Friend,

Fossil fuels are killing our planet – and us. Particles released from coal plants kill more than 3,000 people in the U.S. each year, yet more than 100 of them are still operating around the country, poisoning the air, water, and soil of the communities around them.

We're fighting back – and we need your help. We've set an ambitious goal to retire 15 more pollution-spewing coal plants by the end of 2024. With our deadline fast approaching, we don't have a minute to lose. Will you pitch in right now with a gift to help raise $15,000 to shut down more coal plants before our July 24 deadline?

Your gift today will strengthen vital grassroots campaign work in communities just like yours around the country:

• Mobilizing Sierra Club members and activists on the ground to put pressure on local utility companies and shut down coal plants harming their communities. Help build grassroots power >>
• Defending critical pollution standards and clean energy funding from attacks by the fossil fuel industry's allies in Congress. Help defend pollution standards >>
• Working at the state level to pass legislation that will help states reduce their reliance on fossil fuels and transition to renewable sources of energy. Help us secure clean energy legislation >>
• Spreading the truth about the deadly impacts of fossil fuel pollution through media outreach and efforts like the Dirty Truth report. Help stop disinformation campaigns >>

We know how to put your gift to work effectively – since 2009, an incredible 384 coal plants across the U.S. have been retired or proposed to retire. Sierra Club supporters like you made that happen. Here's a look at the impact you can have:

• Retiring coal plants saves lives. A decade of plant closures has helped save more than 50,000 lives, prevent more than 835,000 asthma attacks, and prevent nearly 80,000 heart attacks. Make a gift today to protect the health of our most vulnerable neighbors >>


• Retiring coal plants protects our climate. Coal is a major source of climate-warming pollution, responsible for nearly one quarter of energy-related carbon emissions in the United States. Your gift will help fight climate change >>

With 146 coal plants still active across the US, we have a lot more work to do – and the next batch is going to be our hardest fight yet. That's why we need you with us, Friend: Every dollar strengthens our critical grassroots efforts to shut down toxic coal plants, fight the fossil fuel industry's greedy expansion, and more.

Thank you for standing with us!

Sierra Club