Press Releases

New Research Connects Soot Pollution to Alzheimer’s Disease

People exposed to higher levels of fine particulate matter, or soot, are more likely to experience Alzheimer’s disease, new research released this week finds.

Commission Approves APS Rate Hike Spelling Higher Bills for Ratepayers

PHOENIX, AZ – Today in a 4 to 1 vote, the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) approved Arizona Public Service's (APS) proposal to raise its rates and burden ratepayers with higher electricity bills, enabling APS to double down on coal and gas. The rate increase will bolster APS shareholder profits while prolonging operation of the utility’s outdated Four Corners Generating Station despite cheaper clean energy alternatives. Commissioner Tovar was the sole dissenting vote.

Coal Fails to Clear ISO-NE Forward Capacity Auction, Offshore Wind Wins Bids

BOSTON, MA. – This week, New England’s regional grid operator, ISO-NE, filed the results of its eighteenth forward capacity auction with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) The filing outlines commitments by the region’s various energy providers — clean energy sources and fossil fuel plants — to supply power for the June 2027 through May 2028 period. 

Sierra Club Statement on Giant Sequoia National Monument Lawsuit

SAN FRANCISCO — Environmental groups are seeking legal remedies to prevent potentially harmful logging projects on federal public lands in California.

Ninth Circuit Decision Throws Out Coal Leasing Challenge

Great Falls, MT – The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals today ruled that a lawsuit from the Northern Cheyenne Tribe and conservation groups that had successfully reinstated the Obama-era coal leasing moratorium is moot.

Two Coal Plant Retirements Mark Big Step Forward for Louisiana

NEW ORLEANS, La. — After years of dedicated work, clean air advocates in Louisiana scored a victory with the approved retirements of two large coal-fired power plants. Yesterday, the Louisiana Public Service Commission voted to approve Entergy Louisiana’s long-range energy plan, known as an Integrated Resource Plan. The IRP includes the retirements of Big Cajun 2 Unit 3 in 2025 and RS Nelson Unit 6 in 2028. These are the 378th and 379th coal plants to announce a retirement since the start of Sierra Club’s Beyond Coal Campaign. 

States and Industry Groups Fight to Pollute their Neighbors Before the Supreme Court

Today, the United States Supreme Court will hear oral arguments from polluting states and industry groups seeking to stop implementation of EPA’s Good Neighbor Plan.

Groups Intervene in State Action to Stop Aluminum Smelting Plant’s Illegal Dumping of Heavy Metals in Ohio River

Evansville, IN -- The Sierra Club and Environmental Integrity Project (EIP) filed a motion today to intervene in the State’s lawsuit against the Alcoa Warrick aluminum smelting plant in Indiana for repeated violations of Indiana and federal clean water laws. 

The groups are taking this action to finally end Alcoa’s pollution of the Ohio River with toxics like mercury and to ensure that the company will be held accountable for its 100+ permit violations over the last two years.

New Report: Asset Managers are Using Peoples' Retirement Savings to Finance Fossil Fuel Projects and Fuel the Climate Crisis

Sierra Club analysis details the growing role of bond financing in propping up companies behind carbon bombs like the Willow Project, Mountain Valley Pipeline

Sierra Club Statement on Coverage of EPA Vehicle Pollution Standards

Washington, DC – News coverage over the weekend reported that the EPA is considering a weakened rule as the agency prepares to release one of its most significant rules to slash climate-disrupting emissions, tightening emission standards for cars across the country.