Latest Sierra Club News

One natural gas transport plan killed in New Jersey as another forges ahead

May. 06, 2024 15:50 PM EDT

KEYPORT, N.J. (AP) — A major pipeline that would have moved natural gas through New Jersey and under two bays to New York has been killed, but another plan to transport liquefied gas from Pennsylvania by tanker truck is moving forward. Environmentalists who had fought both projects...

Last coal-burning power plant in New England set to close in a win for environmentalists

Mar. 28, 2024 14:33 PM EDT

BOSTON (AP) — The last coal-fired power plant in New England, which had been the focus of a lawsuit and protests, is set to close in a victory for environmentalists. Granite Shore Power said Wednesday it reached an agreement with the Environmental Protection Agency to close the...