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150+ Organizations Thank DOE for Releasing LNG Export Studies; Urge Biden Admin to Deny Pending Authorizations

** READ THE LETTER HERE **Washington, DC — Today, more than 150 environmental organizations sent a letter to President Biden and Secretary Granholm thanking them for releasing the…

Attempt to Repeal Waste Emissions Charge Would Allow Companies to Spew Methane Pollution Without Consequence

Washington, DC - Last week, U.S. Senators Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) alongside U.S. Representative August Pfluger (R-TX-11) introduced companion bills to repeal the Waste…

Trump Urges More LNG Exports Despite Link to Increased Energy Prices and Other Public Harm

Washington, DC - On his first day in office, President Donald Trump issued an executive order on Unleashing American Energy, which includes calling for an unnecessary and dangerous…

Sierra Club Reaction: Trump’s Absurd ‘Energy Emergency’

Washington, DC - Today, Donald Trump announced his intention to declare an “energy emergency,” despite the fact that the United States is the largest oil and gas producer in the world.The anticipated…

Sierra Club Statement on Chris Wright Confirmation Hearing for DOE

Washington, DC - Today, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee will hold a hearing to consider the nomination of Chris Wright, an outspoken critic of policies aimed at curbing climate…

Sierra Club Responds to Trump Plan to "Protect" Gas Stoves over Consumer Choice

Washington, DC - Media reports indicate that the incoming Trump administration wants to use an executive order to rip away consumer protections from health-harming gas-burning appliances. The…

Treasury and IRS Finalize Clean Hydrogen Tax Credit

Washington, DC - Today, the Department of Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service released the final rule that will determine tax credits for clean hydrogen production. Section 45V, the Clean…

DOE & EPA Award $850 Million to Projects to Cut Methane Pollution from Oil and Gas Industry

Washington, DC - Today, the Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency announced $850 million in funding to reduce methane pollution from the oil and gas industry through the…

DOE Releases Updated LNG Export Studies Underpinning Public Interest Determination

Washington, DC - Nearly a year after the historic decision by President Biden and Department of Energy Secretary Granholm to pause consideration of new and pending liquefied methane gas, known…

Groups Respond to FERC Order to Set Aside Approval of CP2 LNG

Washington, DC - Last week, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued an order setting aside its approval of the massive CP2 LNG export facility in order to update the project’s cumulative…