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Deal to close coal plants is in limbo
This E&E News article discusses a deal to close coal plants hits hurdles with Trump ally.
Longtime foes had finally come to terms.
After years of feuding over the future of two high-polluting Arkansas power plants, Entergy Corp. and the Sierra Club trumpeted a tentative pact last November to wean both […]
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Mountain Valley Pipeline – 3 articles
This article discusses why environmental groups are seeking a total halt to work on Mountain Valley Pipeline. A voluntary suspension of work on parts of the Mountain Valley Pipeline does not adequately protect endangered species, environmentalists say in their latest legal strike against the besieged project.
This Virginia Mercury
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Environmental Groups Sue to Block Trump’s Endangered Species Act Rule Changes
This Inside Climate News article discusses the lawsuit filed by certain environmental groups to block Trump’s Endangered Species Act rule changes. The changes make it harder to take future risks from climate change into account and bring economics into the picture when determining protections for species.
Eight environmental organizations launched the […]
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Mountain Valley Pipeline
This Sierra Club article discusses a new lawsuit filed by multiple environmental groups against the Mountain Valley Pipeline. Conservation groups today launched a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s approval of the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP). The petition for review of the project was filed with the Fourth […]
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House Democrats Look to End Special Treatment of Corporate Polluters
This Sierra Club article discusses how House Democrats are trying to stop corporate polluters.
For decades, bedrock environmental laws like the Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act have existed to protect our communities from dangerous pollution. But did you know that oil and gas companies are often able to […]
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Reports: Dominion Energy’s new programs are really about limiting choices
This article, by Ivy Main of the Sierra Club, discusses Dominion Energy’s new programs.
An annual survey conducted by Yale and George Mason universities shows concern about climate change is surging. Seventy-three percent of Americans think climate change is happening, and 69% are at least somewhat worried about it, the highest […]
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Renewables would displace 86 GW of gas projects in Beyond Carbon campaign
This PV-Magazine article discusses how renewables would displace 86 GW of gas projects in Beyond Carbon campaign.
Solar, wind and storage would take the place of 150 proposed gas-fired generators in a Beyond Carbon campaign launched by Michael Bloomberg and the Sierra Club. Building on the success of the Beyond […]
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How much credit can Beyond Coal claim for plant closures?
This article assesses the impact that Michael Bloomberg and the Sierra Club’s Beyond Coal campaign have had on coal plant closures.
In 2011, when the Sierra Club and then-New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg launched the Beyond Coal campaign, coal accounted for 42% of America’s power generation. Today, that figure […]
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Two different approaches to renewable energy
This article discusses how Dominion Energy did not include solar and storage in their resource plan. By excluding storage from its resource plan, the Virginia utility also excluded solar + storage, proposing up to 3.2 GW of gas-fired peaking units instead. Separately, a solar association and the utility agreed […]
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Report: EPA head asked to back up claim that climate change is ’50 to 75 years out’
This The Hill article discusses Andrew Wheeler’s ignorance about climate change. The sad part is, he’s the head of EPA.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler is being asked to back up recent claims that climate change consequences are still “50 to 75 years out.”
In a freedom of information request […]
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