environmental-justice

September 1, 2023

PHOENIX, AZ -- Today, Sierra Club filed a suit in Maricopa County Superior Court challenging the Arizona Corporation Commission’s (ACC) decision to approve Salt River Project’s revised proposal to expand the gas-fired Coolidge Generating Station in Pinal County, Arizona.

August 8, 2023

PHOENIX, AZ â€“ In a blow to Tucson Electric Power (TEP) ratepayers, the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC), Arizona’s public utilities commission, today voted to approve TEP’s rate increase proposal which will raise residential ratepayers’ bills by an average of 9.02%. After the ACC’s decision today, customers will see their bills increase as early as September 1. 

July 28, 2023

The Biden administration should finalize the strongest rule possible to accelerate clean energy deployment and protect vulnerable communities

June 22, 2023

Groups call for policy reforms to advance an equitable clean energy future without gutting environmental protections

June 21, 2023

PHOENIX, AZ – Today during the Arizona Corporation Commission’s (ACC) open meeting, the Commission sided with utilities Salt River Project (SRP) and Arizona Public Service (APS) in separate decisions that will cost ratepayers, negatively impact communities, and worsen air quality.

June 21, 2023

MARYLAND - Transportation continues to be one of the leading sources of toxic soot and smog in Maryland. Today, the Union of Concerned Scientists and Sierra Club released reports outlining the hazards of transportation pollution and the steps needed to improve air quality and address the climate crisis to protect Marylanders’ health and future.

June 17, 2023

PHOENIX, AZ â€“ Today Sierra Club's Grand Canyon Chapter hosted the SRP is Full of Gas Tour to address pollution, climate change, water use, and proposed gas plant expansion at three of its gas plants located throughout the valley. 

June 14, 2023

TX/LA Coast - Today, Department of Energy’s (DOE) officials convened a listening session in Lake Charles, Louisiana, closing out the DOE’s second stop on its “Energy Justice to the People Roadshow” that included Lake Charles and Port Arthur. Yesterday, Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm joined a listening session in Port Arthur, Texas. The DOE describes this Roadshow as a series of stakeholder dialogues aimed at engaging local residents, municipal governments, and fossil fuel industry representatives in conversations rang

June 4, 2023

Lake Charles, LA —  Over the weekend, residents of Southwest Louisiana experienced three industrial emergencies. A fire, reportedly caused by a lightning strike, burned from yesterday afternoon until early this morning at the Calcasieu Refining Company, an oil refinery in Lake Charles.

17 de mayo de 2023

La Agencia de ProtecciĂłn Ambiental (EPA) del Presidente Biden actuĂł para proteger al pĂşblico de millones de toneladas de cenizas tĂłxicas de carbĂłn almacenadas en vertederos y estaques por todo el paĂ­s que previamente estaban exentas de regulaciones federales.

May 16, 2023

Over 100 community leaders and grassroots organizations have submitted comments to FERC urging concrete environmental justice action in the midst of recent fossil fuel project approvals

May 10, 2023

This morning, the White House released a set of legislative priorities designed to accelerate federal permitting and environmental reviews for infrastructure projects.