Press Releases

Sierra Club Statement on Forest Service Proposal to Expand Post-Fire Salvage Logging

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today marked the end of a short two-week public comment period on post-fire recovery actions in national forests.

Judge Protects Billions for Reliable EV Charging; Cleaner Air and Lower Driving Costs Across the Country

SEATTLE — Today, U.S. District Court Judge Tana Lin of the Western District of Washington entered final judgment in State of Washington v. U.S. Department of Transportation, a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s unlawful freeze of the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program—a $5 billion federal initiative to build reliable, high-speed electric vehicle charging infrastructure along America’s highways.

Energy Affordability and Clean Air on the Line

OLYMPIA, Wash. — On January 22, 2026, the Washington State Supreme Court heard oral arguments centering on the legality of I-2066, centering on how the initiative’s title misled voters by its ballot title and instead silently amended existing climate and clean air laws and programs across multiple state agencies, utilities, and local governments. 

Arkansas PSC Opens Door For Higher Electricity Bills

LITTLE ROCK, ARK. — With the go-ahead from the three governor-appointed PSC commissioners, SWEPCO will increase bills by 23% at current fuel costs, in part to help prop up the old, dirty, and expensive Flint Creek coal plant.

Legal filing challenges Trump and Interior approvals of the Ambler mining road 

ANCHORAGE, AK —Ten groups filed an amended and supplemental complaint today  challenging the Trump administration’s 2025 decisions to reinstate unlawful permits for the  proposed Ambler road. These groups, represented by Trustees for Alaska, have spent years in  court fighting the proposed Ambler road because of the profound threat this 200-mile-plus  industrial road would pose to the people, water, and wildlife of Northwest Alaska. 

Advocates Challenge Georgia Power’s Overbuilt, Flawed Data Center Plan

ATLANTA - Today, environmental groups pushed back on Georgia Power’s defense of its plan to build the most expensive gas plants in the nation.

Sierra Club Statement on NPS Censoring of History at Independence National Historical Park

PHILADELPHIA – This week, the National Park Service removed an exhibit from Independence National Historical Park examining the legacy of slavery at the site.

A Year of Oversight and Accountability: Sierra Club FOIAs Have Uncovered Oil & Gas Handouts, Canceled Grants, Opposition to Whitewashing of History, and More

Washington, DC – Today, the Sierra Club is highlighting the transparency generated by the organization’s Environmental Law Program in the first year of Donald Trump’s second term in office.

Environmental, Consumer Groups Challenge Trump’s Unlawful Coal Plant Extensions

Washington, D.C. - Today, seven environmental and consumer advocacy groups filed rehearing requests after Donald Trump’s Department of Energy unlawfully invoked Section 202(c) of the Federal Power Act and forced two coal power plants in Indiana to stay online after their planned retirements.

Brookfield Residents, Advocates Attend Public Hearing on Compressor Expansion

BROOKFIELD, Conn. – Tonight, local residents and community activists attended an informational public hearing on the tentatively-approved Iroquois gas pipeline “Enhancement by Compression” project. Hearing attendees spoke out resoundingly against the project and the decision by Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) to deny the Town of Brookfield’s and other groups’ request for an adjudicatory hearing.