Press Releases

Sierra Club Joins 50+ Advocacy Groups in Calling on Semiconductor Manufacturers to Deliver on Good Jobs, Stronger Communities, Environmental Protections

CHIPS Communities United Coalition Releases Public Letter

Sierra Club Statement on the Election of Rep. Mike Johnson as Speaker of the House

Washington, DC – Today, more than three weeks after the position was vacated, Republicans in the House of Representatives elected Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) as the 56th Speaker of the House.

Federal Regulators Approve Final Principles for Climate-Related Financial Risk Management for Large Financial Institutions

Advocacy groups applaud principles for recognizing climate change threatens financial stability

Kansas Corporation Commission Sides with Big Utilities

Topeka, KS - Yesterday, the Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC) issued an order approving a settlement changing rules for customers of Evergy Kansas Central, Inc., Evergy Kansas South, Inc., and Evergy Metro, Inc. (collectively Evergy), a monopoly electric utility in Kansas and Missouri that provides energy to 1.7 million residential, commercial, and industrial customers.

Clean Energy Advocates Fight for Utah’s Clean Energy Future

Salt Lake City, UT – Today clean energy advocates convened at the Public Service Commission (PSC) to spotlight how Rocky Mountain Power continues to slow its transition to clean energy at the expense of its customers and Utah taxpayers.

Regulators Miss ‘Key Opportunity’ to Support Climate-Vulnerable Communities with Community Reinvestment Act Updates

Federal Reserve, FDIC, OCC finalize revisions to law but fail to address banks' climate impacts

Recent Fossil Fuel Investments & Approvals at Odds With IEA World Energy Outlook Findings

The IEA published its annual World Energy Outlook today, which shows that progress is being made to move the global economy to renewable resources, but there is still too much reliance on fossil fuels that put energy security and the future livability of the planet at risk. Thanks to existing policies, including the U.S.’s Inflation Reduction Act, IEA predicts global fossil fuel demand will peak by 2030 and urges that the transition to renewable energy must happen as quickly as possible. “The sooner the better,” according to IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol.

Biden Administration Delivers Historic Investments to Fund Grid Infrastructure Projects in 44 States

In the largest direct investment in critical grid infrastructure in U.S. history, last week the Department of Energy announced $3.46 billion for 58 projects to strengthen electric grid reliability and resilience across 44 states.

New Sustainable Power Policy Tracker Reveals Big US Banks Failing to Supporting Power Sector Decarbonization

Reclaim Finance tracker reveals that banks globally simply do not have basic policies, financing targets needed to support decarbonization

Moreno Valley warehouse project halted over inadequate environmental review

MORENO VALLEY, Calif. — Last Monday, October 16, Judge Chad Firetag of the Riverside Superior Court overturned approvals for a massive warehouse project near homes and schools in Moreno Valley, handing a major victory to community and environmental groups who argued it violated state environmental law. Today, those groups rallied outside Moreno Valley City Hall to celebrate the ruling.