Today, nine public advocacy groups led by the Sierra Club and Earthjustice filed a petition for review at the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in response to the Department of Energy’s unlawful and unreasonable extension of the J.H. Campbell coal plant, and the department’s failure to respond to the groups’ earlier request for rehearing on the department’s emergency order.
Oakland, CA — The Sierra Club has filed its latest FOIA-related lawsuit against the Trump Administration, this time seeking to hold the Department of Transportation accountable for its failure to respond to two Freedom of Information Act requests for DOT’s records related to withholding of federal funds and communications with external parties.
Washington, D.C. – On the same day that the Department of Energy cancelled a loan for a shovel-ready transmission project that would improve grid reliability and national security, the Trump Administration released its latest Executive Order
St. Louis, Mo – The Department of Energy (DOE) cancelled its loan for the shovel-ready Grain Belt Express transmission project that would quickly strengthen grid reliability and resilience, create jobs during construction, and lower electricity costs for small towns throughout Kansas and Missouri.
Dallas – More than 1,000 people and nine organizations have submitted comments urging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to rethink plans to weaken regional haze pollution standards in the Lone Star State.
Norristown, PA - Today, the regional transmission organization PJM released its 2025 capacity auction results, signaling a continuation of high energy prices for its 13-state service region.
Washington, DC – Today, Speaker Johnson announced that the House will adjourn earlier than planned this week, abandoning the chamber’s remaining work in order to begin August recess in mid-July.
Rules require financial institutions to adopt fossil fuel transition policy
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Wednesday, the House Natural Resources Committee is scheduled to consider two bills that would significantly undermine forest protection efforts in the United States.
Washington, D.C. – The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) voted to approve an expedited generator interconnection plan for two major US grid operators today. The grid operators, Southwest Power Pool (SPP) and Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO), each submitted plans to FERC to accelerate mostly gas plants at the expense, both time and money, of mostly renewable energy projects.