Press Releases

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. 

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.

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.

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.

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.  

On Thursday, Sept. 19, Sierra Club staff in Texas will brief reporters on the regional haze rule, the ongoing failures of state and federal regulators, new community efforts, and news out of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — On Saturday, September 21, people from across the Tennessee Valley will gather in Nashville’s Centennial Park to “Rally for the Valley” ahead of the release of the Tennessee Valley Authority’s new long-range energy plan, the 2025 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP). 

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.