WASHINGTON D.C. -- Today, Senate Republicans filibustered a procedural vote to open debate on critical voting rights legislation for the fourth time this year. The John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (VRAA) would restore and expand many of the protections in the 1965 Voting Rights Act. The consequences of delaying or blocking the VRAA have become increasingly evident.
Little Rock, AR -- Entergy Arkansas, the state’s largest monopoly electric utility, pivoted away from plans to build fracked natural gas power plants in its long-range energy plan filed with the Arkansas Public Service Commission last week.
Last night, the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ) announced that more than 450 financial firms with $130 trillion in assets have committed to net zero targets over the next three decades.
This evening, the Arizona Corporation Commission disallowed $215.5 million of Arizona Public Service’s requested costs for “selective catalytic reduction” pollution controls at its Four Corners coal-burning power plant. Despite evidence in APS’s own modeling indicating that continuing to operate Four Corners was a losing bet for ratepayers, the utility sunk hundreds of millions into this aging, dirty, and expensive coal plant.
Local residents and community advocates of Southwest Louisiana led an outdoor press conference near the Golden Nugget Casino and Resort, calling for federal, state, and local officials attending the “World LNG & Gas Series: Americas Summit & Exhibition” to seek community input and involvement and place people over profits. The press conference also included a media tour to where new facilities are proposed for construction and expansion, including Magnolia, Cameron, Lake Charles and Driftwood LNG.
HONOLULU, HAWAIʻI - The Sierra Club urges Rep. Ed Case to endorse immediate passage of the Build Back Better Act, a transformational bill that includes the vast majority of President Biden’s domestic agenda, including historic climate and clean energy action.
In Response, Sierra Club Hawaiʻi Chapter Director Wayne Tanaka Released the Following Statement
Today, Wisconsin’s largest utility, WEC Energy Group, announced intentions to transition to coal-free electricity generation by 2035, though did not announce specific plans for either the Elm Road or Weston coal fired power plants. The move is in line with previously announced goals to reduce carbon emissions, but advocates reiterated that shifting to other fossil fuel resources would continue to raise serious climate concerns.
SALEM, OREGON - The Sierra Club urges Rep. Schrader to endorse immediate passage of the Build Back Better Act, a transformational bill that includes the vast majority of President Biden’s domestic agenda, especially transformational climate and clean energy action.
In Response, Sierra Club Senior Organizing Representative Laura Stevens Released the Following Statement:
NEW YORK CITY, NY – Yesterday, Vice President Kamala Harris and Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm announced a nearly $200 million investment to slash emissions from cars and trucks and invest in electric vehicle charging infrastructure.
Today, the Environmental Protection Agency released critical new draft rules to curb methane emissions and other pollution from the oil and gas industry. Methane is a greenhouse gas that is more than 80 times more powerful than carbon dioxide over a 20-year period. Methane emissions are also emitted alongside other harmful pollution that puts communities at risk of serious negative health effects.