March 30, 2022
Washington, DC – Earlier this week, the EPA proposed removing the emergency affirmative defense provisions from operating permit regulations in Title V of the Clean Air Act (CAA).
Press Releases
March 30, 2022
Portland, OR — Yesterday, Oregon’s Public Utility Commission (PUC) announced support of PacifiCorp’s Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) to keep expensive and heavily-polluting coal plants powering Oregon communities for several more decades. This verbal vote to acknowledge the plan is expected to be formally approved in the coming weeks. PacifiCorp is the parent company of Pacific Power, which operates across Oregon, Washington, and California.
March 30, 2022
We must protect 30% of lands and waters in the United States by 2030, also known as ‘America the Beautiful.’ In addition to fighting the climate crisis, conserving more nature provides a myriad of health benefits, protections for vulnerable wildlife and plant species, diversification and growth of local economies, and communities’ increased access to nature. The Sierra Club calls on the Department of the Interior (DOI) to act quickly and protect 30% of this nation's lands by 2030.
March 30, 2022
New Mexico is seeing record-breaking heat, drought and water insecurity, and more frequent and intense wildfires. From wilderness to local parks, safeguarding more greenspace and water will help us fight these effects of climate change. In New Mexico, that means protecting 30% of lands and waters by 2030, also known as ‘America the Beautiful.’ In addition to taking on the climate crisis, conserving more nature provides a myriad of health benefits, protections for vulnerable wildlife and plant species, diversification and growth of local economies, and increased access to nature for communities.
March 29, 2022
Released today, the 13th annual Banking on Climate Chaos report, the most comprehensive global analysis on fossil fuel banking to date, underscores the stark disparity between public climate commitments being made by the world’s largest banks, versus the reality of their largely business-as-usual financing to the fossil fuel industry.
March 29, 2022
Washington, DC – Yesterday, President Biden unveiled his FY2023 budget, which requests $1.6 trillion in federal funding for the 2023 fiscal year. The proposed budget includes the largest funding request ever for the EPA, Department of Energy, and Department of the Interior. At the crux of the budget is adjusting the tax code to ensure the wealthiest billionaires pay their fair share, efforts to address inflation, and a repeal of fossil fuel subsidies.
March 29, 2022
Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit granted Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC’s motion to dismiss its appeal of the Virginia State Air Pollution Control Board’s decision to deny the company’s requested minor source air permit for the Lambert Compressor Station.
March 29, 2022
From the fires to the heatwaves, sea-level rise, blackouts, and more, the climate crisis is here. A changing climate has increased the risk of unnaturally large and more frequent and dangerous fires. The long-term safety of our communities relies on reducing climate pollution, preserving forests to draw down climate pollution and moving away from polluting fuels, and supporting community resilience and preparedness against fires.
March 29, 2022
On Friday, The Sierra Club submitted expert testimony from Dr. Mark Little in Dominion Energy’s request to the State Corporation Commission (SCC) for approval and certification of the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project.
March 28, 2022
Washington, DC – Today, the Department of Commerce (DOC) made the decision to act on a petition requesting a review of solar panel imports from companies working in Southeast Asia. The decision by the Biden Administration to approve this request will create an immediate effect on nearly 80% of US crystalline-silicon modules shipped from the region, creating ramifications throughout the country on the 230,000 Americans that work in the solar industry.