Press Releases

October 6, 2026: Sierra Club Sues San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Over Inflated Water Demand Forecast

March 19, 2025: Report Offers Roadmap for Agencies and Air Districts to Balance Regional and Local Impacts of Warehouses, Ports, Rail Yards, and other “Pollution Magnets”

November 13, 2024: Environmental, Climate, and Justice Groups Urge Officials to Resist Calls to Water Down Baywide Sea Level Rise Adaptation Planning Guidelines

September 25, 2024: Community Decries Dangerous Lawsuit Threatening Clean Water in San Francisco and Across the U.S.

January 23, 2024: Developers given green light to proceed with plans for controversial Oakland coal terminal

July 27, 2023: DOE Releases Guidance for California to Develop Electrification and Efficiency Rebates Programs

March 17, 2023: Bay Area to phase out sale of gas heating appliances, in first-in-nation step to clean up smog

November 12, 2021: Richmond City Council and Levin Terminal Reach Monumental Settlement to Phase Out Handling of Coal and Petcoke in the City By 2026

August 4, 2021: State Sued Over Inadequate Cleanup Plans for Richmond Toxic Waste Site

June 14, 2021: SF Supervisors approve resolution protecting the Tuolumne river and clean water

July 17, 2019: Berkeley becomes first city in the United States to phase out gas

July 11, 2019: Berkeley poised to become first U.S. city to phase out gas in new construction

June 25, 2019: Trump administration to dredge San Francisco Bay to make room for more oil

July 20, 2018: Environmental coalition sends clear message to Secretary Zinke and Representative Denham: Hands off state water rights and Delta flows!

July 18, 2018: East Bay community organizations win a groundbreaking plan to develop local clean energy benefits in Alameda County

January 17, 2017: Environmental groups appeal SF plan to redevelop money-losing Sharp Park Golf Course

December 9, 2016: Terminal developer sues City of Oakland to overturn coal-ban ordinance — Community groups vow to fight back

November 17, 2016: Sierra Club opposes the proposed Warriors’ Arena in Mission Bay

June 14, 2016: Bay Area residents and environmental advocates push swift adoption of rule to cap refinery emissions

June 9, 2016: Bay Area air regulators can block toxic tar sands with cap on refinery emissions this year

February 16, 2016: New poll reveals that over 75 percent of Oakland voters oppose coal export proposal

January 20, 2016: Martinez train derailment demonstrates dangers of oil by rail

January 15, 2016: Obama coal lease moratorium casts doubt on Oakland coal exports

January 13, 2016: Clean-energy advocates cheer launch of CleanPowerSF