Pittsburgh, PA — The Sierra Club with local residents delivered a water sample from the Allegheny River to the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) today urging them to update expired water permits for 11 coal-fired power plants in the state, including the Cheswick plant. In addition to the event, the Sierra Club filed suit against the DEP today for failing to update the coal plants’ permits in a timely manner.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. - As Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt prepares to speak before Congress today about the Trump Administration’s proposed budget, local Sierra Club leaders are speaking out to highlight the damage the administration’s budget will do to Oklahoma’s health and environment.
WASHINGTON, DC. - Donald Trump’s EPA administrator, Scott Pruitt, is currently preparing to speak before Congress tomorrow about the Trump Administration’s proposed cuts to essential programs that protect the air and water that all Americans breathe and drink. If passed, the Trump budget would have enormous negative consequences for the health of all families in the United States.
Charleston, WV-- This week, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt made the decision to approve the state of West Virginia’s attempt to delay by as much as 9 years its duty to set maximum pollution limits (“Total Maximum Daily Loads” or TMDLS) for 467 of the state’s most precious waterways and streams.
PORTLAND, OREGON - Ignoring widespread calls from key stakeholders and decision-makers, a federal agency today proposed retaining an extra transmission fee that is a key obstacle keeping Montana wind developers from starting new projects and bringing new jobs to the state.
Washington, DC -- This morning, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced that it will suspend key parts of a rule designed to limit methane pollution from oil and gas operations on public lands.
This week, Sierra Club intervened before the West Virginia Public Service Commission to oppose the fourth bailout requested by Monongahela Power Co. (“Mon Power”) for a polluting West Virginia coal plant. The Sierra Club is represented by attorneys from Appalachian Mountain Advocates.
PARIS -- Two Sierra Club leaders will visit Paris and London next week to send a clear message: the Club is doubling down on its commitment to a coal-free America by 2030, increasingly powered by clean energy. The Sierra Club is America’s largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization -- with more than three million members and supporters
Washington, DC -- Late today, Scott Pruitt’s Environmental Protection Agency announced it will seek a two year delay on parts of its standards to reduce methane from the oil and gas industry.
Columbus – Today, Sierra Club released a report from economist Ezra Hausman, Phd, that shows the Ohio legislature's coal bailout bill (HB 239 and SB 155) would cost customers up to $2 billion to keep two dirty coal-burning plants operating, which are not needed to serve Ohio customers.