, including the Sierra Club, with Duke Energy on its proposed merger of its subsidiaries in South Carolina. A Sierra Club priority included in the settlement agreement is the commitment from Duke Energy to pursue at least 70 megawatts of new grid flexibility in the winter, known as demand response.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- This week, the Trump Administration announced it would roll back recently enacted reforms to hold oil and gas companies accountable for cleaning up decommissioned offshore oil rigs.
SACRAMENTO - This week the Senate Natural Resources and Energy Committee voted 11-9 down party lines to move forward the nomination of Steve Pearce for Director of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). Pearce is facing steep backlash from conservation, hunting and outdoor groups for his radical positions on land management.
SEATTLE, WA — Today, public interest groups filed a challenge in federal court to overturn an illegal emergency order issued by the Department of Energy (DOE) forcing Washington’s last coal plant to continue operating.
NASHVILLE - Today, seven Big Tech companies and Donald Trump agreed to an ‘affordability pledge’ that they claim will protect everyday Americans from soaring energy prices caused by the massive amount of power and infrastructure data centers require.
ATLANTA - Today, seven Big Tech companies and Donald Trump agreed to an ‘affordability pledge’ that they claim will protect everyday Americans from soaring energy prices caused by the massive amount of power and infrastructure data centers require.