Emily Pomilio

Emily Pomilio is an associate press secretary for the Sierra Club's Beyond Coal Campaign.

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Sierra Club Threatens to Sue NRG Power Midwest Over Clean Water Act Violations at the Cheswick Coal Plant

SPRINGDALE, PA--  Today, the Sierra Club sent a “notice of intent to sue” letter to NRG Power Midwest alleging serious violations of the Clean Water Act (CWA) at the company’s Cheswick coal-…

Massachusetts Sierra Club Denounces MA Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Approval of Weymouth Compressor Station Air Quality Permit

Boston, M.A.-- The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Commissioner Martin Suuberg issued a rubber stamp approval of the air quality permit today for the highly-contested…

SCC Accepts Dominion’s IRP Refiling, Improves Requirements for Future Plans

RICHMOND, Virginia – Today, the Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) accepted Dominion Energy’s refiled Integrated Resource Plan (IRP), after rejecting it in its entirety in late 2018. The SCC…

Massachusetts Tips Scales In Favor of Canadian Hydro Power To the Detriment of Consumers, Environment

Boston, M.A. - Yesterday, the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU) issued an order on long-term contracts for clean energy that paves the way for Governor Baker’s plan to source foreign…

MDE Presents on Climate Action Plan, Still Doesn’t Disclose Full Details to Public

Baltimore, MD --  The Maryland Commission on Climate Change (MCCC) hosted a meeting today where Governor Hogan’s Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) presented an overview of its draft…

Maine to Become the 6th State to Commit to 100% Clean Energy with Passage of LD 1494

Augusta, ME -- Last night, the Maine Legislature passed LD 1494 which increases the state’s Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) to 80 percent by 2030 and 100 percent by 2050. The amendments will…

Labor, Environmental Organizations, and Long Island Residents Voice Strong Support for Critical Offshore Wind Development

East Hampton, NY —Today, environmental, labor and local organizations, and residents attended an East Hampton hearing where they urged the New York Public Service Commission to move forward…

Another Judge Sides with Marylanders against GenOn’s Attempts to Roll Back Clean Water Protections

Montgomery County, MD --  Two weeks after a Maryland Circuit Court ruled against a coal company’s efforts to block clean water safeguards at its Chalk Point power plant in Prince George’s County…

Gov. Jim Justice Puts Profits Before West Virginia's Public Health and Clean Energy Transition

Charleston, WV -- Today, West Virginia governor and perennial legal defendant Jim Justice attacked thousands of grassroots activists and everyday West Virginians working to address the climate crisis…

Judge Sides with Community on Coal Company’s Attempt to Roll Back Clean Water Protection

Rockville, MD --  A Maryland Circuit Court ruled in favor of local community members and environmentalists on a power plant owner’s efforts to block safeguards protecting clean water in the…