Charleston, WV -- Today, the Sierra Club, Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition (OVEC), and the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy filed a federal lawsuit against the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) for its failure to comply with federal reporting requirements relating to the anticipated collapse of the state’s Special Reclamation Fund (SRF). The SRF was established to reclaim and clean up recently abandoned coal mines. The groups bringing the federal suit are represented by attorneys with Appalachian Mountain Advocates.
Today, Donald Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency, through its lawyers at the Department of Justice, formally objected to an agreement between DTE Energy and the Sierra Club that would bring air quality improvements to communities of color burdened by decades of coal plant pollution in River Rouge, Ecorse, and the 48217 zip code.
Washington, DC -- Today, the Biden-Sanders Unity Task Force, co-chaired by former Secretary of State John Kerry and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, released its policy recommendations for tackling the climate crisis.
In response, Sierra Club Political Director Ariel Hayes released the following statement:
SAN FRANCISCO--The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals today upheld the Montana District Court’s opinion that reinstated Endangered Species Act protections for the Yellowstone region’s grizzly bear population. The decision spares the grizzlies from plans for trophy hunts in the states of Wyoming and Idaho.
Earthjustice, representing the Northern Cheyenne Tribe, Sierra Club, Center for Biological Diversity and National Parks Conservation Association, argued for restoring protections to Yellowstone grizzly bears.
Harrisburgh, P.A. - The Pennsylvania House approved House Bill 2025 today, which would remove the Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) legal ability to regulate climate-disrupting carbon dioxide pollution from any source within the Commonwealth. This would include preventing the implementation of the "cap-and-invest" program that allows participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) which is currently being developed. The bill now advances to the Senate.
Today, the United States Supreme Court declined a request from TC Energy and the Trump administration to allow Keystone XL to proceed under Nationwide Permit 12, a key water crossing permit for pipelines that a district court found unlawful.
The cancellation of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline is a watershed moment in the fight for climate action, and is yet another indicator of the end of fossil fuels.
This morning, a federal judge ordered that the Dakota Access pipeline be shut down and emptied of oil by August 5, 2020.
Today, following years of legal and community opposition, Duke Energy and Dominion Energy announced they are cancelling construction of their 600-mile, $8 billion fracked gas Atlantic Coast Pipeline.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- On Thursday, the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals blocked a Trump administration attempt to allow polluters to illegally sidestep clean air regulations -- and protected the public’s right to seek legal relief.