Stop the Expansion of Homestead Air Reserve Base
MIAMI—Today, seven national and regional organizations delivered a letter to President Joe Biden requesting his intervention to halt any actions by the US Air Force that could lead to the…
Virginia Cramer is the communications manager for the Sierra Club's Our Wild America campaign.
Press Releases
Sierra Club Mourns Loss of Adam Kolton
Apr 27 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Sierra Club issued the following statements on the passing of Adam Kolton, executive director of Alaska Wilderness League. “We are deeply saddened by the passing of Adam Kolton.…
Sierra Club Cheers Park Service Additions of Underground Railroad Sites
Apr 23 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff today announced the addition of 16 new sites to the National Park Service’s Underground Railroad Network…
Sierra Club Welcomes Passage of COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act
Apr 22 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Led by Sen. Mazie Hirano, Congress today passed the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act to speed review of hate crimes and expand reporting efforts. Passage comes amidst an increase in hate…
Sierra Club Praises Haaland’s Secretarial Orders on Climate, Energy
Apr 16 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Interior Secretary Haaland today issued two executive orders prioritizing action on climate change and revoking Trump administration policies promoting fossil fuel development…
Federal Oil and Gas Leasing Program Review: Comment Period Closes Today
Apr 15 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Today marks the end of a public comment period on the Biden Administration’s pause and review of the federal oil and gas leasing program. The comment period brought an outpouring…
200 Groups to Biden: Align Federal Fossil Fuel Programs With U.S. Climate Goals
Apr 14 2021
WASHINGTON—More than 200 climate, Native American, religious, business and conservation organizations today called on the Biden administration to do a comprehensive environmental review to align…
Conservation Groups Ask Court to Reinstate Protections on 3.4 Million Acres of Critical Northern Spotted Owl Habitat
Mar 23 2021
PORTLAND — Conservation groups in the Pacific Northwest filed a legal challenge to reinstate federal protections on more than 3.4 million acres of federal old-growth forests, which are essential for…
Sierra Club Welcomes Haaland as Secretary of the Interior
Mar 15 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Senate today confirmed Deb Haaland to lead the Department of the Interior. Haaland is the first Native American to hold a cabinet position. The Department of the Interior…
Sierra Club Welcomes Save Oak Flat Act
Mar 15 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today Rep. Grijalva introduced the Save Oak Flat Act to permanently protect the Oak Flat area of Tonto National Forest from destructive mining proposals. In response Sierra Club…