Press Releases

October 12, 2022

Denver, COLORADO – Today, the White House announced its newest protected public land, the Camp Hale-Continental

October 11, 2022

Eugene, OR — Local and statewide climate, health and social justice organizations are petitioning the Oregon Public Utility Commission to reject a proposal by NW Natural to pipe experimental hydrogen into the gas system in Eugene, citing health, safety, cost and feasibility concerns. Residents and organizations are specifically alarmed with the siting of the project in a community that is already overburdened with pollution. 

October 7, 2022

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, the Sierra Club and a global coalition of 23 advocacy groups sent an open letter to the Net Zero Asset Managers Initiative (NZAM) urging the initiative to update expectations for its members to reflect the latest Race to Zero criteria on net zero.

6 de octubre de 2022

Los líderes del cártel energético OPEC+ acordaron coordinar reducir su producción para subir los precios del petróleo y gas fósil.

October 6, 2022

Washington, DC - Today, the Department of the Interior (DOI) outlined next steps for the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to take related to oil and gas leasing tied to the implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). 

October 5, 2022

BATON ROUGE — Today the Louisiana state treasurer announced plans to cut ties with major asset manager BlackRock and withdraw nearly $800 million in state money from the firm due to its stated sustainability policies. The move puts Louisiana in a similar position to other Republican-led states, including Texas and West Virginia, who cut off some business with the asset management firm over its position on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues.

October 5, 2022

Today, the leaders of the OPEC+ energy cartel agreed to coordinated production cuts in an effort to raise oil and gas prices.

October 4, 2022

Brownsville - Yesterday, members of the public across Texas submitted over 200 comments to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) during the scoping process for th

October 4, 2022

HELENA, MT — Late Friday, Billings Federal District Court Judge Susan Watters ruled that a massive expansion of the Rosebud coal strip-mine was approved illegally.

October 4, 2022

Salt Lake City, UT – In a new version of Sierra Club’s groundbreaking report, the Dirty Truth About Climate Pledges, PacifiCorp has earned a D grade for the way the utility has delayed the transition to clean energy from coal and gas that poisons the air, threatening the public health of communities, and exacerbating the climate crisis.