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Sierra Club Statement on PSC Commissioner Conflict of Interest Hearing

MADISON, WI -- The Dane County Circuit Court held a hearing today to hear testimony on former Public Service Commissioner Mike Huebsch’s potential conflict of interest when he voted to approve the…

Local Advocates Respond to DTE Energy Waste Reduction Plans

DETROIT, MI. -- Today, DTE Energy filed its electric and gas energy efficiency (referred to in Michigan as “energy waste reduction”) plans with the Michigan Public Service Commission to reduce energy…

NRG Energy Moves to Retire the Will County 4 Coal-Fired Power Plant in Romeoville

ROMEOVILLE, IL. -- This morning, NRG Energy revealed its intention to retire the Will County Generating Station in Romeoville in June 2022. This announcement comes after more than two decades of…

Sierra Club Statement on Climate Bill Impasse

SPRINGFIELD, IL -- The General Assembly failed to act on Governor Pritzker’s clean energy and climate proposal, despite broad legislative and public support and months of negotiations and working…

Sierra Club Statement on Illinois Energy Legislative Impasse

SPRINGFIELD, IL -- On May 31, negotiations on a groundbreaking climate bill for Illinois broke down after Illinois’ largest climate polluter, the Prairie State Energy Campus (PSEC) coal plant,…

Sierra Club: “WEC’s LNG proposal is expensive, irresponsible, inequitable, and bad for the climate”

MADISON- WEC Energy Group is proposing to charge customers $370 million plus interest, totaling more than $460 million, to build storage tanks to store extra fossil gas, in case they need it on cold…

Sierra Club demonstrates partial support for Alliant Energy settlement

Madison, WI - Today, Alliant Energy announced a settlement with Sierra Club, Wisconsin Industrial Energy Group, Citizens Utility Board, Clean Wisconsin, RENEW Wisconsin, and the Wisconsin Paper…

Sierra Club Statement in Response to Illinois Consumers and Climate First Act

SPRINGFIELD, IL -- Today, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker announced a much anticipated proposal for sweeping legislation aimed at reforming the state’s energy sector, phasing out fossil fuel use, and…

“MPW’s Gas Plans Are a Big Waste of Money,” Sierra Club Releases Energy Analysis

MUSCATINE, IA -- At Thursday night’s meeting of the Muscatine Power & Water (MPW) board, Sierra Club presented a new analysis finding that investing in a clean energy portfolio would be cheaper…

Sierra Club Hails Milestone in State Climate Leadership and Need for Bold Action on Carbon Emissions

MADISON, WI --  Today, Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes released the Governor’s Task Force on Climate Change Report that included 55 policy recommendations to address climate change in…