Articles tagged as: Sierra Club
November 14, 2023
Environmental groups say either this Indiana aluminum plant cleans up its act or they'll sue
Two environmental groups say if an Indiana aluminum smelter doesnt clean up its act theyll sue. The Sierra Club and the Environmental Integrity Project announced their intent to sue the Alcoa Warrick smelter for water pollution violations on Tuesday.
Read MoreSeptember 7, 2021
DNR, Environmental Groups Concerned About Proposed Pipeline Underneath Ohio River
The pipeline would bring gas from other states to two small natural gas plants in southern Indiana that CenterPoint Energy intends to build.
Read MoreApril 15, 2021
Sierra Club Wins Lawsuit Against BP For Air Pollution Violations At Whiting Refinery
The Sierra Club has won a lawsuit against BP for pollution violations at its Whiting refinery in northwest Indiana. The plant exceeded its limits for particle pollution from 2015 to 2018 and also failed to do required follow-up tests.
Read MoreNovember 5, 2019
Sierra Club Says State Should Reject Duke Energy Rate Increase
The environmental group says some regulated utilities like Duke are self-scheduling coal plants. That means theyre deciding to run coal plants even when energy from the grid is cheaper.
Read MoreSeptember 11, 2019
Sierra Club Suing BP Over Air Violations At Whiting Refinery
The Sierra Club says state and federal environmental agencies have allowed BP to emit too much particulate matter. BP says it's prepared to "vigorously defend" its operations.
Read MoreMay 12, 2016
Health Advocates Urge Donnelly To Protect Clean Power Legislation
A group of environmental and health advocates are especially concerned about Indiana's coal ash ponds and protecting federal legislation to clean them up.
Read MoreNovember 13, 2015
Sierra Club Targets Donnelly On Clean Power Plan
Environmental group the Sierra Club will launch digital and print ads this weekend pushing Democratic Sen. Joe Donnelly to oppose legislation curtailing the Environmental Protection Agency's new Clean Power Plan. He is being targeted as a potential swing vote in the Senate.
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