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.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Sierra Club and partners held a funeral procession Sunday to memorialize the 494-acre wildlife corridor in Bernheim Forest that will be destroyed in Louisville Gas and Electric (LG&E) and Kentucky Utilities’ (KU) pipeline buildout. Advocates and community members gathered to eulogize the land, water, and wildlife that will be destroyed by the pipeline.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A major national gathering of forestry professionals, conservationists, researchers, and Tribal Nations, has overwhelmingly voted to recognize the importance of America’s National Forests and recommend policies to adequately invest in protecting these forests, including old-growth trees.
LOS ANGELES — A federal court on Friday upheld the South Coast Air Quality Management District's (SCAQMD) zero-emission boiler rules against a challenge brought by industry groups. Sierra Club, the People's Collective for Environmental Justice and Industrious Labs, with representation from Earthjustice, intervened to help defend the standards in court.
DULUTH, Minn. – Today, Sierra Club, CURE, and the Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy (MCEA) sent a letter to Minnesota Power demanding that the company address problems associated with storage and management of coal ash wastewater at the coal-fired Boswell Energy Center, which violate the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) and associated federal regulations.
Washington, DC – A coalition of public interest groups, landowners, and fishermen filed a challenge to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ‘waiver order’ that allows FERC to avoid its own regulations for construction of pipelines and Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) facilities.
Washington, DC — The Center for Biological Diversity, Friends of the Earth, Sierra Club and Waterkeeper Alliance today submitted comments strongly condemning the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ proposal to reissue its Nationwide Permit program. Changes proposed by the Trump administration would pave the way for even more harmful and toxic activities in sensitive waters and wetlands across the United States.
CUPERTINO, Calif. – Sierra Club's successful lawsuit against Lehigh Southwest Cement Company will begin to show on-the-ground results as the company officially breaks ground on the Permanente Creek restoration project July 22. The project will remove thousands of tons of toxic mine waste that were dumped from Lehigh’s quarry into Permanente Creek upstream of Cupertino. Required by a federal court order signed by both Sierra Club and Lehigh, the company must restore 3.5 miles of the mining-ravaged watershed by 2030.
Washington, D.C. - Today, Lee Zeldin announced the Environmental Protection Agency is eliminating its Office of Research and Development. The office played a critical role in improving air quality, reducing life-threatening chemicals in the air and water, and protecting Americans from illnesses and preventable deaths.
ATLANTA - Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it will side with the coal industry over our communities and delay the required cleanup of toxic coal ash landfills until 2030.