PHOENIX, Arizona, March 5 -- The Arizona Corporation Commission issued the following news release on March 4, 2026: * * * Commissioner Thompson Votes to Convert Springerville and Coronado Generating Stations to Natural Gas At the Arizona Corporation Commission's Open Meeting on March 4, 2026, the Commission voted unanimously to approve the conversion of the Springerville and Coronado coal generating plants to natural gas. The Springerville plant is owned and operated by TEP while the Coronado  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Barrasso Applauds NRC Approval of Groundbreaking Advanced Nuclear Reactor in Wyoming * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) applauded the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for approving the construction permit for TerraPower's groundbreaking nuclear reactor facility in Kemmerer, Wyoming. This permit allows TerraPower to start building the advanced, sodium-cooled nuclear r  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Bitcoin Mining Company Quietly Seeks to Restart Coal Fired Power Units Along Potomac River * WASHINGTON -As part of a bid to take over ownership of Morgantown Power, Bitcoin mining company TeraWulf will activate two shuttered coal generation units at the site just downriver from Washington, D.C., according to revelations revealed today by Public Citizen in a filing with the Federal Energy Reg  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Commission Doubles Down on Fossil Fuels Locks Arizonans into Paying for Decades of Fuel Costs, Guts Renewable Standards * Phoenix, Ariz. - Today the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) approved conversions of two coal-fired power plants to burn methane gas without reviewing the environmental impacts of those changes, leaving customers paying fuel costs for decades. The Commission also vot  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Environmental Groups Sue EPA for Illegally Rejecting Colorado's Emission-Reduction Plan * DENVER - Today, National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) and Sierra Club, represented by Earthjustice, filed a petition for review challenging the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) illegal disapproval of Colorado's Regional Haze Plan. That plan was widely supported by utilities and industr  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Ford Must Take Responsibility For Human Rights Violations and Environmental Destruction at Indonesia's Pomalaa Block Project * Washington DC/Jakarta -Lead the Charge today released its 2026 leaderboard, revealing Ford Motor Company ranks as the automaker with the strongest human rights due diligence and responsible mineral sourcing policies of all top automakers reviewed by the scorecard. But  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Kentucky Legislature Introduces Bill to Kick the Public Out of the Public Service Commission * LOUISVILLE, KY. - This week, the Kentucky legislature introduced a dangerous bill that would eliminate the opportunity for Sierra Club and other organizations to intervene in proceedings at the Kentucky Public Service Commission on behalf of Kentuckians, kneecapping the groups' ability to defend   more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, March 4 -- WildEarth Guardians issued the following news release on March 3, 2026: * * * Lawsuit Challenges Montana's Bull Mountains Coal Mine Expansion, Trump's Sham Energy Emergency Federal agency rammed through expansion, illegally skipped environmental analysis, shut out public * BILLINGS, Mont. - Conservation groups sued the Trump administration today over its approval of a major expansion of the Bull Mountains Coal Mine in Montana. The U.S. Office of Surface Mi  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, March 4 -- The West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy issued the following news release on March 2, 2026: * * * Organizations Call for "Care Over Cuts" As State Lawmakers Advance Tax Cuts Over Essential Investments in Care and Infrastructure This morning, a coalition of education, health care, faith-based, and child-focused organizations gathered at the state Capitol to deliver a clear and urgent message to our lawmakers: West Virginians deserve investment in peo  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, March 5 -- The Pennsylvania Senate Republicans issued the following news release on March 4, 2026: * * * Yaw Urges FERC to Make States Pay Their Fair Share for Energy Policy Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23), chair of the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee, is calling on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to change a proposal from PJM Interconnection that he says unfairly shifts energy costs onto Pennsylvania families and businesses. In a letter rel  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Sierra Club Statement: Fourth "Lead the Charge" Global Automaker Ranking Shows An Even Cleaner EV is Within Reach * GLOBAL-Momentum is building towards an even cleaner electric vehicle (EV), according to a scorecard of 18 global automakers. Leading companies are producing cars that don't just run on electricity but are manufactured using decarbonized and circular materials, such as fossil-  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Tennessee Valley Region Needs More Than Data Center Pledge To Address Affordability * NASHVILLE - Today, seven Big Tech companies and Donald Trump agreed to an 'affordability pledge' that they claim will protect everyday Americans from soaring energy prices caused by the massive amount of power and infrastructure data centers require. This pledge comes after the Sierra Club's steadfast a  more