Press Releases

January 25, 2021

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK -- The Sierra Club released a groundbreaking report and research tool today which grades utilities based on their plans to retire coal plants, stop building new gas plants, and invest in clean energy -- allowing readers to judge each utility’s climate progress and how it compares to what science demands.

Oklahoma Gas & Electric Company (OG&E) was scored at an abysmal 4 out of 100, highlighting the utility’s lack of commitment to renewable energy.

January 25, 2021

WASHINGTON, DC- Today, the Sierra Club and NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) filed a lawsuit in the Second Circuit Court of Appeals challenging NHTSA's interim final rule -- finalized just days before President Joe Biden’s inauguration -- that delays stiffer penalties for new cars and trucks that violate fuel-economy standards.

January 25, 2021

MINNEAPOLIS, MN -- The Sierra Club released a groundbreaking report and research tool today which grades utilities based on their plans to retire coal plants, stop building new gas plants, and invest in clean energy -- allowing readers to judge each utility’s climate progress and how it compares to what science demands.

January 24, 2021

TOPEKA, KS -- The Sierra Club released a groundbreaking report and research tool today which grades utilities based on their plans to retire coal plants, stop building new gas plants, and invest in clean energy -- allowing readers to judge each utility’s climate progress and how it compares to what science demands.

January 24, 2021

SAINT LOUIS, MO -- The Sierra Club released a groundbreaking report and research tool today that grades utilities based on their plans to retire coal plants, stop building new gas plants, and invest in clean energy. The tool gives the public the power to judge each utility’s climate progress based on its stated carbon reduction goals and how that compares to what science actually demands. 

January 24, 2021

Atlanta, GA -- Today, the Sierra Club released “The Dirty Truth About Utility Climate Pledges,” a report and accompanying interactive tool which grades utilities based on their plans to retire coal plants, stop building new gas plants, and invest in clean energy -- allowing the public to judge each utility’s climate progress and how it compares to what science demands. 

January 24, 2021

Duke Energy Indiana, which serves more than 850,000 customers statewide, earns an F in the report for the huge conflict between its claims of embracing clean energy while still planning to build new gas plants and refusing to stop burning coal.

January 24, 2021

NEW ORLEANS, LA -- The Sierra Club released a groundbreaking report and research tool today that grades utilities based on their plans to retire coal plants, stop building new gas plants, and invest in clean energy. The tool gives the public the power to judge each utility’s climate progress based on its stated carbon reduction goals and how that compares to what science actually demands.

January 24, 2021

LITTLE ROCK, AR -- The Sierra Club released a groundbreaking report and research tool today, which grades utilities based on their plans to retire coal plants, stop building new gas plants, and invest in clean energy -- allowing readers to judge each utility’s climate progress based on its stated carbon reduction goals and how that compares to what science actually demands. Sierra Club will update the scores in this analysis on a regular basis.

January 24, 2021

The Sierra Club released a groundbreaking report and research tool today, which grades utilities based on their plans to retire coal plants, stop building new gas plants, and invest in clean energy -- allowing readers to judge each utility’s climate progress and how it compares to what science demands.