Press Releases

36,000 Urge State Treasurers, Public Pensions to Support Climate, Indigenous Rights Shareholder Proposals

Advocacy groups deliver petition and letter to financial officers across the country

Royal Bank of Canada Forcefully Segregates Black and Indigenous Environmental Justice Leaders From General Meeting

VIDEO HERE AND HERE

Sierra Club Applauds New York City Goal to Reach Net-Zero Emissions in Investment Portfolios by 2040

Plan would make NYC one of first pensions in US with concrete plans to reach net zero

Community Members and Advocates Call on PUCO to Stop Coal Plant Bailouts

Community members and advocacy groups came together for a press conference urging the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) to finally perform required audits on the OVEC plants currently receiving a bailout under the corrupt HB6 law.

EPA Proposes New Protections Against Mercury and Other Hazardous Air Pollutants

Today, the EPA proposed strengthening protections against heavy metals, mercury and other hazardous air pollution emitted from power plants, protecting vulnerable communities from some of the most dangerous types of air pollution.

Indigenous Group, Environmental NGOs File Appeal in Willow Project Lawsuit

ANCHORAGE, AK — Sovereign Iñupiat for a Living Arctic and five allied groups filed an appeal with the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday, along with a motion for an injunction pending appeal with the U.S. District Court today, to request a halt to gravel mining and road building on the ConocoPhillips Willow oil and gas project.

New Biden Plan for “Energy Communities” Invests Billions in Revitalization and Clean Energy Jobs

The Biden administration released additional details surrounding a variety of Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) programs designed to create family-sustaining manufacturing jobs in hard-hit communities, lower costs on energy efficient appliances like heat pumps, provide public health benefits to communities, and accelerate the clean energy transition.

Sierra Club Applauds the reintroduction of the Recovering America's Wildlife Act

WASHINGTON, DC – On Friday, Senator Martin Heinrich and Senator Thom Tillis re-introduced the Recovering America's Wildlife Act (RAWA). This historic bipartisan bill would invest nearly $1.4 billion for states, territories, and Tribes to supplement their work in recovering, conserving, and protecting at-risk wildlife and habitat.

Largest Coal Plant in Pennsylvania Announces Plans to Retire by July

HOMER CITY, PA. - The Homer City Generating Station has announced its intention to stop burning coal and begin decommissioning on July 1, 2023. The 2000 MW plant has been struggling to compete economically for years, having operated at less than half capacity every year since 2015, and at only 20% of capacity in 2022.

Sierra Club to SEC: Investors Increasingly Rely Upon Scope 3 Emissions

Additional comments submitted ahead of agency’s looming decision on climate risk disclosure rule