Washington, D.C. - Today, the Environmental Protection Agency issued new guidance that all spending items over $50,000 must be approved by Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency. This would affect routine EPA expenditures to monitor air and water pollution, hazardous waste disposal, and necessary equipment purchases.
Jefferson City, Mo – On Monday, the Missouri House of Representatives is poised to bypass its democratic role in the legislative process to do the bidding of the state’s monopoly electric utilities.
Evansville, Ind – Faith, clean energy, and environmental advocates will host a press conference this Saturday detailing the various reasons why House Bill 1007 will create massive energy inflation throughout Indiana, including Evansville.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Trump Administration approved an extension of the construction deadline for the liquefied methane gas export project Golden Pass LNG.
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.
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.
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, along with four other groups, filed a lawsuit against Elon Musk and DOGE over their devastating budget cuts and firings of federal workers.
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.
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: