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Federal Court Sends Two Unlawful Trump-Era Offshore Oil Lease Sales in Gulf of Mexico Back to Department of Interior to Reconsider

Washington, D.C. — The DC Circuit Court of Appeals ruled today that the Trump administration unlawfully auctioned off millions of acres to oil companies in two 2018 Gulf of Mexico lease sales.…

Texas Comptroller’s Climate Denying Publicity Stunt Will Be Costly for Taxpayers

Austin, TX – Today, Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced a list of financial companies whose financing practices supposedly “boycott” energy companies. The list includes companies like BlackRock,…

SEC Takes on Mutual Fund ‘Greenwashing’ with New Transparency Rules

WASHINGTON — As the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) closes a comment period on two proposed rules that would create a standard framework for funds classified as environmental, social, and…

Sierra Club Statement on Potential Changes to Federal Permitting

WASHINGTON, DC – Late yesterday, reports broke that drastic changes to federal permitting requirements under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) could be included in must-pass legislation…

On the Brink of a Climate Emergency, Groups Demand FERC Deny MVP’s Extension Request

Washington DC – Groups submitted more than 31,000 comments asking the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to deny Mountain Valley Pipeline’s request for four more years to build the pipeline, which…

Big Oil Reports Record Profits While Families Suffer

Today, Exxon, Chevron, and Shell reported a record combined quarterly profit of $46 billion, as families continue to face sky-high energy costs and inflation primarily driven by the cost of fossil…

LEADING CLIMATE, CONSERVATION, AND INDIGENOUS GROUPS RESPOND TO DRAFT SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT ON CONOCOPHILLIPS’ WILLOW PROJECT

Washington, D.C. –  Today, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released a Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (DSEIS) addressing the implications of ConocoPhillips’ Willow Project…

Sierra Club: Final Offshore Drilling Plan Must Rule Out Any New Leasing

Washington, DC – Today, the Biden administration’s Department of the Interior released a draft five year plan for offshore drilling. The plan does not include any lease sales for the remainder of…

In Response to Freeport LNG Explosion, 130+ Groups Raise Concerns to Biden Administration

Today, 136 organizations sent a letter to President Biden in response to the June 8 explosion at the Freeport LNG export facility, expressing continued concern with expanded gas exports and calling…

Gas Tax Holiday Is Not the Way to Address High Energy Costs

Washington, DC – This morning, President Biden called on Congress to support a suspension of the federal gas tax in an attempt to ease the pain Americans are facing at the pump. Gas has reached…