Shannon Van Hoesen


Press Releases


New Tenant Protection Primer Lays Out Policies to Ensure Decarbonization Efforts are Fair and Equitable

Washington, DC - A new policy primer, released today by Sierra Club and Climate and Community Institute, lays out why and how decision-makers at the local, state, and federal level can…

SCOTUS Upholds EPA’s Commonsense Efforts to Curb Methane Emissions from Oil & Gas Industry

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, the United States Supreme Court rejected an effort by industry polluters and their political allies to block the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) comprehensive…

Groups File Petition for Review Challenging FERC’s Flawed Approval of CP2 LNG

Washington, DC - Today, Gulf Coast and environmental groups filed petitions for review challenging the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s approval of Venture Global’s proposed CP2 LNG. In a 2-1…

New research from Greenpeace USA and Sierra Club links air pollution from LNG terminals to major public health costs

Washington, DC– A new analysis, Permit to Kill, released today by the Sierra Club and Greenpeace USA shows that permitted emissions from both currently operating and planned LNG terminals…

Sierra Club: Dirty Permitting Deal Passes Out of Committee Despite Strong Opposition

Washington, DC – Today, the US Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources passed the Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024, dubbed the “Dirty Deal,” sponsored by Senators Joe Manchin and…

VICTORY: Environmental Groups, Rate Advocates Win Challenge To FERC’s Flawed Pipeline Approval

Trenton, NJ — Today, a coalition of environmental organizations and an impacted landowner backed by eight state Attorneys General and the New Jersey Ratepayer Advocate won their challenge to the…

Sierra Club Reaction: Court Vacates FERC Decision to Approve Massive Gas Expansion Project

Washington, DC - Today, the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit vacated, or invalidated, a decision by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission that allowed the construction of the Regional…

Environmental and Gulf Coast Groups File Request for Rehearing Challenging FERC’s Approval of CP2 LNG

Washington, DC - Today, groups submitted a request for rehearing to challenge the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s approval of Venture Global’s proposed methane gas export facility,…

Court Sends Commonwealth LNG Decision Back to FERC in Response to Legal Challenges

Washington, DC - Today, the US Court of Appeals for the DC District agreed that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission failed to fully and adequately assess the cumulative and direct…

Sierra Club: District Court Rejects “Baseless Attacks” of EPA Methane Standard

Washington, D.C. - In a major win for climate and public health, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit denied yesterday an effort by the oil and gas industry and its political…