NEW YORK, NY - On Tuesday, September 23, the Sierra Club, the State University of New York (SUNY) and Dartmouth College will host a panel discussion during Climate Week NYC titled: Skiing and Sustainability: Achieving Scope 1 and Scope 2 Net-zero Emissions.
This week, Republicans in the House of Representatives passed three energy bills that will drastically increase pollution, harm public health, and lead to higher energy prices. The bills – H.R. 1047, H.R. 3015, and H.R. 3062 – would clear the way for more dirty fossil fuel infrastructure and development and stymy investment in clean, affordable energy. Sierra Club joined more than 30 groups in signing a letter to Members of Congress opposing the bills.
Sen. Warren Reintroduces Act After Interior Secretary Terminated Committee
COLUMBIA, S.C. - Santee Cooper has released its 2025 Integrated Resource Plan update, rolling back the retirement of several coal plants while refusing to invest in sufficient low-cost renewable energy.
Principles urge major investors like public pensions to direct capital toward real-world decarbonization, community resilience, and green jobs
Coalition for Outdoor Renaming and Education releases letter supported by 100+ organizations
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, the House Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee conducted a hearing on exploiting fragile Alaskan landscapes for the benefit of fossil fuel companies.
The hearing on “Unleashing Alaska’s Extraordinary Resource Potential,” focused on oil and gas and mining opportunities in the state.
Raleigh, N.C. – The pipeline will cross over 100 waterways within the state, connecting the MVP Southgate pipeline – that does not yet have authorization to be built – to Duke Energy’s proposed gas plants on Hyco Lake. The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality approved the 401 Water Quality permit for this project late today. After persistent outreach from community members, the Department of Environmental Quality required Enbridge Energy to create and follow a private well identification and testing plan.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, 112 organizations submitted a comment letter to the Environmental Protection Agency in response to the agency’s proposal to gut federal greenhouse gas emissions standards for cars and trucks.
Denver, CO – The Sierra Club is denouncing the Department of the Interior’s new Secretarial Order 3442, a policy that weakens the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), the nation’s most effective program for protecting public lands and expanding outdoor recreation.