Washington residents deserve cleaner air and more affordable, reliable, clean energy. Seattle, WA — Last night, the Department of Energy (DOE) renewed an emergency order forcing the TransAlta coal plant in Centralia to remain open, despite a challenge in federal court to overturn the Trump administration’s original illegal order. “The Department of Energy cannot … [continued]
Washington, D.C. — Sierra Club and partners filed a challenge in the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to overturn Trump’s illegal “emergency” orders issued by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), forcing two coal-fired power plants in Indiana to continue operating past their scheduled retirement dates. The … [continued]
Washington, DC – Public interest organizations today filed a challenge in federal court to overturn the Trump administration’s illegal emergency order extending the life of Colorado’s Craig Unit 1, a coal-burning power plant. By unnecessarily keeping the unit online, the order threatens to raise utility customers’ electric bills and worsen air quality for … [continued]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Trump Administration held a massive auction for oil and gas drilling rights in the largest contiguous area of national public lands in the United States. The auction in the Western Arctic, mandated by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, resulted in 1,334,967 acres leased for … [continued]
22 state and local officials ask for probe into flood of more than 20,000 AI-generated comments. OAKLAND — Twenty-two California state and local elected officials are calling on Attorney General Rob Bonta and four district attorneys to open a formal investigation into two alleged AI astroturf campaigns that flooded air quality … [continued]
After the usual December EV record sales peak in China, which coincided with an end-of-incentive sales rush (NEVs are no longer exempt from purchase tax this year), and adding to the Chinese New Year happening in February, EVs had an expected sales slump, down by 32% — which sounds like … [continued]
Someone suggested Fraunhofer’s Powerpaste as a solution to the safety and cost challenges of hydrogen at sea after I wrote about the new DNV maritime hydrogen safety guidelines that make it even more uneconomic. It is an understandable instinct. If compressed hydrogen is dangerous and expensive, perhaps changing its form … [continued]
On March 28, 2026, a second No Kings protest will take place all across America to mark the injustices of the current administration.
Audi announced this week the arrival this fall of a new entry level electric car known as the A2 e-tron, to be manufactured in Ingolstadt.
US President Donald Trump has failed to stop the US offshore wind industry, but a billion-dollar bribe may tempt the French firm TotalEnergies to back off.
