Press Releases

October 21, 2022

Sierra Club and South Texas communities delivered technical and public comments to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission urging the agency to stop Rio Grande LNG and Texas LNG, two fracked gas LNG export terminals proposed for the Rio Grande Valley, and have been under a re-review of their environmental justice impacts on the region.

21 de octubre de 2022

La Oficina de Gestión de Energía Oceánica anunció los próximos pasos para la perforación en busca de petróleo y gas fósil en la Plataforma Continental Exterior en virtud de las cláusulas de la Ley de Reducción de la Inflación.

October 20, 2022

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced next steps for oil and gas leasing on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) per provisions outlined in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), including a proposed notice of sale for Lease Sale 259 in the Gulf of Mexico and the final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Cook Inlet.

20 de octubre de 2022

El Departamento de Energía anunció una inversión federal de $2.800 millones para fomentar la manufactura de baterías para vehículos eléctricos en Estados Unidos y expandir la producción limpia de bienes esenciales.

20 de octubre de 2022

El Sierra Club y la Rainforest Action Network han publicado un reporte sobre los riesgos para el Valle del Río Grande de dos propuestas de gas fósil y un gasoducto subsidiario.

October 20, 2022

Kansas City, MO – Community leaders gathered today in the Indian Mound Neighborhood and called on Evergy’s CEO, David Campbell, to close its Hawthorn coal-burning power plant by 2025. Hawthorn is one of the last coal plants that operates within a major city in the United States and was the backdrop for the press conference. 

October 19, 2022

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, the Department of Energy announced $2.8 billion in federal funding to spur electric vehicle battery manufacturing in the U.S. and expand the production of essential clean manufactured goods. The investments will go to 20 manufacturing and processing companies in 12 states, including Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Tennessee, and Washington. 

October 19, 2022

Topeka, KS – Two months have passed since a coalition of organizations elevated the need for Evergy’s energy effic

October 18, 2022

Sierra Club state chapter calls the move the “latest flavor of climate denial”

October 18, 2022

WASHINGTON, DC -- Fifty years ago today -- on October 18, 1972 -- Congress passed the Clean Water Act with extraordinary bipartisan support, and in the decades since, the Act has served as our most fundamental tool for protecting our nation’s waters and the communities that rely on them.