Renner Barsella is an associate press secretary for the midwest with the Sierra Club's Beyond Coal Campaign.
MADISON - Today the Wisconsin Public Services Commission (PSC) approved the Koshkonong Solar Energy Center with two votes of support and one abstention. Koshkonong Solar Energy Center will add 300…
Madison, WI— Today, the Wisconsin Public Service Commission (PSC) voted to approve WEC Energy Group’s proposal for a new fossil gas plant in Rothschild and Kronenwetter. The RICE (reciprocating…
EVANSVILLE, IN -- Several faith, environmental, social justice and consumer advocacy groups have formed a coalition, Energy for All, in response to the widespread distress and hardship in our…
Milwaukee, WI — Today, Sierra Club appealed the Wisconsin Public Service Commission’s unlawful approval of We Energies proposal for new Liquified Natural Gas storage (LNG) facilities in Ixonia…
OAKLAND, CA -- Michelle Mascarenhas has joined the Sierra Club as the organization’s National Director of Campaigns. A dedicated champion of climate justice and community-led change, Mascarenhas…
DES MOINES, IA – 20 community members with Iowa CCI, Sierra Club Beyond Coal, and DSM BLM took part in a demonstration Thursday afternoon during an Iowa Energy Center Board Meeting. The group gave…
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- President Biden and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael S. Regan announced yesterday plans to use $1 billion, allocated by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law…
Detroit, MI - On Monday, Jan 31st, Detroit activists, environmental advocates, and energy experts hosted a virtual press event highlighting energy burden and racial disparity concerns in Detroit. As…
Detroit, MI - On Monday, January 31, 2022 at 11:00 AM Detroit activists, environmental advocates, and energy experts will come together to host a virtual press event highlighting energy burden and…
IOWA -- Yesterday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced it will require utilities in several Midwestern states to clean up their coal ash waste. Coal ash is toxic waste produced by coal…