May 16, 2023
Over 100 community leaders and grassroots organizations have submitted comments to FERC urging concrete environmental justice action in the midst of recent fossil fuel project approvals
Press Releases
May 16, 2023
Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture opened applications for a new grant program for rural electric cooperatives called “New ERA,” designed to promote clean energy, economic development, and job growth in rural areas.
May 16, 2023
La Crosse, WI – Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture opened applications for a new grant program for rural electric cooperatives called “New ERA,” designed to promote clean energy, economic development, and job growth in rural areas.
May 15, 2023
WASHINGTON, DC – With Friday’s vote, Blue Bird workers in Fort Valley, Georgia, are now part of the United Steelworkers.
May 15, 2023
Today, Sierra Club and Earthjustice filed for rehearing of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) decision to grant approval for the exports from the proposed Alaska LNG project, a $38.7 billion fossil-fuel infrastructure plan to export liquified methane gas (LNG). Sierra Club and Earthjustice are also representing Cook Inletkeeper and Center for Biological Diversity in the DOE rehearing request.
May 11, 2023
Today, President Biden’s EPA proposed tough new federal climate pollution standards for the electric power sector, the nation’s second-largest source of climate-disrupting greenhouse gas pollution.
May 10, 2023
This morning, the White House released a set of legislative priorities designed to accelerate federal permitting and environmental reviews for infrastructure projects.
May 10, 2023
The Bad River Band’s emergency filing seeking to close Enbridge Energy’s dangerous Line 5 pipeline will help protect the Tribe from a catastrophic oil spill as well as the people and wildlife who depend upon the Great Lakes.
May 9, 2023
As the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) continues to plow ahead with plans to replace its Kingston and Cumberland Fossil Plants with new methane gas facilities, concerned community members and environmental organizations faced TVA’s board at it’s listening session to demand that the utility prioritize the safety and health of the communities and transition to 100% clean, renewable energy.