Press Releases

Sierra Club Wisconsin Denounces PSC Approval for We Energies Rate Increase

Milwaukee, WI – Yesterday the Public Service Commission (PSC) approved We Energies’ request for a rate increase of 10.9% for electric and 9% for gas for its customers.

Students Lead Push to Electrify Campus as UO Becomes Eugene’s Largest Climate Polluter

Eugene, Oregon - Late yesterday, over 20 organizations submitted a letter to the University of Oregon's (UO) Interim President and Board of Trustees calling on the university to transition its buildings off of fossil fuels.

New Jersey’s Last Operating Coal Plant Demolished, Clearing Path for Clean Energy

SWEDESBORO, NJ. -- The Logan Generating Plant, one of New Jersey’s last coal plants to retire, was demolished today in front of a crowd of environmental advocates, state and local politicians, labor groups, and public utilities. At the demolition, Starwood Energy, owner of the plant, announced plans to build grid-scale battery storage on the site and will use existing interconnection rights from the old coal plant to connect  new offshore wind transmission lines.

Oklahoma’s Two Largest Utilities Polar Opposite on Clean Energy Future

Oklahoma City, OK – Oklahoma’s two largest utilities are polar opposites when it comes to planning their energy future. The Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO) scored 99.5 percent (A) while Oklahoma Gas & Electric (OG&E) scored zero percent (F) in Sierra Club’s update to The Dirty Truth About Utility Climate Pledges report.

El Presidente Biden Designa Avi Kwa Ame como el Más Reciente Monumento Nacional

Informes apuntan a que el Presidente Biden designará Ave Kwa Ame, en Nevada, como el más reciente monumento nacional del país.

El Sierra Club Aplaude el Nombramiento del Representante Jeffries como Líder de la Minoría de la Cámara Baja

La bancada demócrata de la Cámara de Representantes eligió hoy a Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) como su líder de la minoría para el 118 Congreso.

100+ Organizations to EPA: Move Forward with Waivers for State Clean Truck Rules to Improve Air Quality for Communities

NATIONWIDE - Today, a broad coalition of 114 organizations, representing communities across the nation, sent a letter to the EPA urging the agency to move forward with three Clean Air Act waivers that are essential for states to protect their residents from toxic pollution from heavy-duty vehicles like trucks and buses.

Sierra Club Welcomes Representative Jeffries As House Minority Leader

WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, House Democrats elected Representative Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) as Minority Leader for the upcoming 118th Congress. Rep. Jeffries has served in Congress since 2012 and will be the first Black party leader in Congress.

KCC Will Choose Between Widely Supported Efficiency Plan or Weak, Narrowly Negotiated Efficiency Plan

A proposed schedule was submitted to the Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC) earlier this month for Commissioners to consider either a broadly supported energy efficiency programs plan or a vastly weaker, alternate plan negotiated solely between KCC Staff and Evergy.

Biden to Designate Nevada’s Avi Kwa Ame as Newest National Monument

LAS VEGAS – Today, reports emerged that President Biden will commit to designating Avi Kwa Ame in Nevada as the country’s newest national monument. The designation will provide permanent protection for roughly 450,000 acres of treasured desert landscapes that have deep cultural, spiritual, and environmental importance to the region.