Washington, D.C. — Today, the Supreme Court of the United States rejected large corporations and big polluters’ request to halt the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) updated Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) for power plants.
The United States Supreme Court rejected an effort by industry polluters and their political allies to block the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) comprehensive Clean Air Act standards to cut methane and other harmful pollutants from the oil and gas industry. The Court’s ruling is a victory for our families and communities, particularly those living on the front lines of oil and gas development. EPA’s methane safeguards —which include the first-ever standards for existing equipment as well as strengthened protections for new equipment— are a major win for climate and public health. As parties to the case, Sierra Club and its allies filed a brief opposing the industry’s legal claims. In declining their applications for a stay, the Supreme Court will allow EPA’s critical methane standards to take effect while the lower court reviews the rule’s legal merits.
The Sierra Club and Public Citizen have submitted a joint comment in support of the SBTi’s Financial Institutions (FI) Net-Zero Standard (FINZ) Consultation Draft, including their recommendations for strengthening the Standard and closing loopholes that perpetuate greenwashing by banks, ins
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Bureau of Land Management released a proposed Resource Management Plan for the Bears Ears National Monument. The plan, which proposes significant Tribal collaborative management for one of the country's largest national monuments, now enters the final stage of environmental review.
Milwaukee, WISCONSIN – Before the second hearing today, advocates joined together in opposition of We Energies’ proposed rate increases and new methane gas (which is called “natural gas” by the industry) plans.
WASHINGTON, DC – Since Japan’s Nippon Steel Corporation announced its intention to buy U.S. Steel several months ago, it has waged an aggressive campaign of public pressure, backroom lobbying, and threats to sway decision-makers to approve the deal. On October 2, 2024 the Sierra Club, and major international organizations sent a letter to lawmakers from some of our key manufacturing states to urge them to oppose the sale of U.S. Steel to Nippon Steel Corporation, citing serious climate and labor concerns.
What: A new forthcoming report from the Sierra Club shows that all six major US banks — JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Citi, Wells Fargo, Goldman Sachs, and Morgan Stanley — are falling short in implementing best practices for interim emissions targets, exclusion policies, and disclosures to demonstrate alignment with their commitments to net-zero emissions by 2050.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Environmental, and public health groups, including the Sierra Club, are urging President Joe Biden to veto a controversial bill that exempts most semiconductor companies applying for federal CHIPS Act funding from having to complete essential environmental reviews, as required by the National Environmental Policy Act, or NEPA.
On Sept. 27, Region 6 of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed rejecting the core elements of an updated regional haze plan from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
JD Vance’s climate denialism is a slap in the face to the communities he claims to represent, who are currently dealing with the devastating impacts of climate-driven extreme weather.