Press Releases

Sierra Club Asks CalPERS For More Robust Climate Investment Strategy

California chapter representative testifies at pension board meeting in September

Reintroduction of Every Kid Outdoors Act Would Permanently Fund Vital Program Providing National Park Passes to Youth

Outdoors Alliance for Kids has championed program since its inception in 2015

Judge Overrules Revolution Wind Stop Work Order

Washington, D.C. - A federal judge has overturned the stop rule order issued by the Trump administration on the Revolution Wind project in Rhode Island and Connecticut. 

NEW Report: Iowa’s Largest Electric Utilities Stall Clean Energy Transition at Customers’ Expense

DES MOINES, Iowa — Today, Sierra Club released its fifth annual Dirty Truth Report, which grades 75 utilities across the country on their plans to retire coal plants by 2030, not build new gas plants through 2035, and transition to clean energy through 2035.

NEW Report: Rocky Mountain Power’s Parent Company, PacifiCorp, Lags in Clean Energy Transition

SALT LAKE CITY — Today, Sierra Club released its fifth annual Dirty Truth Report, which grades 75 utilities across the country on their plans to retire coal plants by 2030, not build new gas plants through 2035, and transition to clean energy through 2035. This year, PacifiCorp received a C.

NEW Report: Rocky Mountain Power’s Parent Company, PacifiCorp, Lags in Clean Energy Transition

WYOMING — Today, Sierra Club released its fifth annual Dirty Truth Report, which grades 75 utilities across the country on their plans to retire coal plants by 2030, not build new gas plants through 2035, and transition to clean energy through 2035. This year, PacifiCorp received a C.

NEW Report: NV Energy Slows Progress Towards Clean Energy Transition

RENO, Nev. — Today, Sierra Club released its fifth annual Dirty Truth Report, which grades 75 utilities across the country on their plans to retire coal plants by 2030, not build new gas plants through 2035, and transition to clean energy through 2035. This year, Berkshire Hathaway-owned NV Energy received a B, a grade that has decreased over the last two years.

NEW Sierra Club Report: TVA Receives 'D' on Affordable Energy Transition

Knoxville, TN - The Tennessee Valley Authority has received a poor grade on the Sierra Club’s Dirty Truth Report for the fifth year in a row. TVA received a ‘D’ on the report because of the utility’s massive gas buildout and slow adoption of clean energy. Exacerbating rising energy prices, TVA isn't adding cheaper, cleaner energy fast enough.

We Energies, WPS are Failing the Clean Energy Transition in Sierra Club’s Annual Utility Report

MILWAUKEE, Wis. – Today, the Sierra Club released its annual Dirty Truth Report, which grades 75 utilities across the country on their plans to retire coal plants by 2030, not build new gas plants through 2035, and transition to clean energy through 2035.

NEW Sierra Club Report: Georgia Power Falling Behind on Adding Clean, Affordable Energy

ATLANTA - In a year filled with deception and broken promises, Georgia Power is now one of the dirtiest utilities in the nation, according to a report released by the Sierra Club today.