May 20, 2020
Austin, Tex. - Today, Sierra Club has agreed not to oppose a settlement to conclude the Xcel rate case currently pending at the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUC).
Press Releases
May 19, 2020
Reporting from Reuters reveals that the Trump administration has chosen this moment -- in the midst of historic economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic that’s decimating the clean energy industry -- to squeeze clean energy companies for millions of dollars.
May 19, 2020
Today, at the bank’s virtual annual shareholder meeting, JPMorgan Chase, the world’s worst funder of climate change, faced multiple questions on climate change as well as pressure to remove climate change denier and former Exxon CEO Lee Raymond from its board. 49.6% of shareholders voted to require Chase to produce a plan to align its business with the goals of the Paris Agreement. And, in a strong rebuke to Jamie Dimon’s leadership, 41.7% voted to split the roles of board chair and CEO.
May 18, 2020
OAKLAND, CA -- The Sierra Club has elected a new national Board of Directors for the upcoming board term, 2020-2021. Ramón Cruz of Puerto Rico, currently residing in New York City, was elected President, becoming the first Latino President in the organization’s 128-year history. The Sierra Club’s National Board of Directors is democratically elected by the organization’s membership and serves the organization's 3.8 million members and supporters.
May 18, 2020
OAKLAND, CA - Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune released the following statement to mark this year’s International Day Against Homophobia
May 18, 2020
Montgomery County, MD - Late last week, GenOn Holdings announced the scheduled deactivation of the Dickerson coal-fired power plant in August of this year. GenOn’s decision provides only 90 days notice to impacted workers and communities at a time when tens of thousands of Marylanders are dealing with unemployment challenges and counties are making tough budgetary decisions. The 60-year old Dickerson plant is one of six large plants in Maryland still burning coal and facing the declining economics of fossil fuels.
May 18, 2020
MONTGOMERY, AL — On Friday, May 15, a broad group of advocates filed joint comments challenging the legality — including the constitutionality — of the Alabama Public Service Commission’s proposed Media Coverage Plan, which would gran
May 17, 2020
JPMorgan Chase is holding its annual general meeting tomorrow amid mounting pressure from a broad array of stakeholders to end its massive role in financing the climate crisis.
May 15, 2020
Washington, DC -- Tonight, the House of Representatives passed the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act - a $3 trillion package which provides critical funding for, among others, state, local and Tribal governments, first responders, hospitals, and others affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
May 15, 2020
Austin, TX- Over the past several weeks, a entity named TEERP Power Station LLC has secured various approvals through the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) towards a potential restart of the mothballed Gibbons Creek coal-fired power plant located near Bryan, Texas. In a smart environmental and economic move, this plant was shut down by the municipal utilities that owned it (Bryan, Garland, Greenville, and Denton) and generally has been replaced in each portfolio with cheaper, renewable energy.