June 27, 2018
New report shows the deteriorating economics of PacifiCorp’s coal fleet as clean energy gets cheaper
Press Releases
June 27, 2018
Today, the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada voted unanimously to approve several new investments by NV Energy, including $5M for electric vehicle charging infrastructure, a new energy storage incentive program, and updates to its existing solar incentives program.
June 27, 2018
Oklahoma City, OK -- Today, the Oklahoma Sierra Club rallied to “Boot Pruitt” outside of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation event in Oklahoma City where EPA administrator Scott Pruitt is hosting the event. On June 26th and 27th, Pruitt is hosting top environmental officials from North America in Oklahoma City as part of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation, a commission created as part of the implementation of the NAFTA.
June 27, 2018
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the Supreme Court reversed Janus v. AFSCME, which will restrict public sector unions’ long-standing ability to collect fair share fees from non-members who benefit from the work unions do.
June 26, 2018
Denver, CO - Today, Jason Crow won the Democratic Primary in Colorado's 6th Congressional District. The Sierra Club endorsed Crow in March. Crow has also released a detailed policy paper including his plan to protect our wild and public places, make America a leader on climate action, and transition the country off of dirty fuels. The Sierra Club issued the following statement congratulating Jason Crow on winning Colorado’s 6th Congressional District Primary.
June 26, 2018
Denver, CO - Today, Jared Polis secured the Democratic Nomination in the Colorado Gubernatorial Primary. The Sierra Club Independent Expenditure Committee of Colorado ran a campaign in support of Polis that contacted 350,000 voters and ran television ads touting Polis’ support of moving Colorado to a 100% clean energy economy.
June 26, 2018
Rapid City, South Dakota -- A crowd of concerned residents gathered today downtown to protest Interior Secretary Zinke’s failed public lands policies, including his efforts to reopen the Southwest Black Hills to toxic uranium mining. If allowed to move forward, the proposed mine would hand over more than 10,000 acres of land to radioactive and destructive mining, much of it subject to Bureau of Land Management mineral claims.
June 26, 2018
Today, a coalition of environmental advocates filed a petition for judicial review that could again halt construction of the fracked gas Mountain Valley Pipeline
June 26, 2018
San Francisco, CA – Earthjustice filed suit today on behalf of the Sierra Club and Friends of the Earth in federal court in the Northern District of California to pry loose suspected new agency guidelines around transparency at the Department of Interior put in place under Secretary Ryan Zinke. The lawsuit comes amid a deeply problematic culture of secrecy that has taken root in the Department of the Interior, keeping the American public in the dark about major decisions, important records, and meetings with industry that affect the lands and resources the agency holds in trust for the American people.
June 26, 2018
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the Supreme Court of the United States upheld Donald Trump’s travel ban targeting immigrants and refugees from Muslim majority countries.