Rush Island Coal Plant Closes Forever Next Week
St. Louis, MO – Ameren Missouri’s Rush Island power plant will no longer burn coal after Tuesday, October 15, 2024.
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Fri, 2024-10-11 10:35
Press Releases
ACC Pushes More Dirty Fossil Fuels at Expense of Consumers, Air, Water, and Climate
Phoenix, AZ – At its October 8 open meeting, the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) doubled down on fossil fuels, voting to approve two new methane gas plants: Arizona Public Service Company’s (APS) Redhawk gas plant expansion project in western Maricopa County and Seguro Energy Partners’ Bella Energy Facility gas plant in Pinal County, near Casa Grande.
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Wed, 2024-10-09 16:04
MidAmerican Energy Earns Near Failing Grade for Fourth Consecutive Year in Climate Report
DES MOINES, Iowa – Today, the Sierra Club released its annual Dirty Truth Report, with Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary MidAmerican Energy scoring a ‘D’ grade for the fourth consecutive year.
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Wed, 2024-10-09 07:25
Climate Plans Stall & Regress at Largest Utilities in Missouri & Kansas
Kansas City, MO – Out of the 50 largest parent companies analyzed throughout the country, three of the top ten utilities that operate coal plants without a 2030 retirement commitment are headquartered in Missouri; Ameren Missouri (6th), Evergy (7th), and the Associated Electric Cooperatives of Missouri (10th).
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Wed, 2024-10-09 06:15
Duke Failing Clean Energy Transition Compared to Hoosier Peers
Indianapolis, IN – Duke not only scored the worst among the five Indiana utilities evaluated, it tied for last place among all utilities throughout the country in the Sierra Club’s updated Dirty Truth About Utility Climate Pledges report that was released today.
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Wed, 2024-10-09 04:48
Utilities Only Planning Enough Clean Energy to Replace Half of Fossil Fuel Generation by 2035, New Sierra Club Report Finds
Washington, D.C. -- The 50 utility companies in the U.S. most invested in fossil fuels are planning to replace just half of their existing fossil fuel generation with clean energy by 2035, according to the Sierra Club’s 2024 Dirty Truth Report released today.
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Wed, 2024-10-09 02:00
Conservation groups defend in court the ability of citizens to report problems with coal mines to federal authorities
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, a federal judge approved a motion by conservation groups to join in the defense of a Biden administration rule that makes it easier for individuals and community organizations to report problems related to coal mining directly to federal regulators. Citizens Coal Council, Appalachian Voices, the Sierra Club and the Center for Biological Diversity, represented by Kentucky Resources Council, filed a motion on Sept.
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Tue, 2024-09-24 13:41
Utahns ‘Filibuster’ at Capitol, Demand Measurable Emissions Reductions as EPA says State Plan Fails to Deliver
Utah – On Wednesday, September 18, 2024, clean air advocates gathered at the Utah State Capitol, for a powerful “filibuster,” reading aloud from 6,000 public comments submitted to the EPA. The comments called for stronger pollution controls for Utah’s worst coal polluters – the Hunter and Huntington coal plants.
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Thu, 2024-09-19 08:12
Sierra Club Issues Guide for Grid Decarbonization During Unprecedented Demand From Data Centers & Emerging Industries
Washington, D.C. – After two decades of staying relatively flat, states throughout the country are seeing sharp increases in demand for electricity. This demand is driven in large part by new data center load growth due to generative artificial intelligence, technology manufacturers, and electrifying industries. As a consequence, utilities with growing demand projections have proposed extending obsolete and dirty coal plant operations or building new gas plants, putting climate goals at risk.
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Wed, 2024-09-18 11:24
TODAY: Press Conference to Detail Best Practices for Decarbonizing Data Centers & Emerging Industries
Washington, D.C. – Gains in clean energy and emissions reductions are being stunted by the increasing demand for electricity from data centers, electrifying vehicles and industries, and reshoring manufacturing. Utilities are extending the life of obsolete and dirty coal plants and proposing new gas-burning plants, putting climate targets at risk.
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Wed, 2024-09-18 04:41