Press Releases

TIME TO VOTE: Senate Must Swiftly Pass Historic Climate Bill

WASHINGTON, DC -- With the Senate back in session and communities’ need for investments only growing stronger every day, it’s time for senators to pass the Build Back Better Act. 

After Years of Community Organizing, Jordan Cove LNG Export Terminal and Fracked Gas Pipeline Project is Dead

Pembina Announces It Has “Decided Not to Move Forward With the Project” and Asks the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to Cancel Its Permit

Government Report Finds DC's Gas Leaks Worsening

The Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE) released its 2021 Fugitive Methane Emission Survey of the District of Columbia.

Washington State Continues West Coast Leadership on Climate with Clean Transportation

Department of Ecology makes Zero Emission Vehicle Program and Advanced Clean Trucks Rule official, creating clean trucks coast with OR and CA

EPA Hears Testimony on Draft Methane Safeguards

Today, the Environmental Protection Agency will host the first of three days of hearings to receive public comments on the agency’s draft rules to reduce methane and associated pollution from new and existing oil and gas operations.

Nevada Utility Regulators Power Electric Transportation with Approval of NV Energy’s $100M EV Charging Investment

CARSON CITY, NV – The Nevada Public Utilities Commission today authorized NV Energy to invest $100 million over the next three years in fueling infrastructure for electric cars and trucks. The commission approved a plan by NV Energy to increase the availability of public electric vehicle charging stations along major travel corridors and at key destinations, while supporting transit agencies, school districts, local governments, and businesses to deploy electric vehicles in their fleets.

Sierra Club Applauds Reforms to Interior’s Oil and Gas Leasing Program

Today, the Department of the Interior released its final report calling for reforms of the current fossil fuel leasing program on public lands and offshore.

Sen. Warren questions LNG exports as US home heating costs soar

Yesterday Sen. Elizabeth Warren sent a letter to oil and gas CEOs demanding more information on higher prices of “natural” gas, and the role of increased exports in particular.

Saturday’s People’s Hearing Demanded That The PUC And Gov. Abbott Fix The Grid

AUSTIN, TEXAS -- This past Saturday, November 20, a coalition of organizations--including the Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club, Texas Rising, MOVE Texas, Moms Clean Air Force, Environment Texas, the Coalition for Environment, Equity, and Resistance (CEER), D

Biden Administration Urged to Consult Tribal Nations on Gray Wolf Management, Protection

Following the conclusion of last week’s White House Tribal Nations Summit, 62 conservation groups today called for the Biden administration to immediately relist the gray wolf and engage with Tribal nations on wolf management and protection.