May 11, 2023
Today, President Biden’s EPA proposed tough new federal climate pollution standards for the electric power sector, the nation’s second-largest source of climate-disrupting greenhouse gas pollution.
Press Releases
May 10, 2023
This morning, the White House released a set of legislative priorities designed to accelerate federal permitting and environmental reviews for infrastructure projects.
May 10, 2023
The Bad River Band’s emergency filing seeking to close Enbridge Energy’s dangerous Line 5 pipeline will help protect the Tribe from a catastrophic oil spill as well as the people and wildlife who depend upon the Great Lakes.
May 9, 2023
As the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) continues to plow ahead with plans to replace its Kingston and Cumberland Fossil Plants with new methane gas facilities, concerned community members and environmental organizations faced TVA’s board at it’s listening session to demand that the utility prioritize the safety and health of the communities and transition to 100% clean, renewable energy.
May 9, 2023
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9 de mayo de 2023
El Sierra Club acaba de publicar un estudio que revela que la industria automotriz del país está fracasando en satisfacer la demanda de vehículos eléctricos (VE) y que los fabricantes están corriendo un velo verde en sus compromisos con estos vehículos.
May 8, 2023
In the latest legal action against Ohio’s House Bill 507, environmental advocates supported their collective suit in a merits brief filed late last week.
May 8, 2023
HARTFORD, CT. -- Today, Connecticut Attorney General William Tong led 16 states in a letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) urging the agencies to regulate plastic microfiber pollution.
Susan Eastwood, Chapter Chair of Sierra Club Connecticut, released the following statement:
May 8, 2023
NATIONWIDE - Today, Vox reported on the Sierra Club’s new report “Rev Up Electric Vehicles: A Nationwide Study of the Electric Vehicle Shopping Experience,” which shows that the U.S. auto industry is largely failing to meet consumer demand for electric vehicles (EVs) and automakers are greenwashing their EV commitments.
May 5, 2023
The Sierra Club has reached a settlement with Duke Energy that resolves all low-income affordability issues in rate cases filed by Duke Energy Progress and Duke Energy Carolinas.