Press Releases

Mobile County, AL -- This month, the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) is accepting public comments about Alabama Power’s plans to “cap-in-place” 21 million tons of coal ash at Plant Barry near Mobile. The deadline for public comment submissions is April 6 at 5 p.m. CST.

LITTLE ROCK, AR -- Today, Sierra Club and the National Parks Conservation Association’s settlement with Entergy Arkansas to close two massive coal plants and a gas plant and build solar power was finalized by a judge in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas.

Congressman Matt Cartwright (D-PA) introduced a comprehensive mine reclamation and economic diversification package today, which will provide an immediate economic boost to historic coal producing regions by employing thousands of people in mine reclamation jobs.

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) released its Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the Vineyard Wind project today, setting up a workable framework for Massachusetts’ first offshore wind farm and establishing a proven model for other offshore wind energy developments along the East Coast to replicate.

ANNAPOLIS, MD -  County Executives and Elected Officials from some of Maryland's largest localities are calling on the General Assembly to provide support for local governments across the state that are imminently facing a fall in tax revenue and employment opportunities due to the collapse of the coal industry.

RICHMOND, VA -  Today, the Virginia General Assembly passed legislation (HB 2330) that defines the scope of a new energy assistance program for low-income Virginians. The legislation provides Dominion and Appalachian Power consumers with a limit on their electric bills as well as weatherization or energy efficiency programs and energy conservation education programs to further alleviate energy burden.

Tomorrow the Utilities and Transportation Commission will hold a public hearing on Puget Sound Energy’s (PSE) draft long-range plan that calls for building new fracked gas plants and will likely put the utility out of compliance with Washington state’s clean electricity law. 

KANSAS AND MISSOURI -- At noon today, Build Power MoKan will host a Virtual Press Conference and Rally to call on elected leaders, regulators, and utilities to extend the shut off moratoria in Kansas and Missouri.

Dominion Energy plans to retire its entire South Carolina coal fleet by 2030 and add as much as 2,000 megawatts of solar and up to 900 megawatts of battery storage by 2048.

Annapolis, MD -  Today, the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) released its Greenhouse Gas Reduction Act Plan. Under the 2016 Greenhouse Gas Reduction Act Reauthorization (GGRA) the plan was required to be submitted to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 31, 2019. Secretary Ben Grumbles from the MDE has stated that, if implemented, the nearly 280-page plan would reduce Maryland’s greenhouse gas emissions by nearly 50% below 2006 levels by 2030.