Press Releases

Sierra Club Responds to New Carbon Capture Pilot Project Between US Steel, Department of Energy

Heavy industry must also increase energy efficiency, switch to low-carbon fuels

Ameren’s Energy Plan Locks Customers Into Fossil-Fuel Future

St. Louis, MO – Ameren Missouri, the largest monopoly electric utility in the state, released its latest energy plan that adds even more fossil fuel investments than its previous plan. While Ameren claims it is concerned about increasing global climate 1.5 degrees Celsius, climate scientists tell us that our planet will reach that threshold in the early 2030s. Burning fossil fuels is directly related to our changing climate.

Groups Urge EPA to Regulate Coal Pollution from Uncovered Rail Cars

Washington, D.C. -- Today Sierra Club, Public Justice, and several other environmental and public health organizations filed a petition for rulemaking with the EPA, calling upon the agency to stop harmful coal pollution from open-top trains carrying coal by requiring coal train operators to obtain a permit for their water pollution.

Sierra Club Joins Calls to Designate Chuckwalla National Monument

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Representative Raul Ruiz (CA-25) called on President Biden to use his powers under the Antiquities Act to designate Chuckwalla National Monument in the California Desert and protect lands adjacent to Joshua Tree National Park. Ruiz has also introduced legislation to achieve this goal. The effort seeks to protect about 660,000 acres of the California Desert south of Joshua Tree National Park, reaching west from the Coachella Valley region to the east near the Colorado River.

EPA Proposal Would Restore Key Air Pollution Protections to Fenceline Communities

Today, the Biden Administration moved to protect fenceline communities from hazardous air pollution by proposing a policy–following a Trump Administration rollback–that ensures industrial polluters continue to limit their toxic air emissions as long as they operate.

Sierra Club and CURE Challenge Department of Energy’s Approval of “Project Tundra” Carbon Capture Project

Montevideo, MN – This week, Sierra Club and CURE submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) challenging the agency’s environmental analysis that expressed approval of “Project Tundra,” a proposed large-scale carbon capture and storage project in North Dakota.

Massachusetts Governor Signs Executive Orders Banning State Purchases of Single-Use Plastic Bottles and Establishing Biodiversity Goals

Today, Governor Maura Healey signed two landmark executive orders championing vital environmental causes. The first marks the implementation of the nation’s first ban on single-use plastic bottle purchases by state agencies. The second requires ambitious biodiversity goals to be achieved by 2030, 2040, and 2050.

Department of Energy Report on Industrial Decarbonization Underscores Enormous Opportunities for Steel, Cement, Aluminum Sectors

‘The time is now’ to transform America’s industrial sector

Sierra Club Applauds SEC for New Rule Standardizing How ESG Funds Can Be Named

Final rule excludes key provision on ESG labeling, which should be addressed soon in additional rulemaking process

New Report Finds HVAC and Water Heaters in Connecticut Generate Eight Times As Much NOx Pollution As All State’s Power Plants Combined

Burning gas, oil, and propane in furnaces and water heaters generates a staggering 23% of Connecticut’s nitrogen oxide (NOx) pollution, more than eight times as much as the state’s power plants, according to a report released today from Save the Sound, Conservation Law Foundation, Sierra Club Connecticut, and RMI.