Press Releases

13 de octubre de 2023

Octubre 10, organizaciones ambientales, agroecológicas, comunitarias y municipales convocaron a la prensa a la vista argumentativa de la demanda entablada contra el gobierno de Puerto Rico y varias agencias por violar el Plan de Uso de Terrenos y la Ley de Política Pública Energética en los procesos de aprobación de proyectos industriales de energía renovable en suelos de alto valor agrícola y ecológicamente sensitivos.

October 13, 2023

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced funding awards for seven hydrogen hubs across the country this morning. President Biden is expected to share additional details during remarks in Philadelphia today, at the site of the Mid-Atlantic hub.

October 12, 2023

LOS ANGELES, CA — Earlier today the EPA proposed approval of a groundbreaking rule aimed to mitigate pollution from Southern California warehouses.

October 12, 2023

St. Louis, MO – The largest proposed energy project in Missouri’s recent history will become a reality. The Public Service Commission (PSC) voted to approve construction of the Grain Belt Express transmission line today. The project will create 1,500 direct jobs and generate $1.3 billion in economic activity during construction and over $17 billion in electric bill savings for Missourians during the life of the project. Once operational, the project is slated to save $12.8 million annually for nearly 40 municipal utilities throughout the state by delivering low-cost, reliable wind energy.

October 12, 2023

Phoenix, AZ – In Sierra Club’s latest version of its annual Dirty Truth About Utilities’ Climate Pledges Report that analyzes the plans of 77 utilities, Arizona utilities Salt River Project (SRP), Tucson Electric Power (TEP), and Arizona Public Service Company (APS) have earned abysmal grades for the third consecutive year for their coal and gas infrastructure that poisons the air, exacerbates the water crisis, and burdens customers.

October 11, 2023

Bank is lead financial advisor in $59.5B deal despite committing to reach net zero by 2050

October 11, 2023

Kansas City, MO – After three years, Ameren Missouri and Evergy have regressed in their plans to move from coal and gas to clean energy, while Associated Electric Cooperatives Incorporated (AECI) maintained the worst possible score. This assessment comes from the Sierra Club’s updated The Dirty Truth About Utility Climate Pledges report. 

October 11, 2023

Lansing, MI – The Dirty Truth is that Michigan’s largest utilities are not transitioning to clean energy fast enough to limit the worst impacts of our changing climate, according to a new report from the Sierra Club.

October 10, 2023

NASHVILLE, Tenn. —  The results are in and for the third year in a row, the Tennessee Valley Authority is failing to transition to clean energy, according to a report released today by the Sierra Club. Instead, TVA is planning an enormous amount of new fossil gas infrastructure that will increase the cost burden to customers and negatively impact local communities.

October 10, 2023

The Sierra Club released a groundbreaking report and research tool today along with an upcoming ad buy in North Carolina highlighting Duke Energy’s continued failures to invest in clean energy.