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The Latest Breaking News from the Sierra Club

‘Black snow’: sugarcane burning makes our lives hell, Florida locals say

Fire and ash from burning cane fields has worsened health near Lake Okeechobee, US’s largest sugar-growing region

The Guardian - US · Jan 13, 2024

Give people more info about federal energy-efficiency rebates, tax credits

Seven in 10 Americans say they know little or nothing about the Inflation Reduction Act, including parts of the package that offer rebates or tax credits for things like home solar panels and heat pumps.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 7, 2023

New Mexico’s Wild Hydrogen Days

State hydrogen projects promoted, killed; governor goes to Australian hydrogen conference with oil and gas reps.

Capital & Main · Nov 1, 2023

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U.S. Steel smothered Gary, Indiana, with heavy pollution. Community activists deserve a say in cleanup.

Historic investments in clean energy, jobs and infrastructure offer an unprecedented opportunity to change the narrative in places like Gary, Ben Jealous writes.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 24, 2023

Clean energy efforts by utility companies fall far short of America’s goals

It’s past time for utilities to stop making excuses and take seriously our national target of 100% clean energy by 2035, Ben Jealous writes. A new report found dozens of companies still heavily invested in fossil fuels.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 17, 2023

Environmentalists sue Puerto Rican government over location of renewable energy projects

Activists and environmental groups including the Sierra Club are suing Puerto Rico’s government over the planned location of dozens of renewable energy projects meant to ease the U.S. territory’s power woes

The Independent UK · Aug 14, 2023

EPA will decide if the state is doing enough to reduce pollution in two East Texas counties

The federal agency has settled a lawsuit the Sierra Club brought over pollution from a coal-burning power plant. The agreement requires the EPA to weigh in on the state’s plan to improve air quality in Rusk and Panola counties.

The Texas Tribune · Jul 20, 2023

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We have a chance to cut air pollution caused by big trucks

An estimated 72 million Americans, including people on the South and West sides of Chicago, are endangered by pollution from vehicle exhaust because they live in close proximity to trucking routes along interstates, the head of the Sierra Club writes.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 21, 2023

Banks Continue to Put Billions Into Oil and Gas — Is It a Smart Investment?

Some experts say banks should be financing renewables at a much higher rate, for climate and ROI reasons.

Capital & Main · Jun 7, 2023

Keep pushing for clean energy spending to undo the environmental damage of NAFTA

After NAFTA, new manufacturing plants too often opened where there was the least environmental regulation and outside North America. But if we’re persistent enough, the markets will begin to shift more toward clean energy, Ben Jealous of the Sierra Club writes.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 1, 2023

Remembering Deepwater Horizon, the worst offshore oil spill in our history

As the anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon disaster approaches, the government is selling more oil and gas leases. That could weaken the enthusiasm of American voters who care about climate change, Ben Jealous of the Sierra Club writes.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 17, 2023

Global banks pledged to cut emissions – but still invest billions on US gas exports

Many banks promised to work toward net-zero emissions – but their targets explicitly exempt liquefied natural gas projects

The Guardian - US · Apr 5, 2023

DeSantis fights for Everglades as he neglects climate crisis

One night in mid-February, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis took the stage at the Breakers in Palm Beach to brag about how much he’d done for the environment.

Tribune News Service · Apr 2, 2023

New Mexico Legislature Fails IPCC Test

Record-shattering budget from oil and gas fuels a spending spree on everything except regulating oil and gas.

Capital & Main · Mar 29, 2023

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The Guardian - US · Mar 20, 2023

‘They keep coming back’: a Black community in Arizona battles power expansion plans again

Residents in industry-choked Randolph renew efforts to block the power company’s plans near their fragile town

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