ARIZONA – Today the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) reaffirmed its April decision in a 3 to 2 vote, denying a rehearing for a certificate of environmental compatibility for Salt River Project's proposed expansion of the gas-fired Coolidge Generating Station. In May, SRP filed for a rehearing, and today's renewed decision closes out the saga at the ACC. Any further action by SRP will need to be pursued in Superior Court.
ARIZONA – Sierra Club has filed a suit against Arizona utility Salt River Project (SRP) in the Superior Court of Arizona for violating Arizona's Public Records Act by withholding critical information about the utility's power generation and planning process. SRP's lack of transparency harms Arizona's communities, eroding trust customers may have had in their utility.
During its first meeting since adding five newly-elected members, the Sierra Club’s Board of Directors advanced a forward-thinking agenda of climate justice, environmental protection and social transformation this weekend – and passed a new policy endorsing “comprehensive, voluntary reproductive health care for all.”
El Sierra Club aplaude la inversiĂłn del Servicio Nacional de Parques de $61 millones en cruciales parques y espacios verdes urbanos en 26 ciudades de todo el paĂs.
The Sierra Club and Carrizo/Comecrudo Tribe of Texas joined local environmental group SaveRGV in suing the Texas General Land Office, Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush, and Cameron County for closing Boca Chica Beach for SpaceX operations. Restricting access to a public beach, as the defendants have done, violates the Texas Constitution.
Washington, D.C. - Today, the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) announced the appointment of Dr. Jalonne L. White-Newsome to be CEQ’s Senior Director for Environmental Justice. In this historic role, Dr. White-Newsome will advise Chair Mallory on environmental justice policy and help advance the Biden-Harris Administration’s bold and historic commitment to leverage the force of the full federal government in advancing environmental justice.
El Sierra Club lanza su primer calculador bilingüe que permite a consumidores latinos calcular el impacto energético en sus hogares. El calculador bilingüe está disponible para el celular y la computadora.
Este DĂa de la Tierra, miles de miembros del Sierra Club y sus aliados y activistas se van a lanzar a las calles y por medio del arte e instarán al Presidente Biden y al Congreso a que cumplan sus promesas de invertir seriamente en el combate contra la crisis climática, la dificultad de pagar por bienes y servicios, y la rampante injusticia social.
El Consejo de Calidad Ambiental de la Casa Blanca emitiĂł hoy la Fase 1 de nuevas regulaciones que restauran la Ley Nacional de PolĂtica Ambiental (NEPA) y deshace el ataque de la administraciĂłn previa a normas ambientales claves.
Today, the White House Council on Environmental Quality released Phase 1 of new regulations that restore the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and undo a Trump administration attack on this key environmental protection.