A proposed schedule was submitted to the Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC) earlier this month for Commissioners to consider either a broadly supported energy efficiency programs plan or a vastly weaker, alternate plan negotiated solely between KCC Staff and Evergy.
LAS VEGAS – Today, reports emerged that President Biden will commit to designating Avi Kwa Ame in Nevada as the country’s newest national monument. The designation will provide permanent protection for roughly 450,000 acres of treasured desert landscapes that have deep cultural, spiritual, and environmental importance to the region.
La Crosse, WI – Today Sierra Club hosted a press conference outside of Dairyland Power Cooperative in opposition of Dairyland Power’s proposed gas plant, the Nemadji Trail Energy Center, that they’ve co-proposed with Minnesota Power and Basin Electric Power Cooperative that would be built in Superior, Wisconsin.
Sierra Club applauds rulemaking process allowing private retirement managers to consider ESG
Eugene, OR — Over 100 community members rallied ahead of a Eugene City Council hearing last night to support the city’s proposed policy to phase out gas in new homes over climate and health concerns. At the rally, 63 people testified in support of the proposed ordinance, providing hours of testimony to the council about the benefits of electrification.
Fossil fuel company Tellurian recently revealed in an official video that the company is committing major construction violations, such as driving approximately 4000 piles while only authorized to drive 26 test piles. Sierra Club filed a formal complaint to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) who authorized Driftwood LNG’s initial on-site activities but has not authorized such expansive action.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the Department of the Interior (DOI) outlined new steps related to oil and gas leasing tied to the implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (
Hoy terminaron las negociaciones de la 27 Conferencia de Partes (COP27), con el acuerdo de países de desarrollar nuevas formas de financiación, incluyendo un fondo dedicado a ayudar a los países más vulnerables a sobrellevar los impactos adversos del cambio climático.
SHARM EL-SHEIKH -- Today, the 27th UN Conference of Parties (COP27) climate negotiations ended, with countries agreeing to develop new funding arrangements, including a dedicated fund to help the most vulnerable countries cope with the adverse impacts of climate change and reaffirming the need to stay below 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming.
WASHINGTON, D.C.–Today, EPA denied Lightstone Generation’s request to continue dumping toxic coal ash waste into unlined storage ponds at the General James M. Gavin Power Plant in Cheshire, Ohio.