Press Releases

Rural Texas Electric Co-op to Invest in Solar and Storage, Replace Coal Yesterday, the San Miguel Electric Cooperative in South Texas received funding to build a large solar and battery facility, replacing its existing lignite plant. The grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) provides more than $1.4 billion to the co-op. tx-lindsay Fri, 2024-12-20 11:35

Utahns Rally Against Rocky Mountain Power’s Rate Hike at Public Service Commission Hearing Salt Lake City, UT – On Monday evening, December 9, 2024, Utahns rallied outside the Heber Wells Building and packed the Public Service Commission’s hearing to oppose Rocky Mountain Power’s proposed rate hike. The increase, which would subsidize fossil fuel reliance, shift wildfire costs onto ratepayers, and would burden families with higher bills, drew sharp criticism from residents who didn’t mince words when they called for the utility’s accountability, and demanded clean energy solutions.  press-amy Mon, 2024-12-16 13:38

Stmt: $2.5 Billion for Clean Energy, Battery Storage Committed to We Energies Milwaukee, WISCONSIN – The Department of Energy’s (DOE) Loans Program Office (LPO) has announced a conditional commitment for an Energy Infrastructure Reinvestment (EIR) loan guarantee of up to $2.5 billion to We Energies / Wisconsin Electric Power Company (WEPCO) to support a portfolio of clean energy and storage projects in Wisconsin. LPO’s EIR program was created under the Inflation Reduction Act to support utilities and companies in retooling, replacing, or repowering outdated fossil infrastructure. press-renner Mon, 2024-12-16 13:23

Florida Public Service Commission Approves TECO Coal Retirement and Rate Increase TAMPA, FL. – The Florida PSC approved a plan to shutter the coal-burning equipment at Tampa Electric Company (TECO)’s Polk coal plant, a move recommended and championed by the Sierra Club. This will mark the 388th coal plant to retire since the Beyond Coal campaign, supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies, launched in 2010. press-bianca Mon, 2024-12-09 11:09

Duke’s Incremental Improvement in Sierra Club Scorecard Threatened by Surging Demand for Electricity Raleigh, NC – Duke Energy Carolinas & Progress saw a slight improvement in the Sierra Club's Dirty Truth report card this year, but its score could regress if the utility follows through on its short-sighted plans to add new gas-burning power plants and burn more coal. press-edward Tue, 2024-11-19 06:21

Duke’s Incremental Improvement in Sierra Club Scorecard Threatened by Surging Demand for Electricity Columbia, SC – Duke Energy Carolinas & Progress saw a slight improvement in the Sierra Club's "Dirty Truth" report card this year, but its score could regress if the utility follows through on its short-sighted plans to add new gas-burning power plants and burn more coal. press-edward Tue, 2024-11-19 06:03

Lexington Coal Held in Contempt for Third Time for Continuing to Violate Federal Court Order to Stop Polluting West VIrginia Streams HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Today, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia held Lexington Coal Company in contempt for the third time for the company's ongoing refusal to address the environmental damage caused by its coal mining operations in Appalachia.  blogs-christine Fri, 2024-11-08 06:56

West Virginia Environmental Groups Secure Historic Settlement to Clean Up Coal Mining Pollution Charleston, W.V. — In a historic victory, the Sierra Club, the West Virginia Rivers Coalition, and the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy have reached an agreement with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) to address long standing pollution issues in certain West Virginia streams caused by coal mining. The groups were represented by lawyers from Appalachian Mountain Advocates. blogs-christine Thu, 2024-11-07 11:59

Big Polluters Already Emboldened by Dangerous Trump Agenda Charlotte, N.C. — In an indication of how major utilities may respond to election results, the Chief Financial Officer of Duke Energy announced that in light of Donald Trump’s recent election win and the energy plans outlined in Project 2025, the utility is considering ramping up coal use in blogs-christine Thu, 2024-11-07 09:34

Compensation Settlement Reached on Ameren Missouri’s Illegal Air Pollution at Rush Island St. Louis, MO – Ameren Missouri must pay up to $61,000,000 to compensate the region for the illegal pollution emitted from the now-shuttered Rush Island coal plant that it owns near Festus, Missouri.   press-edward Wed, 2024-11-06 12:19