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Sierra Club, NAACP, Des Moines BLM, and Others Call on IUB for Utility Shut-Off Ban

DES MOINES, IA -- Advocates from across Iowa, including Sierra Club, NAACP, Des Moines Black Liberation Movement, and other environmental groups, are calling on the Iowa Utility Board to ban utility…

Sierra Club Applauds PSC Decision to Extend Shut off Moratorium

MADISON, WI -- The Wisconsin Public Service Commission voted today to once again extend the utility disconnection moratorium for residential customers until October 1, 2020. The commission decided 2-…

Metro East Residents and Advocates Demand Transparency from Shadowy Coal Plant Demolition

Alton, IL -- Tuesday night, concerned advocates hosted a Facebook Live event to call out Commercial Liability Partners (CLP) for their lack of transparency and unwillingness to engage in meaningful…

New Report Shows Customers Would Save $92 Million If MidAmerican Retires Sioux City Coal Plants

DES MOINES, IA -- A new report, released today by the Sierra Club, finds that MidAmerican Energy’s George Neal North and South coal plants near Sioux City have lost $27.5 million for its customers…

Week of Action Creatively Calls for Transition from Coal to Clean Energy

WISCONSIN -- Sierra Club members and partners today will kick off a statewide week of action through an online screening of the documentary “We Neighbors,” this evening which focuses on the…

Sierra Club Applauds PSC Decision to Extend Shut off Moratorium

MADISON, WI -- The Wisconsin Public Service Commission voted today to extend the utility disconnection moratorium for residential customers until September 1, 2020. The commission decided 2-1 to…

Sierra Club Wins Lawsuit Over EPA Ozone Pollution Decision in West Michigan

GRAND RAPIDS, MI - On July 10, the D.C. Circuit court ruled in favor of the Sierra Club’s lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its decision to omit Ottawa County from the…

Sierra Club Statement on Alliant’s Edgewater Coal Plant Retirement Announcement

MADISON, WI -- This morning Alliant Energy announced that by the end of 2022 the utility plans to retire the last 380MW power generating unit at its Edgewater coal plant in Sheboygan, Wisconsin and…

Peoria-Area Grantees Announced Today Following $8.6 Million Settlement with Energy Company

PEORIA, IL – Following a multi-million dollar settlement with the owner of the E.D. Edwards coal plant, Peoria-area organizations met today at Mt. Zion Baptist Church to celebrate the grants being…

Sierra Club Statement on Grand Haven’s Sims Coal Plant Retirement

Grand Haven -- This week the 37-year-old Sims coal fired power plant in Grand Haven will be shut down permanently in accordance with plans made one year ago by the Grand Haven Board of Light &…