2022-2025 Press Releases

October 30, 2025, Army Corps of Engineers Approves Permit for Line 5 Reroute, Jeopardizing Safety of the Bad River Band, Wisconsinites, and the Great Lakes

September 29, 2025, As Wisconsinites Struggle to Afford Utility Bills, Trump Sells Out Public Lands and Public Health to Costly Coal

September 24, 2025, New dashboard explores conservation in Wisconsin

September 22, 2025, We Energies, WPS are Failing the Clean Energy Transition in Sierra Club’s Annual Utility Report

July 14, 2025, Participants from Across the Globe Set a New World Record in Effort to Protect the Great Lakes and Stop Line 5

May 23, 2025, Conservation Congress Results Show Support for Clean Water, Wildlife

May 15, 2025, ICYMI: Bad River Band Members Share Extreme Risk Line 5 Poses to Water Quality at Army Corps Hearing

May 5, 2025, Trump EPA Rollbacks Would Allow Wisconsin Coal Plants to Pollute More Than 11 Million Tons of CO2, Sierra Club Tool Shows

April 16, 2025, Line 5 Tunnel & Other Dirty Projects to be Fast-Tracked by Army Corps of Engineers Without Proper Review, Following Trump Directive

March 12, 2025 Trump’s EPA Rollbacks Yet Another Attack on American Safety

March 11, 2025 Great Lakes Organizations Launch World Record Campaign to Underscore Water Protection and Shut Down Line 5

February 19, 2025, Sierra Club Applauds Governor Evers’s State Budget Proposal

February 6, 2025, Coalition Stands Against We Energies’ Proposal for New Gas Plant in Kenosha County

January 30, 2025, Sierra Club Files Testimony Against We Energies’ Proposed LNG Facility in Oak Creek

December 19, 2024, Enbridge proves our point: spills, frac outs and breaches offer a warning

December 16, 2024, Stmt: $2.5 Billion for Clean Energy, Battery Storage Committed to We Energies

December 14, 2024, Sierra Club Responds to Enbridge's Line 6 Pipeline Spilling 70,000 Gallons of Oil in Wisconsin

December 12, 2024, Wisconsin Environmental Groups Take Legal Action After
DNR Issues Permits for Controversial Line 5 Pipeline Project

December 6, 2024, Sierra Club Responds to Another Delayed Closure of Columbia Energy Center

November 14, 2024, Sierra Club Statement on Wisconsin DNR’s Line 5 Permit Decisions

November 8, 2024, The Wisconsin Public Service Commission Approves Rate Increase for We Energies Customers for the Third Year in a Row

October 10, 2024, Ahead of Public Hearing, WPS Looks to Make Customers Pay for its Failing Weston Coal Plant

October 9, 2024, Following Air Permit Withdrawal, Coalition Calls on NTEC Plans to Be Canceled Permanently

October 3, 2024, RECAP: Over One Hundred People Turn Out in Opposition of We Energies’ Rate Increases and New Methane Gas Plans

September 19, 2024, Sierra Club: While We Energies Doubles Down on Fossil Fuels, Microsoft Can Lead on a Clean Energy Future in Wisconsin

September 5, 2024, Biden Administration’s New ERA Award is a Major Win for Dairyland Customers and Rural Wisconsinites

August 30, 2024, Over 150k Public Comments Oppose Federal Permits for Line 5 Pipeline

August 20, 2024, Environmental and Social Justice Groups File Lawsuit Challenging Federal Approval of I-94 Expansion in Milwaukee

August 8, 2024, Coalition Stands Against WEC Energy Group’s Plan for New Gas and Corporate Greed

June 5, 2024, Coalition Demands Dairyland Power Cancel Plans for NTEC

June 4, 2024, Line 5 Opponents Speak Out at Public Hearing on Controversial Pipeline Project

May 15, 2024, Environmental Groups Warn Against Fast-Tracking Federal Review of Line 5 Pipeline Project in Northern Wisconsin

April 25, Sierra Club Wisconsin: New Federal Carbon Pollution Rule for Fossil Fuel Power Plants Underscores the Need to Transition to Clean Energy

April 25, Biden Administration Finalizes Federal Carbon Pollution for Fossil Fuel Power Plants

April 15, 2024, We Energies files third rate increase in three years; Marginalized Milwaukeeans to bear the brunt of higher rates

April 10, Line 5 Pipeline: DOJ Draws Rebuke from Green Groups, Businesses

April 4, The Small City of Superior Stands Up to Utility Corporations and Says No to a Large Gas Plant Near the Nemadji River and Lake Superior

