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New Report Highlights Major Benefits of EPA Power Sector Standard, Dwindling Coal Capacity

Washington, DC – A new report released today by the Rhodium Group outlines the significant climate and health benefits of the Environmental Protection Agency’s recently finalized standard targeting pollution from the coal industry.

Supreme Court Shadow Docket Decision Pauses Good Neighbor Rule, Putting Communities at Risk

Washington, D.C. – A divided 5-to-4 Supreme Court today granted pre-judgment stay applications to block a critically important Environmental Protection Agency rule aimed at reducing interstate smog pollution and improving public health. This decision means tens of millions of people will be exposed to higher levels of dangerous air pollution this summer, causing asthma attacks, lung damage, and premature deaths.

Supreme Court Sides with Polluters in Cross-State Smog Pollution Case

Washington, D.C. – Today, the United States Supreme Court sided with polluting states and industry groups by pausing implementation of EPA’s strategy to address harmful air pollution that crosses state lines, called the Good Neighbor Plan.

EPA Proposes Closing Clean Air Act Loopholes for Industrial Polluters

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Last week, EPA announced a proposal to close loopholes in nearly 20 Clean Air Act regulations that allow industrial polluters – such as fossil fuel power plants, incinerators, chemical plants, and other industrial facilities –  around the country to dump deadly air pollution with impunity into surrounding communities.

Environmental Protection Agency Announces Nearly $900 Million in Clean School Bus Awards

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $875 million in awards for the Clean School Bus Program, which will fund the purchase of over 3,400 school buses in over 530 school districts. 92 percent of the buses will be electric, and almost half of the projects (45 percent) are located in low-income, rural, and tribal communities and will receive two-third (67 percent) of the total funding, advancing the Biden-Harris administration’s Justice40 initiative.

EPA Rules Tightening Carbon Pollution Standards will Clean Up Utah’s Air

Salt Lake City, UT – In a major win for public health and the climate, yesterday the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized standards that will slash air, water, and carbon pollution from power plants to address their deadly and dangerous emissions.

Sierra Club Atlantic Chapter Celebrates New EPA Standards to Slash Power Plant Pollution, Advance Transition from Coal to Clean Energy

ALBANY, NY – In a major win for the climate and public health, the Environmental Protection Agency finalized four separate standards today that will slash air, water, and carbon pollution from power plants. These critically needed safeguards will improve air and water quality for families, particularly for New York communities suffering from air pollution produced by coal plants in neighboring states and regions, such as Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Ohio.

Sierra Club PA Celebrates New EPA Standards to Slash Power Plant Pollution, Advance Transition from Coal to Clean Energy

HARRISBURG, Pa. – In a major win for the climate and public health, the Environmental Protection Agency finalized four separate standards today that will slash air, water, and carbon pollution from power plants. These critically needed safeguards will improve air and water quality for families, particularly for Pennsylvania communities suffering from ongoing pollution generated from facilities like the Keystone and Conemaugh plants. They will also address some legacy pollution issues, such as coal ash disposal sites at the many plants throughout the Commonwealth that have stopped burning coal.

EPA Finalizes Package of Standards to Slash Power Plant Pollution, Helping Advance the Transition from Coal to Clean Energy

Washington, D.C. – In a major win for the climate and public health, the Environmental Protection Agency finalized four separate standards today that will slash air, water, and carbon pollution from power plants. 

Inflation Reduction Act Delivers $249 Million in Solar for All Funds for New York

ALBANY, NY -- Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) was awarded $249.8 million in funding through the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund’s Solar For All program. The competition, created by President Biden’s landmark Inflation Reduction Act, seeks to enable low-income and disadvantaged households across America to access the benefits of low-cost, clean solar energy—benefits that include home energy savings, energy resilience, improved air quality, wealth building, and quality jobs.

Inflation Reduction Act Delivers $156 Million in Solar for All Funds for PA

HARRISBURG, Pa. – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that the Pennsylvania Energy Development Authority (PEDA) was awarded $156 million in funding through the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund’s Solar For All program. The competition, created by President Biden’s landmark Inflation Reduction Act, seeks to enable low-income and disadvantaged households across America to access the benefits of low-cost, clean solar energy—benefits that include home energy savings, energy resilience, improved air quality, wealth building, and quality jobs.

Sierra Club Urges Senate Democrats to Reject Overturning EPA Clean Car Standards

Washington, DC -  Today, the Sierra Club launched a four-state digital ad campaign focused on seven Senators – Senators Kelly and Sinema of Arizona; Casey and Fetterman of Pennsylvania; Kaine and Warner of Virginia; and Tester of Montana – who have expressed criticism of the EPA’s recently finalized federal clean car standards.