Press Releases

Los Cortes de OPEC+ Son un Nuevo Recordatorio de Que Debemos Romper Nuestra Dependencia de los Combustibles Fósiles

Los líderes del cártel energético OPEC+ acordaron coordinar reducir su producción para subir los precios del petróleo y gas fósil.

Sierra Club Statement on the Initiation of Leasing Provisions Following the Inflation Reduction Act

Washington, DC - Today, the Department of the Interior (DOI) outlined next steps for the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to take related to oil and gas leasing tied to the implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). 

Local Climate Advocates Respond to Louisiana Treasurer’s Move to Cut Ties with BlackRock

BATON ROUGE — Today the Louisiana state treasurer announced plans to cut ties with major asset manager BlackRock and withdraw nearly $800 million in state money from the firm due to its stated sustainability policies. The move puts Louisiana in a similar position to other Republican-led states, including Texas and West Virginia, who cut off some business with the asset management firm over its position on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues.

OPEC+ Cuts Are Yet Another Reminder of the Need to Break Dependence on Fossil Fuels

Today, the leaders of the OPEC+ energy cartel agreed to coordinated production cuts in an effort to raise oil and gas prices.

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Receives Major Public Push Back to Rio Grande LNG Carbon Capture and Storage Facility

Brownsville - Yesterday, members of the public across Texas submitted over 200 comments to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) during the scoping pro

Federal Judge Rules Massive Montana Coal Mine Expansion Illegal

HELENA, MT — Late Friday, Billings Federal District Court Judge Susan Watters ruled that a massive expansion of the Rosebud coal strip-mine was approved illegally.

PacifiCorp's Slow Energy Transition Earns it Failing Grade in Updated Report 

Salt Lake City, UT – In a new version of Sierra Club’s groundbreaking report, the Dirty Truth About Climate Pledges, PacifiCorp has earned a D grade for the way the utility has delayed the transition to clean energy from coal and gas that poisons the air, threatening the public health of communities, and exacerbating the climate crisis.

Southern Company Gets an F for its Flimsy Climate Promises

ATLANTA, GA - Yesterday, the Sierra Club released the

Clean Energy Advocates Rally to Call on SRP to meet its Sustainability Obligations, Present a People’s Energy Plan

TEMPE, AZ. -- On Monday morning, local community members and clean energy advocates came together at Salt River Project (SRP) Headquarters to push back on the harm that the utility has caused by propping up fossil gas, and to

Declaración del Sierra Club sobre el Crucial Caso Sackett vs EPA en la Corte Suprema

La Corte Suprema escuchó hoy argumentos orales del caso Sackett vs Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), un intento de la industria de combustibles fósiles de desmantelar la Ley de Agua Limpia.