In the midst of the global coronavirus pandemic and national health emergency, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) conditionally approved the Jordan Cove LNG export terminal and Pacific Connector fracked gas pipeline today. The approval is conditioned on Pembina, the Canadian fossil fuel corporation behind the project, qualifying for critical permits from the state of Oregon, three of which have already been denied or withdrawn.
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - On March 18, the Sierra Club and partner organizations released their 2020 banks scorecard, Banking On Climate Change, ranking the top international financiers of fossil fuels. The report demonstrates that--despite the ongoing climate crisis--Wall Street continues to pour money into fossil fuel projects, including a number of projects in (or connected to) Minnesota.
Banking on Climate Change 2020 (Apostando por los Combustibles Fósiles 2020), revela que 35 bancos globales no han solo continuado sino que también aumentado el sector de combustibles fósiles invirtiendo más de $2,7 billones (trillions en inglés) en los cuatro años tras el Acuerdo de París.
WASHINGTON, D.C.-- The Senate today passed an emergency aid package as part of a response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
ST. LOUIS - The Missouri Public Service Commission (PSC) issued an order today that will keep fixed rates flat and increase funding for low-income assistance programs. By improving Ameren’s long-term planning, it also sets the stage to increase investments in clean energy that make it easier to retire uneconomic coal plants that cost families more on bills.
Chicago, IL -- Late yesterday evening, Sierra Club-endorsed candidate Marie Newman won her primary to become the Democratic nominee in Illinois' Third Congressional District. The Sierra Club endorsed Newman earlier this year, their second endorsement of a challenger to a Democratic incumbent this cycle.
The latest version of the most comprehensive report on global banks’ fossil fuel financing, Banking on Climate Change 2020, was released today, revealing that 35 global banks have not only been sustaining but expanding the fossil fuel sector with more than $2.7 trillion in the four years since the Paris Climate Agreement.
The Sierra Club applauds Mississippi Public Service Commissioners Brent Bailey, Dane Maxwell, and Brandon Presley for their leadership in convening an emergency meeting on Sunday, March 15, and voting to approve an order suspending utility disconnections for Mississippi residents during this time of hardship and uncertainty from COVID-19.
Louie Miller, State Director of the Mississippi Chapter Sierra Club, released the following statement:
Helena, MT— Last week, the Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks Department announced that the U.S. Department of the Interior has approved paintballing by the public to haze grizzly bears, a threatened species protected under the Endangered Species Act.
The electricity grid operator PJM’s capacity market has been overcharging tens of millions of customers to prop up unneeded dirty power plants, a new analysis has found.