Press Releases

September 12, 2023

For the first time, the International Energy Agency, the world’s leading energy analysis and policy organization, is projecting that we are “witnessing the beginning of the end of the fossil fuel era” and that the world will hit peak demand for coal, oil, and gas before 2030.

September 11, 2023

Groups criticize GSCC certification for ignoring social, environmental impacts of steelmaking and lacking meaningful measures to reduce emissions

September 11, 2023

La Crosse, WI – Yesterday was the final day the USDA Rural Utilities Service (RUS) accepted further comments on a revised environmental assessment on the Nemadji Trail Energy Center (NTEC), a proposed fossil gas plant to be located in Superior, Wisconsin.

September 8, 2023

(Oakland, California) – A set of twins from Idaho, a young Tennessee lawmaker who gained national attention this year and a woman who has led Sierra Club outings for 50 years are among those receiving the Sierra Club’s 2023 national awards.

September 8, 2023

Washington, D.C. – Today the Biden Administration released a draft of an environmental study on the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL).

September 6, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the White House announced a series of groundbreaking policies with major significance for the communities, landscapes, and wildlife of the Arctic and for the effort to take on climate change.

September 6, 2023

SALT LAKE CITY, UTConservation and community groups sued the state of Utah today for its failure to ensure that enough water reaches the Great Salt Lake to prevent ecological collapse.

September 6, 2023

Washington, DC – On Sunday, September 3, the Washington Post reported that at least five large U.S. property insurers, including Allstate, American Family, Nationwide, Erie Insurance Group and Berkshire Hathaway, have informed regulators that extreme weather fueled by climate change has led them to stop writing coverages in some regions and exclude protections from various events in others.

September 1, 2023

PHOENIX, AZ -- Today, Sierra Club filed a suit in Maricopa County Superior Court challenging the Arizona Corporation Commission’s (ACC) decision to approve Salt River Project’s revised proposal to expand the gas-fired Coolidge Generating Station in Pinal County, Arizona.

September 1, 2023

WASHINGTON DC —   Today, in a win for safety and the climate, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) announced the suspension of a Trump-era rule that allowed the transport of liquified methane gas, referred to as LNG, by rail