Press Releases

September 11, 2018

SALT LAKE CITY― The Trump administration today offered up more than 200,000 acres of public lands for fossil fuel development in some of Utah’s most picturesque landscapes, including on the doorstep of Canyonlands National Park and along the Green River.

September 11, 2018

Today, Andrew Wheeler’s EPA released its plan to weaken key safeguards limiting methane and other harmful pollutants from the oil and gas industry.

September 11, 2018

Today, the Sierra Club released a new report showcasing 10 U.S. cities that have made ambitious commitments to be powered with 100 percent clean, renewable energy like wind and solar. Denver made its commitment to 100 percent clean, renewable electricity by 2030 earlier this year, and this report highlights Denver as an example for other city leaders looking to do the same.

September 11, 2018

Yesterday, communities across Western Pennsylvania filed a joint protest of Shell Pipeline Company’s effort to build the Falcon Ethane Pipeline without any air pollution limits.

September 11, 2018

Today, the Sierra Club released a new report showcasing 10 U.S. cities that have made ambitious commitments to be powered with 100 percent clean, renewable energy like wind and solar.

September 10, 2018

An Energy Transfer Corp. gas pipeline exploded early Monday morning, destroying at least one house and forcing the evacuation of dozens of residents.

September 10, 2018

Today, California Gov. Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 100 (SB100) into law, setting the fifth largest economy in the world on a path to 100 percent renewable energy by 2045. SB100 builds on California’s clean energy leadership by establishing bold new clean energy targets for the state. California is now the largest global economy to commit to 100 percent renewable energy.

September 9, 2018

On the one-year anniversary of Hurricanes Irma and Maria, Governor Scott and his Siting Board owe it to this community to deny the Dania Beach fracked gas plant expansion and instead utilize abundant and affordable renewable energy sources like solar.

September 8, 2018

Earlier today, Senator Susan Collins said that “If in fact [Kavanaugh] was not truthful, then obviously that would be a major problem for me,” referring to Donald Trump’s extremist nominee for the Supreme Court. During Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearing, documents emerged raising the possibility that Judge Kavanaugh previously lied under oath on more than one occasion.

September 7, 2018

At hundreds of events across the globe today, including more than 260 in the United States alone, tens of thousands of people are taking action on climate under the banner of Rise for Climate, and in the U.S. Rise for Climate Jobs, and Justice. Representing a powerful coalition and movement, communities are gathering to demand that elected leaders at all levels increase their ambitions and take bold action on climate, jobs and justice.