If Implemented, Methane Gas Projects Could be Approved Without Proper Review of Harmful Impacts Washington, DC — Today, at its monthly meeting, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) proposed two new measures to speed up approval of methane gas projects without the proper review or oversight. FERC opened a rulemaking … [continued]
As of 4:00 a.m. central time on October 9, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration expects Hurricane Isaias to make landfall on the Gulf Coast late Friday or early Saturday, creating the potential for significant disruptions to energy infrastructure. Hurricane Isaias is the first hurricane of the 2026 Atlantic season … [continued]
Washington, D.C. — Today, Donald Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency announced it would once again extend the deadline for Big Polluters to report how much greenhouse gases their power plants are emitting. The deadline, originally in March 2026, was pushed back to October for the EPA to finalize its dangerous proposal to … [continued]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Trump administration invited fresh controversy when it announced it will abandon environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) to allow oil and gas companies to run roughshod over pristine Arctic ecosystems to search for expensive, far flung oil. The Bureau of Land Management … [continued]
Hawaiʻi’s proposed LNG bridge has a costly possible exit in imported green ammonia, while local solar and storage offer another path.
The argument for bringing liquefied natural gas to Oʻahu is straightforward enough. LNG could replace oil for a period, potentially lower generation costs and give Hawaiʻi more time to build out renewable electricity. The difficulty is that Hawaiʻi law requires electric utilities to reach 100% renewable electricity generation by 2045, … [continued]
The Trump administration has already delayed implementation of the critical standards for over year. Washington, DC — Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin announced in a closed-door meeting with the fossil fuel industry the agency’s plans to roll back safeguards finalized in 2024 to limit methane pollution from … [continued]
Before celebrating the benefits of the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026, we need an honest accounting of its tradeoffs, especially how much additional fossil fuel development the bill could enable—and at what cost. The permitting bill that’s dominating debate in Washington, D.C., has become a political Rorschach … [continued]
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Santee Cooper’s long-range energy plan admits that increased demand from large load customers, like data centers, is creating an upward pressure on costs, according to the utility’s filing with state regulators yesterday. Rather than meeting growing demand with affordable solar and wind, Santee Cooper wants to double … [continued]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Sierra Club released a new analysis of public data published by Urgewald on fossil fuel bond holdings across 40 U.S. public pension funds, finding that fossil fuel debt remains embedded in public pension portfolios and available bondholding data are significantly incomplete. The analysis underscores that even if a public … [continued]
Reno, Nevada — Sierra Club released its sixth Dirty Truth Report Tuesday that grades utilities across the country based on how much coal they are retiring, how much gas they are planning, and how much renewable energy they are adding. NV Energy’s two subsidiary companies are featured in the report, which … [continued]
