Indianapolis, IN - Today, Duke Energy, the largest electric utility in the state, filed a case with the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission’s (IURC) requesting to raise residential customers’ bills an additional 19% by 2026.
If approved, Duke would use its customers' money to keep its massively polluting Gibson and Edwardsport coal-burning power plants open.
Superior, WI – After months of robust public input from city residents, Tribal leaders, health professionals, and utility representatives, the Superior City Council voted yesterday against another public hearing and will move ahead with the recommendation of its Plan Commission to deny Minnesota Power’s requests to vacate city streets, rezone land, and amend Superior’s 2040 Comprehensive Plan to allow for the build-out of a 625 MW methane gas plant known as the Nemadji Trail Energy Center (NTEC).
COAL COUNTRY — This morning, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement released its final “Ten Day Notice” rule to address how the agency responds to community member complaints about safety, pollution, and other violations at coal mines across the country.
Washington, DC – Today, Vice President Kamala Harris and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan will visit Charlotte, North Carolina to announce $20 billion in funding will be awarded through two Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund competitions to advance clean technology projects in communities across the country.
Salt Lake City, UT – On Monday, April 1, PacifiCorp, the parent company of monopoly utility Rocky Mountain Power issued an update to its 2023 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP), doubling down on fossil fuels when decarbonization is urgently needed.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Biden Administration announced new protections for critical public lands in Colorado. An order issued by Interior Secretary Deb Haaland protects more than 200,000 acres of Colorado landscapes known as the Thompson Divide from oil and gas development and other extraction for 20 years.
WASHINGTON, DC – The Sierra Club is co-hosting a panel on April 8th, 2024 at the National Press Club on the intersection of climate, health, and security implications regarding the impending sale of U.S. Steel. Experts will dive into the overlooked consequences such as significant CO2 emissions and hazardous air pollutants discharge. With Japanese Prime Minister Kishida's visit and the U.S.
WASHINGTON, DC - The Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration just announced $17.6 million in grants to 20 communities in 16 states to invest in transit-oriented development (TOD).
Boise, ID -- Today the Sierra Club filed a lawsuit against the City of Boise challenging a 70-year-old ordinance that unconstitutionally restricts the use of loudspeakers and megaphones in public spaces. The lawsuit asks Idaho’s federal court to halt enforcement of that ordinance and others like it because they violate First Amendment rights by restricting free speech and creating a "chilling effect" on protest.
Kansas City, MO - Despite much of the Midwest experiencing the warmest winter on record, Evergy is still dragging its feet on retiring expensive, coal-burning power plants and building out enough renewable energy. That’s what Evergy, the second largest electric utility in Missouri, announced when it filed its Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) with state regulators yesterday.