February 3, 2020
Alaska Wilderness League Action -- Clean Water Action -- Defenders of Wildlife -- Earthjustice
EDF Action -- Friends of the Earth -- League of Conservation Voters -- Sierra Club
The Wilderness Society
Press Releases
February 3, 2020
Minnesota activists opposed to Line 3 committed to continued opposition to the controversial tar sands pipeline despite a ruling from the Public Utilities Commission approving the certificate of need for the project.
February 3, 2020
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana House today passed HB 1414, a bill that would require the state’s utility regulatory commission to approve coal plant closures. The bill would also let electric utilities recover the costs for more coal, thereby incentivizing them to buy more coal and pass that cost onto customers.
February 3, 2020
Jackson, WY — A conservation coalition today filed a lawsuit against the U.S.
31 de enero de 2020
La mayoría republicana del Senado votó hoy por bloquear la admisión de testigos de primer orden en el enjuiciamiento político de Donald Trump.
January 31, 2020
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the majority of Senate Republicans voted to block the admission of first-hand witness testimony for Donald Trump’s impeachment trial. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and the majority of Americans have called for the inclusion of witnesses and evidence in the trial, but Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has so far rejected the terms while admitting to coordinating directly with the White House as opposed to acting as an impartial juror. The Sierra Club has called for a fair trial with witnesses so as to protect our democracy and our clean air, clean water, and a safe climate.
January 30, 2020
TOPEKA, KS -- On Thursday, Evergy--which serves approximately 1.6 million customers in Kansas and Missouri-- announced goals of “reducing carbon emissions'' and becoming “more environmentally sustainable.” While the addition of 660 megawatts of wind power is encouraging, the utility’s plan also includes continued operation of the utility’s large fleet of coal plants until between 2040-2050 if not longer.
January 30, 2020
San Juan, Puerto Rico, -- Yesterday, Thomas Rivera Schatz, president of the Puerto Rican Senate and Carlos “Johnny” Méndez, president of the House of Representatives, announced that the New Progressive Party (PNP) does not support the preliminary debt restructuring agreement of PREPA, the island’s publicly-owned utility. The PNP controls the Governor’s office and has a two-thirds majority in the legislature of Puerto Rico.
January 29, 2020
(Chicago, IL) — Today, the Sierra Club announced its endorsement of Marie Newman, Democratic candidate for Congress in Illinois’ Third Congressional District. This is the second endorsement of a challenger to a sitting Democratic member of Congress by the Sierra Club this cycle.
January 29, 2020
Today, almost 200 residents provided feedback on Colorado Spring Utilities’ (CSU) long-term energy plan, including calls for early coal plant retirements and prioritization of the environment and community stewardship in utility energy decisions.