Washington, DC, March 15, 2018 – Today, Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke faces the House Natural Resources Committee as his list of scandals continues to grow with the breaking news last night that he is using private email to conduct official business. In the past, Zinke has been widely critical of former Secretary of State […]
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EPA to Close Toxics Research Center that Protects Children’s Health
WASHINGTON, D.C. Feb. 27, 2018 – Yesterday, it was announced that the Environmental Protection Agency is closing the National Center for Environmental Research (NCER). The program provides millions of dollars in grants each year, and through fellowships, studies the effects of chemicals on children’s health. This closure is not the first time Trump’s EPA has […]
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Sierra Club California Endorses the Parks and Environment Bond
SACRAMENTO February 6, 2018 – Sierra Club California supports the Parks and Environment Bond, Proposition 68, to improve parks and protect natural resources throughout the state. Proposition 68 was placed on the ballot by the California Legislature (SB 5) and Governor Jerry Brown to invest $4 billion for environmental protection, flood protection and water infrastructure […]
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Sierra Club: National Monuments Decision a “Disgrace”
WASHINGTON, D.C. December 4, 2017 – Today, President Trump eliminated protections for vast portions of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments in Utah, effectively abolishing the two monuments. The proclamation repeals 85% of the Bears Ears National Monument and cuts Grand Staircase-Escalante by almost half. The decision reverses protections for Bears Ears National Monument […]
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Truckee becomes 50th U.S. City to commit to 100% clean, renewable energy
OAKLAND, Calif. November 29, 2017 – 50 cities and towns across the United States have now committed to transition to 100 percent clean, renewable sources of energy like wind and solar. On Tuesday, the Truckee, California Town Council adopted a resolution to move to 100 percent clean electricity town-wide by 2030, as well as all […]
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Michael Brune: Rick Perry’s twisted suggestion that fossil fuels can decrease sexual assault
WASHINGTON, D.C. Nov. 2, 2017 – Today, Energy Secretary Rick Perry made heinous comments suggesting that expanding fossil fuel development will decrease the incident of sexual assault. In response, Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune released the following statement: It was already clear that Rick Perry is unfit to lead the Department of Energy, but to suggest […]
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Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals Hands Down Landmark Ruling on Public Lands and Climate Change
WASHINGTON – Today, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver ruled that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) must reassess its analysis of the climate impacts of expanding two massive coal mines in Wyoming’s Powder River Basin (PRB). The two mines approved for expansion (the North Antelope Rochelle and the Black Thunder mines) are responsible […]
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Sierra Club Releases Interactive Map of Volatile Facilities Threatened by Harvey
WASHINGTON, September 2, 2017 – The Sierra Club released an interactive digital map detailing 449 plants, refineries, and facilities that are posing heightened threats to the 25 counties most affected by Harvey. For decades, Houston has been home to an immense concentration of chemical and plastics plants, oil and gas refineries, Superfund sites, fossil fuel plants, and […]
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Trump Axes Research into Health Effects of Mountaintop Coal Removal
CHARLESTON, WV, Aug. 21, 2017 – Donald Trump late last week instructed the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to cease all work on studying of public health effects of mountaintop removal coal mining – threatening the lives of thousands of people living near mine sites in Appalachia and across the country. In response, Bill Price, Senior […]
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Tribes opposing Keystone XL promise to stop it in its tracks
LINCOLN, NE, Aug. 8, 2017 – August 8, Lincoln, Nebraska – The Intertribal Coalition of Nebraska and the Ponca Nation of Oklahoma met today in Lincoln, NE to take a stand against the construction of TransCanada’s Keystone XL pipeline by signing the Treaty Alliance Against Tar Sands Expansion. After the signing today, over 150 Tribes in the […]
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People’s Climate Movement Event in Nevada County on April 29th
NEVADA CITY, Calif. April 25, 2017 – On April 29, 2017, a major national mobilization, the People’s Climate Movement, will be observed. Focused on climate change and justice, this mobilization will bring hundreds of thousands of people together, both in the US and around the world, to address the perils of global warming and the […]
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New Report Shows Clean Energy Employs Far More Workers than Coal, Oil & Gas
WASHINGTON, March 27, 2017 – As EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt touts a new executive order attacking the Clean Power Plan, new Sierra Club analysis of Department of Energy 2017 jobs data across the energy sector makes it clear that the sector Pruitt and Trump will be attacking — clean energy — employs far more American […]
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Sierra Club: Federal Mining Office Must Create Strong Protections Against Self-Bonded Coal Companies
WASHINGTON, D.C. Sept. 16 2016- The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) announced today that it will begin the rulemaking process to better protect working families and responsible taxpayers from the reckless practice of self-bonding. Self-bonding is a dangerous loophole used by large coal companies that allows them to forgo purchasing reliable, third-party […]