Press Releases

Salt Lake City, UT – Today the Sierra Club, in partnership with Current Energy Group, published a new report, Utah and Wyoming: Economic Opportunities in PacifiCorp’s Renewable Energy Transition that provides a detailed analysis of how investments in renewable energy could create thousands of long-term, good-paying jobs while boosting economic activity and generating critical tax revenue for communities in both states.

Houston, TX - At CERAWeek, U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said in an interview that the U.S. should restart retired coal-fired power plants.

Jefferson City, Mo – On Monday, the Missouri House of Representatives is poised to bypass its democratic role in the legislative process to do the bidding of the state’s monopoly electric utilities.

Evansville, Ind – Faith, clean energy, and environmental advocates will host a press conference this Saturday detailing the various reasons why House Bill 1007 will create massive energy inflation throughout Indiana, including Evansville.

Topeka, Kan. – The Kansas legislature may pass a bill that could cause massive energy inflation for Evergy customers throughout Kansas, right as President Trump hurls the United States into a trade war that is estimated to cost the average family up to $2,000 in additional costs on everyday products. 

SPRINGFIELD, IL - Springfield's municipal utility, City Water Light and Power (CWLP), has operated with a gross lack of oversight leading to numerous pollution violations at its Dallman coal power plant, argued Sierra Club and other advocacy groups at Tuesday’s Springfield City Council meeting.

FRANKFORT, KY — Drinking water, public health, and flood resilience for more than two-million Kentuckians would be seriously impacted by a bill currently advancing through the state legislature, said experts at a press conference this morning.

Motion to intervene filed in a lawsuit from Montana and Wyoming

Today, Governor Shapiro filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration’s illegal move to block funding for programs in Pennsylvania.

Washington, DC – New reporting confirms that state Abandoned Mine Lands programs are no longer receiving Congressionally-approved bipartisan funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law following the Trump Administration’s illegal funding freeze.