Washington, DC - Today, Congress filed a resolution under the Congressional Review Act to repeal the waste emissions charge of the Methane Emissions Reduction Program, a critical program created by the Inflation Reduction Act that will help protect our families and communities from harmful oil and gas pollution. The charge is a commonsense measure to cut excessive methane emissions from corporations that are the largest polluters, secure American energy, and create jobs.
Washington, D.C. - The United States has surpassed 50 GW in domestic solar energy manufacturing capacity for the first time in history, enough to power approximately 37.5 million homes. This milestone marks an impressive progress—bolstered by clean energy investments in the Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law—by the renewable energy sector to pave the path towards an emission-free future.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Late Monday night, Interior Secretary Burgum posted new Secretarial Orders focused on implementing Donald Trump's flurry of Day One Executive Orders declaring an “energy national emergency” and seeking to strip protections of public lands and waters to enable extractive industrial development.
NATIONWIDE - Today, in honor of Rosa Parks’ birthday, labor unions, racial justice groups, environmental organizations, transit groups, and disability advocates are joining together to elevate public transit as a civil right and essential to healthy communities.
Washington, DC - Today, the United States Senate voted to confirm Chris Wright as the Secretary of the Department of Energy. Wright is an outspoken critic of policies aimed at curbing climate change and the transition to renewable energy sources. He is the founder and CEO of Liberty Energy, a leading oil and fracked gas company.
Having done nothing to prepare the U.S. economy, Trump’s tariffs will likely raise prices on a range of essential goods including food, cars, and personal electronics.
Washington, DC - Today, amidst news reports and rumors of federal government website information being deleted, changed, or made inaccessible at 5:00pm ET today, the Sierra Club again reiterated its call on the Trump Administration to protect and preserve critical information the American people rely on. Earlier today, staff at the U.S.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Senate voted to confirm former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to lead the Department of the Interior.
Washington, DC - Today, E&E News reported that amidst a broad illegal push to freeze all federal funding, the Trump administration has also halted $7 billion in Solar For All awards. That funding, already under signed contract with local and state governments, would help provide low-cost rooftop solar to low income and disadvantaged communities while also supporting workforce development.
OAK CREEK, Wis. – Today, the Sierra Club filed testimony against We Energies’ proposal to charge residential gas customers to construct an LNG storage facility in Oak Creek.