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Gov. Cooper Vetoes Harmful Legislation That Would Rubber Stamp MVP Southgate

RALEIGH, NC– Today, Gov. Cooper vetoed the Regulatory Reform Act of 2023 known as HB600 that, if passed, would benefit polluting entities at the expense of North Carolina’s water quality and…

Over 185 Organizations Oppose Legislation Fast-Tracking A New Prison in Eastern Kentucky

Washington, D.C. - Today, more than 185 organizations delivered a letter to Congress urging legislators to remove language - Section 219 - in the FY24 House appropriations bill that…

N.C. Utilities Commission Approves Settlement with Duke Energy That Will Ease Ratepayer Burden

RALEIGH, N.C.— The North Carolina Utilities Commission approved an “Affordability Settlement” between the Sierra Club, Duke Energy Progress (DEP) and Duke Energy Carolinas (DEC), which resolves low-…

Clean energy advocates react to Duke Energy’s proposed Carbon Plan

CHAPEL HILL, N.C.—Groups involved in the North Carolina Utilities Commission proceeding to develop a new state plan for reducing heat-trapping carbon pollution from electricity generation—known as…

Federal Court Dismisses Challenges to Mountain Valley Pipeline

RICHMOND, VA — Today, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted motions by the federal government and Mountain Valley Pipeline to dismiss environmental groups’ pending legal challenges of…

Lawmakers, Groups Demand FERC Deny Mountain Valley Pipeline Southgate’s Extension Request

Washington, D.C. — Yesterday, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) closed the comment period for the docket following the Mountain Valley Pipeline’s request for a three-year extension to…

Sierra Club Responds To Columbiana County, OH Gas Well Leak

FAIRFIELD TOWNSHIP, OH -- It has been reported that a gas well in Columbiana County, Ohio has sprung a leak after a contractor hit the wellhead. More than 450 people have been evacuated. â€¦

Environmental Quality Board Forced to Dismiss Critical Petition to Raise Bond Amounts for PA Oil and Gas Wells

Harrisburg, PA - Today, by a vote of 18 to zero with one abstention, the Pennsylvania Environmental Quality Board voted to dismiss a rulemaking petition to raise oil and gas bonds for conventional…

Federal Court Stays Mountain Valley Pipeline’s Biological Opinion Again

RICHMOND, VA â€” Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit issued a stay of the biological opinion and incidental take statement under the Endangered Species Act for the Mountain Valley…

FERC Greenlights Mountain Valley Pipeline To Resume All Construction

WASHINGTON – Today, the Federal Regulatory Energy Commission (FERC) authorized all remaining construction for the disastrous Mountain Valley Pipeline. Sierra Club Executive Director Ben Jealous…