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Xcel Energy Files New Proposal to Accelerate Coal Plant Closures

Denver, CO—Today, Xcel Energy filed a new proposal for its electric resource plan that will have the 750 megawatt, coal-fired Comanche 3 unit close no later than January 1, 2031. The Sierra Club and…

Glendale City Council Votes to Delay Purchase of New Gas Units at Grayson, Fails to Commit to True Clean Energy Options

Glendale, CA – Last night, the Glendale City Council voted to modify the Grayson Repowering Project by directing Glendale Water and Power to prepare the Grayson site for construction of new gas-…

Glendale City Council Votes to Spend $260 Million on More Polluting Gas Plants

Glendale, CA — Late last night, the Glendale City Council voted 3-2 to approve construction of five new gas-fired units totaling 93 megawatts (MWs) at the Grayson Power Plant. This may be the last…

EPA Decision to Reject Backtracking on 2014 Pollution Controls for Wyoming Coal Plant Will Have Significant Public Health and Air Quality Benefits

Point of Rocks, WY - Powder River Basin Resource Council, National Parks Conservation Association, and Sierra Club welcomed a decision from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposing to…

Biden administration defends Trump-era decision that fails to account for the costs of pollution from leasing publicly owned coal

Great Falls, Montana — In a filing late Friday, the Biden administration's U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) defended two Trump-era resource management plans (RMPs) that failed to comply with a…

California Proposal Will Decimate Rooftop Solar

Sacramento, CA — Yesterday, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) issued a proposed decision that will decimate the cost effectiveness of rooftop solar, and slow our progress on critical…

Dozens of local groups call on White House to prioritize OSMRE Director to address unprecedented coal mining and reclamation challenges

Washington, DC — Today, a coalition representing thousands of members who live in communities directly impacted by coal mining sent a letter to the White House asking the Biden Administration to…

Biden’s EPA Backs Trump Rule to Let Utah’s Coal Plants Pollute National Parks

SALT LAKE CITY, UT -- The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has notified HEAL Utah, National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA), Sierra Club, and Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment that…

Wide Range of Community Groups Urge Rep. Schrader to Vote Keep his Word and Vote "Yes" on Build Back Better

Oregon City, OR — This morning, local community and faith leaders joined together outside U.S. Representative Kurt Schrader’s Oregon City office to urge that he keep his commitment to vote “yes” on…

Community, Faith Leaders to U.S. Rep. Schrader: ‘Keep Your Word to Help Oregon Build Back Better’

OREGON CITY, OR — With a congressional vote expected in the coming days, local community and faith leaders will join together on Thursday, November 18 at 10:00am outside of the office of U.S.…