Press Releases

February 8, 2022

ST PAUL, MN -- Earlier today, the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) approved Xcel Energy’s integrated resource plan (IRP), a long-range plan for how the utility intends to provide electricity to its ratepayers in the coming decades. In doing so, the PUC took a significant step towards a Minnesota that is powered by 100% clean and renewable energy, although there is much work that still remains to be done.

The MN PUC approved:

February 8, 2022

LEBANON, TN - Today, President Biden announced that Tritium, an Australia-based electric vehicle charger manufacturer, will open its first U.S. facility in Lebanon, Tennessee. This facility will produce up to 30,000 DC Fast Chargers each year and create 500 local jobs.

February 8, 2022

Today, the Virginia Senate rejected Governor Youngkin’s nomination of former coal lobbyist Andrew Wheeler as Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources.

February 7, 2022

After Court Victory, 310 Groups Urge Interior Department to Halt Permit Approvals That Rely on Same Faulty Analysis Rejected in Ruling

February 7, 2022

Little Rock, AR - Today, a coalition of environmental organizations filed a notice of intent (NOI) to sue the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) because it has failed to enforce the Regional Haze Rule as required by the Clean Air Act. The Regional Haze Rule is designed to protect our national parks, wilderness areas, and surrounding communities from fossil fuel and other sources of pollution that reduce visibility and increase harm to public health.

February 7, 2022

Oklahoma City, OK - Today, a coalition of environmental organizations filed a notice of intent (NOI) to sue the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) because it has failed to enforce the Regional Haze Rule as required by the Clean Air Act. The Regional Haze Rule is designed to protect our national parks and wilderness areas from fossil fuel and other sources of pollution that reduce visibility. Enforcing the Clean Air Act will restore the air in our country’s most iconic parks, and return those wild places to natural visibility.

February 7, 2022

OMAHA, NE -Today, a coalition of environmental organizations filed a notice of intent (NOI) to sue the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) because it has failed to enforce the Regional Haze Rule as required by the Clean Air Act. The Regional Haze Rule is designed to protect our national parks and wilderness areas from fossil fuel and other sources of pollution that reduce visibility.

February 7, 2022

St. Louis, MO - Today, a coalition of environmental organizations filed a notice of intent (NOI) to sue the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) because it has failed to enforce the Regional Haze Rule as required by the Clean Air Act. The Regional Haze Rule is designed to protect our national parks and wilderness areas from fossil fuel and other sources of pollution that reduce visibility. Enforcing the Clean Air Act will restore the air in our country’s most iconic parks, and return those wild places to natural visibility.

February 7, 2022

New Orleans, LA - Today, a coalition of environmental organizations filed a notice of intent (NOI) to sue the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) because it has failed to enforce the Regional Haze Rule as required by the Clean Air Act. The Regional Haze Rule is designed to protect our national parks and wilderness areas from fossil fuel and other sources of pollution that reduce visibility. Enforcing the Clean Air Act will restore the air in our country’s most iconic parks, and return those wild places to natural visibility.

February 7, 2022

Albany, New York — Today, environmental groups filed a response to two draft policy documents from the Department of Environmental Conservation that will determine how the key environmental regulator will implement and enforce New York’s nation-leading climate law, the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA).