Shell Oil Plan to Drill off Arctic Coast Advances
On February 17th, The Obama administration approved an oil spill response plan for Shell’s proposal to drill in the Chukchi[…]
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Navajo & Environmental Organizations Partner to Appeal Peabody’s Kayenta Coal Mine Permit
A group of five organizations, To Nizhoni Ani, Black Mesa Water Coalition, Dine C.A.R.E, Sierra Club and the Center for[…]
Read moreCongress Jeopardizes 40,000 Clean Energy Jobs
On February 17th, Congress cut a deal to extend the Payroll Tax Credit, which would provide much-needed tax cuts for[…]
Read moreTransCanada Announces Plan to Circumvent Environmental Review to Build Rejected Tar Sands Pipeline in US
TransCanada, the company behind the rejected Keystone XL tar sands pipeline sent a letter to the US State Department announcing its[…]
Read more100 Coal Power Plants Set for Retirement, Clean Energy Sees Record Growth
On February 29th, the Sierra Club marked a major milestone in the transition to clean energy as the Fisk and[…]
Read moreGrand Canyon Saved from New Uranium Mining
In January, Department of Interior Secretary Salazar finalized protections that will prevent new mining and mineral exploration on more than[…]
Read moreAudubon and Sierra Club Win Major Environmental Benefits for Arkansas in Turk
Audubon and Sierra Club announced a legal settlement with Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO), a subsidiary of American Electric Power[…]
Read moreConservation Groups Challenge U.S. Forest Service’s Plan for Dirty Coal Strip Mining in National Grassland
WildEarth Guardians, the Sierra Club and the Powder River Basin Resource Council issued a legal challenge to the U.S. Forest[…]
Read more2011 A Huge Year for Public Health, and Outlook Dimmed for Big Coal Year End State-of-Coal Report
The outlook for coal continued to dim in 2011 as dozens of proposed new coal-fired plants were taken off the[…]
Read moreObama Administration: No Uranium Mining Near Grand Canyon
The Obama Administration took a critical step in finalizing protections to keep more than a million acres of public land[…]
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