Press Releases

Golden Pass LNG Permit Extension Will Harm American Energy Consumers and Local Community

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Trump Administration approved an extension of the construction deadline for the liquefied methane gas export project Golden Pass LNG.

Kansas House Taxation Committee Hears Energy Inflation Act Tomorrow

Topeka, Kan. – The Kansas legislature may pass a bill that could cause massive energy inflation for Evergy customers throughout Kansas, right as President Trump hurls the United States into a trade war that is estimated to cost the average family up to $2,000 in additional costs on everyday products. 

Sierra Club Statement on CWLP v. EPA Consent Decree

SPRINGFIELD, IL - Springfield's municipal utility, City Water Light and Power (CWLP), has operated with a gross lack of oversight leading to numerous pollution violations at its Dallman coal power plant, argued Sierra Club and other advocacy groups at Tuesday’s Springfield City Council meeting.

Proposed Mass Save Cuts Will Increase Customer Bills and Carbon Pollution

BOSTON – Massachusetts’ Department of Public Utilities (DPU) has announced a $500 million cut to the proposed budget for the Mass Save energy efficiency program—a program that is key to saving utility customers money. This is $500 million dollars that could have been used to reduce the amount of gas and electricity customers must buy from the utilities to he

Sierra Club Files Joint Lawsuit Against DOGE Over Unjustified Mass Firings of Parks Staff

Sierra Club, along with four other groups, filed a lawsuit against Elon Musk and DOGE over their devastating budget cuts and firings of federal workers.

Sierra Club Statement on Confirmation Hearing for David Fotouhi and Aaron Szabo Nomination to EPA Key Posts

Washington, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works is holding a hearing to consider the nominations of David Fotouhi as the next Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and Aaron Szabo as the Assistant Administrator for the Office of Air and Radiation.

Sierra Club Responds to Trump’s Joint Address to Congress

Washington, DC – Tonight, in a lengthy rant before a Joint Session of Congress, Donald Trump doubled down on his policies and actions that are polluting our clean air and water, raising prices, and making life more difficult for American families.

In response, Sierra Club Executive Director Ben Jealous released the following statement:

Sierra Club Statement on Appointment of Karen Budd-Falen As Interior Department Associate Deputy Secretary

The Secretary of the Interior has appointed Karen Budd-Falen as the Interior Department’s Associate Deputy Secretary. 

LA City Council Endorses New Rules for Zero-Emission Home Heaters

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles City Council voted 12-2 today to support two rules promoting non-polluting furnace and water heater alternatives for Southern California homes and businesses. If passed by the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) in May, the rules would require manufacturers to meet increasing zero-emission furnace and water heater sales targets over time.

New Challenge on Trump Administration’s Attempt to “Terminate” New York’s Congestion Pricing Program

NEW YORK CITY— Today, Riders Alliance and Sierra Club, represented by Earthjustice, filed a new legal complaint against the Trump Administration’s Department of Transportation (DOT) for attempting to end New York City’s long-awaited Congestion Pricing program, less than two months after the program’s successful launch. The legal complaint charges that the Trump administration made serious legal mistakes in its rush to deprive New Yorkers of the benefits of Congestion Pricing, and that these mistakes suggest that the administration is acting pretextually.