PITTSBURGH -- Today, while giving the keynote address at a fracked gas conference, Donald Trump touted rolling back bedrock clean air and water protections and falsely claimed both that the United States has already withdrawn from the Paris Agreement and that the American people support his decision to leave the landmark Agreement.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The US House of Representatives today passed legislation to finally reform the Mining Law of 1872. The legislation provides the first update to the mining laws since the time of pick and shovel miners.
Securitization is a key financing tool that can help electric utilities accelerate the retirement of uneconomic polluting coal plants and move more quickly toward a grid powered by clean, safe renewable energy, according to a new report from the Sierra Club.
On the heels of major closure announcements from coal companies operating in Illinois, including the announcement last week by Peabody coal that it will be closing mining facilities that will impact hundreds of workers, the Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition will be holding a telephone press conference to detail policy proposals for a robust climate and economic transition plan that helps impacted workers and communities adapt in this energy transition and forge resilient, economic futures. This fall Vistra Energy has announced planned closures for five Illinois coal plants the impacts of which will be felt by workers and tax bases in Peoria, Canton, Havana, Hennepin, and Coffeen furthering the urgency for state policy to support transitioning communities.
Proposed petrochemical hub, increased fracking, and pollution safeguard rollbacks threaten health, safety, and clean drinking water in the Ohio River Valley
ST. LOUIS, MO -- A peer-reviewed analysis of coal-fired power plants operating in markets across the United States, released by the Sierra Club earlier today, finds that many coal plants in market regions operate uneconomically and more than warranted by market conditions.
The Sierra Club submitted more than 23,900 comments from members and supporters opposing former coal lobbyist Andrew Wheeler’s illegal attempt to scrap Section 401 of the Clean Water Act.
LAKEWOOD, OH -- Today, the Lakewood City Council passed a resolution establishing a goal of 100% clean, renewable energy.
Today, Donald Trump’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) unveiled a plan to allow liquefied fracked gas to be transported by rail.
Virginia announced an agreement to purchase clean energy for the state government, but the state’s utility still plans to use dirty fossil fuel power plants and is still pursuing fracked gas projects