March 29, 2024, Sierra Club Applauds Governor Evers Vetoing Wolf Population Bill

March 21, 2024, ICYMI: Sierra Club Applauds the Superior Plan Commission for Denying Permits for NTEC Construction

March 20, 2024, Coalition Admonishes I-94 expansion approval

March 13, 2024, Indigenous Leaders and Environmental Groups Deliver Petitions Urging Army Corps of Engineers to Address Line 5 Pipeline Impacts

March 8, 2024, Advocates condemn approval of I-94 expansion

March 6, 2024, New Documentary Showcases Battle of Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, Tribal Sovereignty, and Line 5 Oil Pipeline

February 7, 2024, EPA Strengthens Soot Standards, Addressing Air Pollution and Safeguarding Public Health

January 9, 2024, Federal civil rights investigation of I-94 Expansion in Milwaukee

November 3, 2023, Clean Energy Advocates Applaud Public Service Commission Rate Case Decision on Net Metering

November 2, 2023, Sierra Club Celebrates Environmental Leaders with 2023 Awards

October 24, 2023, Sierra Club Urges Passage of Wolf Management Plan

October 10, 2023, We Energies Earns ‘D’ Grade in Climate Report for Fossil Fuel Dependency and Backtracking Oak Creek Power Plant Closure

October 9, 2023, ICYMI: Water Protectors Earn 2nd Place in Applefest Parade

September 19, 2023, Sierra Club: Dairyland Power’s New ERA Application is a Step in the Right Direction, but Must Cancel Plans for New NTEC Gas Plant

September 11, 2023 Environmental Advocates Submit Thousands of Comments in Opposition to Proposed Gas Plant in Superior, WI

August 4, 2023 Governor Evers Shows Support for Clean Energy in Bill Veto

August 1, 2023, Sierra Club’s Response to the Release of the 2023 Wolf Management Plan

June, 20, 2023, Sierra Club Statement on Line 5 Shutdown Order on Bad River Band Reservation

May 16, 2023, New ERA Program an Opportunity for Dairyland Power to Transition to Clean Energy

May 2, 2023, Sierra Club Denounces Budget Changes

April 20, 2023, Sierra Club, Clean Wisconsin Submit Request for Reconsideration to PSC on Nemadji Trail Energy Center

March 14, 2023, EPA Releases New PFAS “Forever Chemical” Drinking Water Standards

February 2, 2023, ICYMI: Coalition files comments on I-94 East-West Corridor Project

December 12, 2022, Coalition Critiques I-94 Proposal ahead of Public Hearing

December 2, 2022, Sierra Club Wisconsin Denounces PSC Approval for We Energies Rate Increase

November 16, 2022, Sierra Club Hosts Press Conference in Opposition of Proposed Gas Plant Nemadji Trail Energy Center

November 11, 2022, Advocates oppose expansion announcement of I-94 East-West project

November 3, 2022, Advocates Host Press Conference Ahead of We Energies’ Rate Case Hearing

October 20, 2022, Majority (63%) of Line 5 comments show strong opposition

October 3, 2022, Almost a Year After 2035 Clean Energy Intentions, WEC Has Made No Progress, Sierra Club Report Finds

September 29, 2022, Sierra Club Announces 2022 Wisconsin Endorsements

September 21, 2022, Sierra Club Wisconsin Endorses Tony Evers for Wisconsin Governor

September 2, 2022, Environmental Groups Urge US Army Corps of Engineers to Conduct Independent Review of Controversial Line 5 Pipeline Proposal

August 17, 2022, Line 5 comments to DNR show the need to reject the pipeline

July 27, 2022, Community Responds to Coal Retirement Delays

July 1, 2022, Joint statement on Flambeau Mine Closure (with River Alliance and Wisconsin's Green Fire)

June 30. 2022, Environmental Groups File Appeal to NTEC Decision

June 23, 2022, Sierra Club Responds to Wisconsin Utility Announcements

June 13, 2022, Coalition Renews Call for Fix At Six Solution for I-94 in Milwaukee

May 17, 2022, Court Affirms PSC Decision on Gas Plant Merits

May 3, 2022, Coalition Responds to Phase 1 of Focus on Energy Review

April 22, 2022, Sierra Club Applauds Governor Evers’ Environmental Justice Announcement

March 10, 2022, Sierra Club Files Appeal to PSC After LNG Approval Fails to Consider Cheaper Alternatives

February 17, 2022, ICYMI: Every Kid Outdoors Bill passes legislative committees

February 10, 2022, ACLU: Thirty Wisconsin organizations call on Gov. Evers to veto anti-protest bill

January 12, 2022, Residents call for the Rejection of Line 5

2022-2025 Press Releases

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