Press Releases

March 25, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) announced that Century Aluminum's proposal for a new primary aluminum smelter in the Mississippi River Basin, with a preference for Kentucky, has been selected among 33 total projects for its Industrial Demonstrations Program.

March 25, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Department of Energy (DOE) announced the allocation of $6.3 billion in industrial decarbonization grants funded by the Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, a significant step toward transforming heavily-emitting manufacturing sectors including aluminum and steel. Projects supporting retrofits and transformative technologies at aluminum and steel facilities in Ohio, Pennsylvania and likely Kentucky, were among the awardees. 

March 22, 2024

WASHINGTON, DC — The Sierra Club and 13 leading advocacy organizations have joined Rep. Linda Sánchez (D-CA) and Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), two senior Members of the Ways & Means Committee, in calling on the Biden Administration to remove the Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) mechanism from the Central America – Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR).

March 22, 2024

Austin, TX – The pause could mean that millions of Texans and people in neighboring states benefit from a more thorough permitting process, yet Ken Paxton and the other attorneys general are focused on helping an industry that has been a large source of funding.

March 22, 2024

Yesterday, sixteen attorneys general filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration over the recently announced pause on approvals of new gas exports, known as LNG. The temporary pause is in place to give the Department of Energy time to update the outdated studies it uses to determine the environmental and economic impacts of increasing LNG exports, something the agency is required to do under the Natural Gas Act.

March 21, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Over a dozen climate, environmental justice, and consumer advocacy organizations sent a letter to the Biden administration today urging them to evaluate any potential U.S. Steel sale through a health and climate lens. U.S. Steel announced its Strategic Alternatives Process evaluating offers to buy part or all of the company in August 2023. The letter exposes U.S.

March 21, 2024

Superior, WI - Yesterday, the City of Superior Plan Commission recommended the Superior City Council deny the necessary permits for Dairyland Power and Minnesota Power to move forward with the construction of the Nemadji Trail Energy Center (NTEC).

March 21, 2024

The International Code Council (ICC) announced yesterday that the final version of its new commercial and residential energy codes will not include widely popular and expert-backed provisions that would have reduced energy waste and pollution.

March 21, 2024

NEW YORK – This week, Citigroup has joined JPMorgan Chase in agreeing to disclose its relative levels of financing for low-carbon energy versus fossil fuels — also known as an energy supply financing ratio — in response to 

March 21, 2024