Press Releases

Sierra Club: Project Tundra Funding is a Devastating Decision for North Dakota

Montevideo, MN – Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) approved funding for “Project Tundra,” a proposed large-scale carbon capture and storage project in North Dakota.

Financial Stability Oversight Council Annual Report Addresses Climate-Related Financial Risk

Council recommends continued state, federal agency coordination on identifying and assessing risk

NY Public Service Commission Declines To Approve National Fuel Gas 20-Year Plan, Defers Ruling on Many Critical Issues

ALBANY, NY -- Today, the New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) declined to approve the 20-year long-term gas plan from National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation of Western New York (NFG), requiring a number of modifications including ending incentives for gas expansion, proposing a gas demand response program, and developing pilot projects to compare cold-climate air-source heat pumps and hybrid heating systems. However, the order failed to rule on the appropriateness of numerous aspects of NFG’s plan including its limited contribution to the emission reductions required by New York’s climate law. The PSC also failed to rule on the outsized role of alternative fuels such as “renewable” natural gas and hydrogen in NFG’s plan and how to properly account for the emissions of these fuels.

Biden Administration Issues Guidance on How IRA Clean Energy Tax Credits Can Be Used

Proposed rules help clarify how companies can utilize the Advanced Manufacturing Production Credit

Sierra Club: White House Plan for Snake River a Victory for Tribes, Communities, and Wildlife

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the Biden Administration released a highly anticipated plan to restore salmon populations in the Columbia River Basin.

Colorado Approves Xcel Plan With More Gas, Less Renewables

Denver, CO - Today the Colorado Public Utilities Commission (PUC) voted to reject existing proposals and approve a portfolio for Xcel Energy's Electric Resource Plan (ERP) that has 41 megawatts more gas power and 1,357 megawatts less total power than the company originally recommended.*

GOP House Members Find a Way To Somehow Waste Even More of Congress’ Time on Sham Impeachment Inquiry

Washington, DC – Today, the U.S House of Representatives is expected to vote to launch a formal impeachment inquiry into President Joseph R. Biden, even in spite of the fact that their ongoing congressional oversight efforts have yet to produce any evidence of misdeeds committed by the then-former Vice President, now-President.

Thousands Submit Comments to Shut Down Dakota Access Pipeline

Washington, D.C. – Today the comment period for the U.S. Army Corps’ draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) on the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) closed.

Environmental Organizations Call on General Motors and Ford to Distance Themselves from the Alliance for Automotive Innovation

DETROIT, MI – Today, the Sierra Club delivered a letter to the CEOs of General Motors (GM) and Ford, calling on the two companies to stop hiding behind the Alliance for Automotive Innovation (AAI), the auto industry trade association, which is lobbying against U.S. regulations that would further speed up the electric vehicle (EV) transition to reduce harmful emissions and protect the health of our communities.

New Legislation Will Increase Access to Clean Electricity, Boost Reliability & Reduce Energy Prices

The Clean Electricity and Transmission Acceleration Act of 2023 (CETA), introduced today by U.S. Reps. Sean Casten (IL-6) and Mike Levin (CA-49), would address permitting issues that often slow the deployment of renewable energy sources and the transmission infrastructure that is crucially needed to support them. Increasing access to clean electricity will help to address the climate crisis by ensuring the reliability and resilience of the grid and reduce consumer’s utility bills because. Renewable energy, like solar and wind, is the least expensive source of energy.